Today I continue with part three of my interview with Greg Haslam. In part one, Greg told us a little about himself, and in part two he discussed his relationship to Newfrontiers and his move to Westminster Chapel. AdrianIf Westminster Chapel has stood for anything over the years it is surely the primacy of preaching. Can you tell us a bit more about your own view of preaching and its importance? GregI’ve said it all in the collection of fifty-two... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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