Dan Greenfield

  • The Act of the Death of Christ

    William Ames (1576-1633), Puritan theologian, powerfully says that Christ’s death was an act of Christ and not a mere matter of enduring because he met and endured it purposely. John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep,” and 10:18, “No man takes it from me, but Read more

  • Temptation to Sin

    I’m continuing to read through Puritan William Ames’s The Marrow of Theology, a little each day after my Bible reading. I appreciated his teaching concerning the character of the devil’s temptation of Adam and its continued character– The devil’s tempting is a fallacious or sophistical argument whereby, under the appearance of what is true and good, Read more

  • My Son, Know Thou the Lord

    My Son, Know Thou the Lord

    My son, know thou the Lord, Thy father’s God obey; Seek His protecting care by night, His guardian hand by day. Call, while He may be found; Seek Him while He is near; Serve Him with all thy heart and mind, And worship Him with fear. If Thou wilt seek his face, His ear will Read more

  • Knowing Little of God

    Knowing Little of God

    In his work The Mortification of Sin Puritan John Owen outlines nine directions to help believers in their struggles with sin. The eighth involves meditating on those things that will always result in our humility and awareness of sin. This involves meditating not only on the excellencies and majesty of God, but especially on how Read more

  • From Woe and Suffering to Joy and Gladness: An Overview of Romans 6-8

    From Woe and Suffering to Joy and Gladness: An Overview of Romans 6-8

    I preached this message Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Orwell Bible Church. You can download a copy here. How does one go from hearing the just declaration of God’s universal wrath (1:18) to exulting in God’s gracious love (8:38-39)? Paul established that every man without distinction is condemned in sin and under God’s wrath (Rom Read more

  • I Hear the Words of Love

    While studying for this coming Sunday’s message (Romans 5:1-2) I came across the following hymn in our hymnal that wonderfully communicates the Scripture’s truth (tune)– I hear the words of love, I gaze upon the blood, I see the mighty sacrifice, And I have peace with God. ‘Tis everlasting peace, Sure as Jehovah’s name; ‘Tis Read more

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