“Sometimes we hear it said that ten minutes on your knees will give you a truer, deeper, more operative knowledge of God than ten hours over your books. ‘What!' is the appropriate response, ‘than ten hours over your books, on your knees?” – Benjamin Warfield, Princeton Seminary, 1911 address to students Reflection I have been surrounded by books for as long as I can recall. As a child I could hear the footsteps of my parents coming up the stairs as a signal to turn the light out and stash the stack of books under … [Read more...] about The Alps, Prayer, and Scholarship
B.B. Warfield
Scholar’s Compass: Remaining Faithful with B. B. Warfield
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28, ESV There is nothing that can befall us which is undirected by Him; and nothing will befall those that love Him, therefore, which is not directed by Him to their good. The fundamental thought is the universal government of God. All that comes to you is under His controlling hand. The secondary though is the favour of God to those that love Him. If He governs all, then nothing … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: Remaining Faithful with B. B. Warfield