Presbyterian & Reformed

I think the thing I most enjoyed listening to Timmy Brister today on Calling for Truth, was hearing the surprise and joy in Gail’s voice when she was sharing just how much reading Sibbes shattered her perceptions of puritans. Whilst others mined deeply, I found her comments the most that weighed on my mind for the rest of the day. The secularists have done a great job of caricaturing the puritans into dour, cranky fun-haters. This has really robbed the church of a fantastic resource for her people. Beeke, in his modern classic, Meet the Puritans, writes,

Many people today use the term to describe a morose and legalistic brand of Christianity that borders on fanaticism. … With the Spirit’s blessing, Puritan writings can enrich your life as a Christian in many ways as they open the Scriptures and apply them practically, probing your conscience, indicting yours (sic) sins, leading you to repentance, shaping your faith, guiding your conduct, comforting you in Christ and conforming you to Him, and bringing you into full assurance of salvation and a lifestyle of gratitude to the triune God for his great salvation.

Amen, and amen!

Listen to the interview here:  (do be aware that currently the link seems to point to yesterday and not today. You can get today’s (with Timmy) by directly going to the mp3 here. I am sure they will fix this.)

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