Throughout the centuries, great theologians have thought long and hard and deep about the wonders of God and the great gospel of Jesus Christ. If we are to be both far-sighted and refreshing today, we need to stand on the shoulders of these giants, with the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds.
To give you a leg up, we’re going to read and record for you short excerpts from the greats. May they be pure fresh air for you! Subscribe via iTunes or come back here each month for more.
Hear the introduction to Thomas Goodwin's forgotten classic, The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth to whet your appetite for the full thing!
Goodwin was once ranked as a theologian alongside Augustine and Athanasius, but at his heart he was a pastor. The Heart of Christ is a theological treatise full of pastoral heart, it's message much needed in today's church. Enjoy!
Sit yourself in a pew in Augustine's church and listen to the great church father preach to you the soaring beauty of the first epistle of John. There's a whole lot of lovliness here!
Read the whole of Augustine's ninth homily on 1st John here!
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Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the earliest surviving Christian writings: "For what else could cover our sins except his righteousness? In whom could we, lawless and impious as we were, be made righteous except in the Son of God alone? O sweetest exchange!" Awesome!
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Read the whole of the Letter to Diognetus now! |
Mike Reeves reads an excerpt from Martin Luther's Large Catechism, 'The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me'.
Click on the link below to read Luther's Large Catechism now!
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Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the most important books in Christian history, Athanasius' "On the Incarnation".
Click on the link below to read On the Incarnation now!
Jonathan Edwards’ classic sermon series ‘Charity and its Fruits’ is a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13. Listen to Mike Reeves read some extracts from the first in the series, ‘Love, the sum of all virtue’.
Read Love, the Sum of All Virtue now!
