Category Archives: Augustine

The Ascension of our Lord: A Brief Introduction

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Church celebrates the Ascension of our Lord this Thursday. Since most churches are not able to have Thursday services, traditionally many of them celebrate Ascension on Sunday. The Ascension of Jesus is barely mentioned in the evangelical vocabulary. We … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Lectionary Preaching

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Uri Brito

When I arrived at my local congregation in Pensacola we were using the Revised Common Lectionary. The RCL is a fine Lectionary and provides a wonderful tour of the Scriptures in a three year cycle. But as time went on … Continue reading →

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Dave Hunt Dies

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Uri Brito

I had the opportunity to meet Dave Hunt on a couple of occasions. I sat attentively in one of his talks where he opposed Calvinism. If my memory serves me right, he said something like this: I was amazed at … Continue reading →

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What is Holy Saturday?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Passion Week provides vast theological emotions for the people of God. Palm Sunday commences with the entrance of a divine King riding on a donkey. He comes in ancient royal transportation. That royal procession concludes with a Crucified Messiah … Continue reading →

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Lent, Ligon Duncan, and Legalism

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Uri Brito

Collin Hansen wrote an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled Should You Cancel Good Friday? which has brought to the attention of many a conversation they have never had before. What is Lent? Why celebrate it? As a committed Protestant, I am committed to … Continue reading →

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Our King

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Uri Brito

As King, he fought for us, as Priest he offered himself for us. When he fought for us, he seemed indeed to be conquered, but in reality he conquered; for he was crucified, and by his cross, whereon he was … Continue reading →

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God’s Mercy Endures Forever (Psalm 107)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Uri Brito

St. Augustine observes that the psalmist can only speak of mercy/love enduring forever and it cannot be time bound “since for this purpose His present mercy is over men, that they may live with the Angels for ever.”

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Augustine on the binding of the devil

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Uri Brito

He (the devil) is tied up like a dog on a chain, and can only bite someone who, deathly sure of himself, goes near him. Wouldn’t you think a man a fool who let hiimself be bitten by a chained … Continue reading →

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Sinclair Ferguson on the Peter “Saying” in Matthew 16:18

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Uri Brito

The significance of the “Peter Saying” and what Jesus says to Him. This Peter saying is significant in the post-apostolic years. It has been controversial — the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome vs. the bishops of other cities. In … Continue reading →

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Augustine on Faith

Posted on January 12, 2005 by Uri Brito

Augustine penned long ago that, “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” Has anyone considered the grandeur of faith? It is fair to say that as finite … Continue reading →

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Why I am an Augustinian

Posted on November 20, 2004 by Uri Brito

In Alister McGrath’s Historical Theology there is an entire section on the Donatist vs. Augustine controversy. Let me explain the issues that caused this controversy in the early church. One of the great dilemmas for the early church was how … Continue reading →

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