Good evening, everyone. As I was wondering what to do with my blog, I decided to move it and update it to a new name. Totally Reformed described me as a person who was new to reformed theology some years ago (January 2005 to be exact.) So with starting something new, I thought a new name and a new location is just what I needed. So, my new blog is Foedus Theologus, which represents my passion and love for Covenant Theology. It is not fully finished but it is coming along. This blog will close it doors in July, 2009. So be sure to update your bookmarks.

A favorite past time of mine is to read poetry as well as write poetry. I have not written anything since high school, but I decided to take up the pen again. So, below is my first poem called “From Darkness to Light” and hopefully, there will be many to come.

My heart is evil, no man can see,
But its desires are not hidden from Thee.
The dark night of the soul that sin can bring,
Must surrender its power to the King of kings.
Let my joy break forth as the morning sun,
For the darkness dispels and the light has won.
Let me not return to that dreadful night,
But continue to keep me ’till the morning light.

Throughout the blogosphere, you will find many discussions on the theological system called Calvinism. There are some who prescribe to this theological system while others are very cautious concerning its tenets. Also, there have been discussions about Calvinism from Drs. White and Caner to Drs. Mohler and Patterson.

On one site that I visit frequently, the author wrote an entry entitled, “Unlimited Atonement and Universalism.” The blog post basically states that from unlimited atonement comes the natural outcome of universalism. This post received numerous comments between a visitor and the author. Among the discussion, irresistible grace was mentioned. With regards to irresistible grace, the commenter made a statement that I would like to comment on briefly. Just to paraphrase, the visitor asked, if a Calvinist believes that He is elect, what keeps him from boasting in being among the elect while others are not?

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In his book, The Shape of Sola Scriptura, Keith A. Mathison guides his readers through a historical path to understand how the important doctrine of sola scriptura has been viewed from its conception until now. Mathison’s twofold purpose for writing this book is first, to unveil some wrong assumptions in the debate of sola scriptura. His second purpose was to reveal the true meaning of sola scriptura.

Sola scriptura literally means “by scripture alone.” The author mentions that there are some Christians that use this doctrine to form their own opinions with regard to Scripture and it has been a constant debate between Roman Catholics and Protestants. Mathison unveils the connection between Scripture, tradition, and the Church in regards to the doctrine sola scriptura.

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Well, I had to take my site down for maintenance because the registration and login for my site was not working. So, I had to start from scratch and reinstall my whole site. Luckily it was an easy process. Now, anyone can register for the site for the forums and to post comments (although, you do not need to register to post comments).

Also, I have been behind in school work because of my job and being tired. Hopefully, I will be able to post something soon with regards to what I am studying or reading. Stay tuned folks.