Michael S. Horton

Semper Reformada

October 1, 2009

When we invoke the whole phrase — “the church Reformed and always being reformed according to the Word of God” — we confess that we belong to the church and not simply to ourselves and that this church is always created and renewed by the Word of God rather than by the spirit of the age.

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Calvin on Law and Gospel

September 1, 2009

Some of the most glaring distortions of Calvin?s ministry and doctrine are related to his understanding of the law.

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1 Corinthians 16:1-4

April 2, 2009

The Church is not a natural community but an outpost of God's Kingdom in this present evil age.

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Calvin on Law and Gospel

January 24, 2009

Calvin clearly distinguished the Gospel itself from the marvelous benefits and vast effects it produced.

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Why the Marks of the Church Need the Mission

January 19, 2009

You cannot have a theology that is completely determined by God’s sovereign grace and a practice that views salvation as a cooperative venture between God and human beings.

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The Church and Israel

December 31, 2008

The promises made to Abraham are fulfilled in Christ and passed along to all those who belong to Christ by faith.

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1 Corinthians 11:17-34

September 11, 2008

An exegetical analysis of the Apostle Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper and its implications for life in the covenant community.

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A Tale of Two Kingdoms

September 1, 2008

As citizens of both kingdoms, we carry out our vocations in the church and the world in distinct ways through distinct means. 

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Who Needs Systematic Theology?

May 1, 2008

A system without parts and parts without a system are equally useless for Christian preaching, faith, and practice.

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Are Churches Secularizing America?

March 1, 2008

Evangelicalism, in practice, is losing its interest in God and the grand story of his saving work in Jesus Christ.

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The Discomfort of the Gospel-Driven Life

February 1, 2008

Dr. Michael Horton talks about the discomfort of the Gospel-Driven Life at the  Gospel-Driven Life Conference, a conference co-sponsored by WSC in 2008.

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The Gospel Driven Life

February 1, 2008

Dr. Michael Horton talks about the Gospel-Driven Life at the  Gospel-Driven Life Conference, a conference co-sponsored by WSC in 2008.”

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Marketing the Church

January 2, 2008

Covenant families are increasingly broken up according to the demographic niches that have been created and enforced by a culture of marketing.

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Two Ways of Denying God’s Law and One Way of Affirming It

January 1, 2008

Because we are recipients of the Gospel, we can no longer offer a witness from a position of moral superiority.

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1 Kings 17:17-24

October 11, 2007

In raising the widow's child, Elijah displayed the Lord's power and foreshadowed the Greater Prophet Jesus.

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Are You in God’s Story?

October 1, 2007

As Christians we are a part of a grand narrative that revolves around God's purposes in creation, redemption, and the age to come.

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Suffering and a Theology of Glory

October 1, 2007

There is no place for suffering in the quintessentially American religion of Joel Osteen's theology of glory.

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What Ever Happened to Sin?

October 1, 2007

Joel Osteen's “good news” turns out to be the worst possible news-God's blessing on my life depends on my own good works.

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Joel Osteen and the Glory Story

October 1, 2007

Those who preach a gospel of “a personal relationship with God” fail to realize that everyone has a relationship with God already: either as a condemned criminal or as a justified co-heir with Christ.

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