Category Archives: Doug Wilson

Look there…not in this navel…

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

We are supposed to be looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. We are not to be looking at ourselves, trying to determine if we are believing or not. Wilson, C&HR, 92

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Commentary in tragedy…

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

One of the great tragedies in biblical commentary is how infrequently believing Christians take at face value the authoritative words of the New Testament on what an Old Testament passage means. Doug Wilson, Christ and His Rivals, 33 In seminary … Continue reading →

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Courage is a function…

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

…courage is a function of knowing two basic things about history. The first is knowing where you are in that history, and the second is knowing that God is with you during that particular moment of history. Doug Wilson, Christ … Continue reading →

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Unremarkable in a remarkable way…

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

…only a healthy soul can see how remarkable every unremarkable thing actually is. Doug Wilson, RfR, (Kindle Locations 2593-2594).

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The Law of the Eternally Excluded Middle…

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

One portion of the human race will be on the right, and the other portion will be on the left. There will be no third spot for the secularists to stand. Doug Wilson, RfR, (Kindle Locations 2519-2520).

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What might it be???

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

We are so focused on identifying what his sin must be, that we neglect entirely what our sin might be. Doug Wilson, Basic Christian Living, 61

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The principle applies here, too…

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

The great biblical principle applies in these lesser things, and not just in matters of the gospel. If God approves, who is he that condemns? If God is unhappy with it, then what does it matter if the whole world approves? … Continue reading →

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That Marshwiggle aroma…

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

We don’t need much courage— just enough to see and say how ludicrous it all is. Just enough to summon up the nerve to fill the room with the smell of burnt Marshwiggle. Doug Wilson, RfR, (Kindle Locations 2009-2011).

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Non-Euclidians and Maker’s Mark…

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

The Federal Reserve is now being run by non-Euclidians who have been a little too free with the bourbon. Doug Wilson, RfR, (Kindle Locations 1990-1991).

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Reform opposes the revolution…

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Reform opposes the revolution, and the revolution is that “faction” (if we must call it that) that is in full-throated opposition to the way God made the world. Doug Wilson, RfR, (Kindle Locations 1979-1980).

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