INTERVIEW – Greg Haslam On Leaving Newfrontiers For Westminster Chapel

Last updated on: January 5, 2020 at 7:08 pm By Adrian Warnock

Today I continue the interview with Greg Haslam which began yesterday in a post entitled “Greg Haslam on Filling Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ Pulpit.” Adrian Yesterday you mentioned your previous church, which is a part of Newfrontiers. You still speak at Newfrontiers conferences, but your current church isn’t listed as a member. What exactly is your relationship with Newfrontiers, both personally and as a church? GregWestminster Chapel has been a fairly unique and decidedly independent kind of place, with a significant influence... Read more

INTERVIEW – Greg Haslam On Filling Martyn Lloyd-Jones' Pulpit

Last updated on: July 6, 2018 at 10:56 am By Adrian Warnock

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It is a pleasure to welcome to my blog, Greg Haslam, who is the current successor to Martyn Lloyd-Jones at Westminster Chapel in London. Adrian To begin with Greg, can you tell us a bit about yourself? GregI am a ‘scouser,’ born in Liverpool in 1953, who lived in a rough area of the city called Bootle (where the kids played ‘tic’ with hatchets). I came from a broken home, with much sadness due to my parents’ marital breakdown and... Read more

Martyn Lloyd-Jones Monday – What Makes Grace, Grace?

Last updated on: October 14, 2017 at 9:08 pm By Adrian Warnock

The Doctor defines grace and our salvation in such a way in this quote that I simply HAD to share it with you: . . . we are Christians entirely and solely as the result of the grace of God. Let us remind ourselves once more that ‘grace’ means unmerited, undeserved favour. It is an action which arises entirely from the gracious character of God. So the fundamental proposition is that salvation is something that comes to us entirely from... Read more

TRAVEL – Wheaton and Billy Graham – Proclaimer of the Resurrection

Last updated on: February 21, 2018 at 1:45 pm By Adrian Warnock

During a brief trip to the USA this past week, I had a layover in the Chicago area. I had an amazing few hours. I ate lunch with two great friends who I had never met in the flesh before. It struck me that the impression I had of them when finally meeting face-to-face was almost identical to the one I already had through our electronic communications. I thank God for the people I have been privileged to meet through... Read more

New Crossway Books For This Fall

Last updated on: September 16, 2017 at 6:31 pm By Adrian Warnock

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The fall 2007 edition of The Book Report went online a couple of weeks back. In case (like me) you missed it, I thought I’d link to it here. There are a number of brief interviews concerning books being released this year, including: Leland and Phil Ryken (The Literary Study Bible, ESV) Kelly Kapic (Communion with the Triune God) Justin Taylor (The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World) Graham Cole (He Who Gives Life) J. Mark Bertrand (Rethinking Worldview)... Read more

Are You Too Loyal?

Last updated on: September 16, 2017 at 6:10 pm By Adrian Warnock

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Today I am going to do something I don’t believe I have ever done before. I am going to publish an edited and expanded version of an old post of mine. Unlike certain Christian bloggers who shall remain nameless to protect the guilty (you know who you are!) I am going to be up front about it, and even place a link to the original 2005 post entitled “DON’T LISTEN TO ME—WHAT DO I KNOW?” I want to ask you... Read more

Martyn Lloyd-Jones Monday – The Necessity of the Cross

Last updated on: September 16, 2017 at 6:28 pm By Adrian Warnock

Awhile back I blogged extensively about the atonement. I remember using an argument that others have also used—that the cross is only truly essential if, on it, Jesus bears the wrath of God. Lloyd-Jones obviously thought this before I did, and I like the way he puts it in the following quote: . . . As Christians we believe that the Son of God came into this world, that He laid aside the insignia of His eternal glory, was born... Read more

The Beginning of the End for Gordon Brown?

Last updated on: October 6, 2007 at 11:42 pm By Adrian Warnock

I don’t often mention politics on this blog. But today I simply can’t resist. This weekend, election fever was rife in the UK. One of the many oddities of our UK political system is that, right now, a man who was never directly elected by the population to be Prime Minister has the power to call an election at a time of his choosing between now and June 2010! Because we don’t have term limits or fixed terms for Parliament,... Read more

Theology for All – Lessons for the Future by Mark Dever

Last updated on: October 5, 2007 at 11:01 pm By Adrian Warnock

For the final session, Mark took us to the vital subject of the future. We cannot see what will happen. There are some difficulties we face currently. There are threats to the freedom of religion. Entrenched secularism dismisses the value of Christianity. Our ideas are marginalized. There is a new phenomenon of legal intolerance towards Christianity. Certain statements about other faiths and sexual practices are likely to be considered “hate speech” and become illegal, i.e. we may be told it... Read more

Theology for All – Lessons for the Present by Mark Dever

Last updated on: October 4, 2007 at 11:01 pm By Adrian Warnock

Mark began the second session of his day conference in London by taking us to 1 Corinthians 9. He briefly overviewed 1 Corinthians as a whole, and said that he felt one of the key themes was considering each other. Paul teaches the Corinthians what the Church is like and how it is supposed to be. We need to learn theology in order to know how to live as a Church. The Church is meant to be holy. Holiness is... Read more