Which Comes First?

Last night Justin N. and I touched on this briefly, but I was wondering how others would look at this. Which comes first, reformation or revival? This is just for fun to see how we look at this. My answer was for the church (assuming regeneration) reformation comes prior to revival. That is, as the church is reformed back to the Scriptures, revival will follow. I could be alone so I would like to hear from others.

Holiday Delay

Sorry that we haven't been posting here lately. There will be one more post coming (talking about some exciting plans for the R&R Fellowship next year), and then I will be taking a hiatus until January. Keep your eye out for that next post - I really like that we've decided to do for next year.

JN

An Excellent Article on Adoption

This is a very good article by Justin Taylor.

Related Resources:

"Adopted into God's Family"
"Adopted By God"
"Adoption: The Heart of the Gospel"

A Good Word For Us Calvinists

(Courtesy of Charles Spurgeon)

"There is no soul living who holds more firmly to the doctrines of grace than I do, and if any man asks me whether I am ashamed to be called a Calvinist, I answer—I wish to be called nothing but a Christian; but if you ask me, do I hold the doctrinal views which were held by John Calvin, I reply, I do in the main hold them, and rejoice to avow it. But far be it from me even to imagine that Zion contains none but Calvinistic Christians within her walls, or that there are none saved who do not hold our views. Most atrocious things have been spoken about the character and spiritual condition of John Wesley, the modern prince of Arminians. I can only say concerning him that, while I detest many of the doctrines which he preached, yet for the man himself I have a reverence second to no Wesleyan; and if there were wanted two apostles to be added to the number of the twelve, I do not believe that there could be found two men more fit to be so added than George Whitefield and John Wesley. The character of John Wesley stands beyond all imputation for self-sacrifice, zeal, holiness, and communion with God; he lived far above the ordinary level of common Christians, and was one "of whom the world was not worthy." I believe there are multitudes of men who cannot see these truths, or, at least, cannot see them in the way in which we put them, who nevertheless have received Christ as their Saviour, and are as dear to the heart of the God of grace as the soundest Calvinist in or out of Heaven."