[A lecture given in Barnoldswick on 31 December 2016] We are on the threshold of a new year. This year ends with much anticipation of change in 2017. Election results contrary to the expectations of many, both for Brexit in the United Kingdom and for a radically different president in the United States, have dramatically [Read more…]
“Thy” or “Your”?
The common idea that the desire to change from the singular thee and thy to the plural you and your in addressing God is a modern phenomenon is scotched by a comment of Thomas Boston (1676-1732) in a sermon on the third petition of the Lord’s Prayer (Works, vol 2, p 587). Described in the [Read more…]
Education Committee Survey
In the past year concerns have been raised by members of the Religion & Morals Committee regarding the fact that some aspects of government funded state education, are contrary to, and undermine, sound Scriptural teaching. Consequently, a proposal was considered by the 2016 Synod to provide support to parents who wish to educate their children [Read more…]
The blasphemy of an “Emoji Bible”
On 29 May 2016 an Emoji Bible was launched called “Scripture for Millennials”. In place of words it uses frequent emoticons and text language (e.g. the number 4 replacing the word “for”). Used to express emotion, such symbols are a staple part of text message and social media communication. It is said that billions of these are [Read more…]
Second-hand Book List
The FP Bookroom’s latest second-hand book list is available at the following link: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ba69bbc567ede83ea47ff1afd/files/Booklist_5.pdf
You Know it is Christmas (When . . .)
“You Know it is Christmas (When . . .)” That is how an article in the English Churchman for 11 and 18 December 2015 began. It continued: “When All the Pharisees Come Out”. Amazingly, the article says that those who speak out against Christmas are legalists. The Bible does the opposite. Galatians 4:10 condemned those [Read more…]
New Books in the FP Bookroom
A number of new books are now in stock in the Free Presbyterian Bookroom (contact details here), along with a couple of reprints of older books that have been unavailable for some time. The True Doctrine of the Sabbath by Nicholas Bownd, Naphtali Press and Reformation Heritage Books, 2015 [1606], hbk, 592pp, £25.00 Eternal [Read more…]
Communion sermons recently uploaded
Sermons from the following communion seasons have recently been uploaded: Perth – June 2013 Stornoway – August 2013 Uig – June 2014 Leverburgh – August 2014 Stornoway – August 2014 Sydney – September 2014 Click on this Sermons link and use the Series filter to find these sermons.
Who We Are
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland is a mainline descendant of the historic Church of Scotland. We trace our roots back to that church first established through the God-owned labours of John Knox and others in 1560. The Church of Scotland and the Church of Calvin’s Geneva were the purest and most Scriptural of the Reformation churches. So the [Read more…]