Monthly Archives: January 2012

Dabney, R.L. – Sacred Rhetoric, Lectures on Preaching

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This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Sermon-Delivery

Sacred Rhetoric, or Course of lectures on Preaching

DELIVERED IN

THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE U.S., IN PRINCE EDWARD, VA.

BY ROBERT L. DABNEY, D.D.,

PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC AXD PASTORAL DIVINITY.

” Ergo fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere qua ferruna valet, exsors ipsa secandi.” Ep. ad Pi.s. L. 304.

Summary: This is a series of 24 lectures on preaching and interpretation of the Bible. This is really a preparation for a preacher before he enters the pulpit. Continue reading →

Candlish, R.S. – The Prayer of a Broken Heart

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This entry is part 2 of 16 in the series Prayer

THE PRAYER OF A BROKEN HEART
being an Exposition of the Fifty-first Pslam
by Robert S. Candlish 1873

This is a short work on Psalm 51, the Psalm of David where he repeated of his sin with Bathsheba after the confrontation with Nathan the Prophet. It has 5 chapters, the confession of Sin, and supplication for full cleansing, the purpose of reparation, its present sacrifice and final prospect, and the final chapter is a short biography of the author. Continue reading →

Clarke, C.J. – Christian Courtship

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This entry is part 8 of 15 in the series Family

Dating, Engagement and Marriage. How to find a mate the Godly way …
Christian Courtship
Written by Charles J. Clarke, London, 1920

This booklet has been written to give young people some simple guidance concerning that period of preparation for marriage we call courtship. The aim is to show that courtship is not only a very thrilling experience but also a serious phase of life which may issue in either happiness or misery. Courtship, the writer teaches, is the foundation upon which marriage is built. Unless the foundation has been wisely laid the whole structure of marriage may fall into ruin.

The four short chapters entitled Friendship, Courtship, Betrothal, and Marriage, indicate the scope of the booklet. It is a word of advice, chiefly, to Christian young people, emphasizing the principles which should guide the Christian youth or maid in the choice of a life-partner. This is just the message that many parents, youth leaders, and ministers have been longing to put into the hands of young people for whose life-long happiness they yearn. Continue reading →

Dabney, R.L. – Repentance

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This entry is part 5 of 20 in the series Salvation-Sanctification

Repentance

By Robert L. Dabney

taken from “Systematic and Polemic Theology” LECTURE LV

Summary of this article: This is a chapter (55) out of Dabney’s book, Systematic and Polemic Theology, which deals with repentance. He deals with the different kinds of repentance, legal versus evangelical repentance, the author of repentance, whether it precedes or follows regeneration, and what is its relationship with faith and repentance. Finally, is repentance atoning? Continue reading →

Barclay, R. – An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

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This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series Doctrines

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity
by Robert Barclay
first published in 1678

Robert Barclay (1648-1690) wrote his classic exposition and defense of Quakerism in Latin and published it in 1676 as Theologiæ Vere Christianæ Apologia. He then translated his own book into English. The Apology has since been reprinted over 60 times and translated into several other languages.

Barclay’s education enabled him to understand academic theology. Most early Quaker publicists used a distinctive Quaker vocabulary which was often misunderstood by educated theologians, whom the Quakers misunderstood in turn. Thus in early debate literature, Friends and their opponents often talked past each other, taking the same words in different senses. Barclay bridges this gap, defending Quaker usage while clearly explaining it for the benefit of those who were accustomed to a different vocabulary. Continue reading →