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Songs & Poems Fred Zaspel | April 1, 2012

Lost was I

By Fred Zaspel– Sing to the tune of “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” Lost was I and helpless, damnation deserved, Yet in my proud mind, thought ‘twould never be served. No cares for my God, no concerns for my pride, My sin I would keep — knew no reason to hide! But God, rich in […]

The Christian Life Fred Zaspel | April 1, 2012

Compelled by Love

The service that the apostle Paul rendered to Christ was a costly one. We read of it in the book of Acts, and Paul himself tells us of it here and there in his epistles — whippings, beatings, abandonment, hunger, deprivation, insults, offenses of all kinds, and so on. He certainly was not in this […]
B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

The Solution of All Earthly Troubles Warfield on Providence and Predestination

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. Fred G. Zaspel, discussing B.B. Warfield, presents divine predestination and providence as “The Solution of All Earthly Troubles.” Warfield taught that “Predestination is God’s purpose, his intention. And providence is simply the […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

Princeton and Evolution

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. Fred G. Zaspel’s “Princeton and Evolution” examines Old Princeton’s engagement with evolutionary theory. While open to science, Princetonians, including Charles Hodge, were “committed to the idea of the harmony of all revealed […]
Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

Review of Carl Trueman The Creedal Imperative

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. Carl R. Trueman’s “The Creedal Imperative” “sets out not just to tell us that the corporate use of creeds is okay; he wants to convince us that it should be expected.” Trueman […]

The Christian Life Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

The Priority of Obedience

“To obey is better than sacrifice.” (1 Sam. 15:22) We all know the story. King Saul was commanded to take no spoil from the Amalekites but to destroy everything, including even the animals. When the prophet Samuel discovered the many animals Saul had kept for his own use he roundly condemned him for his disobedience. […]

Misc Devotional Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

The Dog that Yelped

Most boys of my generation did it. It was frowned upon then too, even if not as much as today. But, I confess, we did it. Anymore, dogs are confined to the yard. But when we were young the dogs ran the neighborhoods of suburban Peoria, IL. We knew every neighbor’s dog by name, and […]

Misc Devotional Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

Country Club Christianity

I have never been part of a country club, but I have visited a few with friends who were members. And the experience has always been a good one. Country clubs exist because people are social beings. We like to mix with other people, make friends, and we like to share common interests — whether […]