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Creeds and
Confessions: What the Bible Teaches It Means To Be Orthodox by Greg Barrow
What Will You Leave Your Children? by Greg Barrow
Separation, Occasional Hearing and Marriages by
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Gregory
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The Covenanted Reformation
Defended (1998)
Unsurpassed on points related to the Lord's supper, separation and covenanting as
set forth by the best Reformers and best Reformed churches. This book (in
answer to the neopresbyterianism of Richard Bacon) is particularly strong on
matters related to the original intent of the Westminster divines! It includes great citations from Calvin and the Westminster
Assembly. Deals with many foundational aspects of the Covenanted Reformation (which gave us the Westminster Standards and the Solemn League and Covenant)
from numerous original source documents (from the Westminster Assembly's advice to the English
Parliament on the Lord's Supper to the official records of Calvin's Covenanting
in Geneva).
Comprehensive and compelling, this is a shocking (and
sometimes advanced) look at what really took
place during both the first and second Reformations -- with
extensive quotations from the writings of the major Reformers (not just quotes
from what others have written about them). It conclusively and irrefutably
demonstrates that those churches which today call themselves Presbyterian (and
even many which claim a more general Reformed heritage) have seriously departed
from the Scriptural standards, principles and worship of these previous
Spirit-led Reformations.
The Covenanted Reformation Defended is written in an easy-to-read
and easy-to-understand format and is an unsurpassed work that should not be
missed by anyone interested in real Reformation in our day. This is without a doubt the best book to read if you want to understand what
it means to be a Covenanter and to walk in the blood-stained footsteps of the
witnessing church (Christ's Covenanted and Reformed flock) (Song 1:8)! 318 pages, 8.5" X 11".
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The
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Chapter three from this book, "How the Solemn League
& Covenant Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today," is now FREE in AUDIO in three parts at:
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How the
Solemn League & Covenant Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today
(1/3)
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How the
Solemn League & Covenant Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today
(2/3)
FREE MP3 AUDIO: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=860142156
How the
Solemn League & Covenant Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today
(3/3)
FREE MP3 AUDIO: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=870115250
MORE FREE AUDIO FROM THIS BOOK!
DEBATE on
the Meaning of the Church in Reformation Thought by Greg Barrow
Covers some of the most important (and often forgotten, in
our day) aspects of the Reformation doctrine of the church (championed by
Calvin, Knox, et al.). Includes many citations from Reformation leaders &
confessional statements of the best Reformed churches. This is chapter 2 in Greg Barrow's The
Covenanted Reformation Defended (free at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/misrep2.htm ).
This FREE audio
MP3 is at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=11250123955
The classic Reformation position on biblical separation,
Protestant private judgment, the visible church, etc. -- contra Antichrist (the
Papacy) and wayward liberal Protestants. This is appendix G from The Covenanted
Reformation Defended: "A
brief examination of Mr. Bacon's principles regarding the visible church and
the use of private judgment. Also, some observations regarding his ignoble
attack upon Mr. Kevin Reed in his book entitled The Visible Church in the Outer
Darkness."
This FREE audio
MP3 is at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=7702201426
Protestant
Antidote to Modern Disunity (1/5)
by Greg Barrow
(DEBATE with Richard Bacon)
Defection from Reformation teaching on separation, unity,
church membership, church government, terms of communion, creeds, confessions,
covenants, etc., exposed (in modern Presbyterian and Reformed churches) and
corrected in accordance with Scripture and the best teachers and preachers of
the (first and second) Protestant Reformations. This is chapter four from the
book The Covenanted
Reformation Defended: "Misrepresentation #4: The Puritan Reformed Church
of Edmonton (PRCE) is guilty of imposing the traditions of men upon the
conscience by requiring terms of communion that are unscriptural."
Free etext: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/append_g.htm. Book: http://www.swrb.com/catalog/b.htm, or on CD: http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/reformation-bookshelf-CDs.htm.
This FREE AUDIO is
at:
Protestant
Antidote to Modern Disunity (1/5)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=81202235217
Protestant
Antidote to Modern Disunity (4/5)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonID=8210216311
Protestant
Antidote to Modern Disunity (5/5)
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonID=822021517
This book and the FREE MP3 audio tracks noted above are
available on various CDs in both the PURITAN
BOOKSEHLF CD series (http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/puritan-bookshelf-CDs.htm) and the REFORMATION BOOKSHELF CD series (http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/reformation-bookshelf-CDs.htm). See the URLs cited for more
details. Also see the "Classic Covenanter, Presbyterian,
Puritan, and Reformed Quotes from Various Authors
- Arranged By Topic," (great for cutting and pasting during online
debates or for confirming classic Protestant and Presbyterian teaching!) on the
Reformation Bookshelf CDs (http://www.swrb.com/Puritan/reformation-bookshelf-CDs.htm) -- and free on the web at http://www.swrb.com/CovQsGB.htm.
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Covenanted Uniformity: The
Protestant Remedy for Disunity
These tapes, read by Larry Birger, are chapter 3 in Greg
Barrow's The Covenanted Reformation Defended (free at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/misrep3.htm ). They set forth the scriptural,
Protestant view of public social covenanting, showing how the National Covenant
of Scotland and the Solemn League and Covenant of England, Scotland and Ireland
bind us today, and how the renewal of these will heal the deplorable disunity
of the Church. "Cardinal doctrines of
Protestantism" (to borrow the words of Charles Hodge) such as the doctrine
of churches and nations being "moral persons" are clearly explained,
and the separationist "deep pit of covenant breaking" into which the
modern Church has fallen is laid open and a helping hand extended. A
must for those wishing to understand the biblical doctrine of covenanting, and
the principles and practice of our Protestant forefathers!
The above tapes are now also FREE in AUDIO in
three parts, under the title "How the Solemn League & Covenant
Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today," at:
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How the
Solemn League & Covenant Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today
(1/3)
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How the
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(2/3)
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How the
Solemn League & Covenant Binds the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., Today
(3/3)
FREE MP3 AUDIO: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=870115250
Reformation Principles
Re-Exhibited: An Historical Witness and Brotherly Entreaty.
Free in html, PDF, and zip formats, at: http://www.reformedpresbytery.org/books/index.html
Or directly at:
http://www.reformedpresbytery.org/books/rpcna/rpcna.htm Web Page (146KB)
http://www.reformedpresbytery.org/books/rpcna/rpcna.pdf PDF Document (156KB)
http://www.reformedpresbytery.org/books/rpcna/rpcna.zip ZIP File (127KB)
In a day of
spiritual confusion and complacency, what could be more welcome than a clarion
call to godly faithfulness and a clear testimony for the truth? Among the Reformed Presbyterian community,
the appearance of this new book by Elder Greg Barrow and Dr. Larry Birger, Jr.
should be like a magnificent flare lighting up a pitch-black night sky. The
terrain that is revealed by the light might not be pretty, but the soldiers of
God's Army can easily identify enemy positions and avoid them. Some may
actually discover that they are surrounded by deserters and need to get back to
the position marked out by the Lord.
One can
tell much about a church from its terms of communion, and Barrow and Birger are
able to trace the progressive defection of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of
North America (RPCNA) by analysing the changes in that denomination's terms of
communion. Terms
of communion are the formal basis for admitting people to the Lord's Table. The
RPCNA began as a Covenanter church, but later turned away from the Covenants
(National and Solemn League) and defected from the Covenanter testimony. This is demonstrated in the evolution of its terms of
communion, from clear, faithful terms, to loose and general ones.
The
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland (RPCS), like the RPCNA,
defected from faithful terms of communion. It did this largely to make communicant membership
easier for new members. "Rather than patiently teaching the people, and
bringing them up to 'own' and 'acknowledge' the testimony of the past
contendings of faithful witnesses (as Scripture commands), they opted to 'dumb
down' their constitutional standards which were originally designed to protect
the unwitting, ignorant, and the scandalous from partaking of the Lord's
Supper. In so doing they declined from a more pointed testimony unto one which
is more evasive, loose and general" (p. 15). This is a significant
issue raised by Barrow and Birger: over time, doctrinal standards and terms of
communion should become clearer and more precise. If
the reverse is happening, that is undeniable evidence that a church is
backsliding and progressively abandoning the Biblical attainments of previous
generations.
The defection of these churches
has included a growing doctrinal latitudinarianism. This leads to an important
question: "How can a group of people who
obviously incorporate, inculcate, and tolerate serious differences amongst
themselves regarding the doctrine contained in the Westminster Confession of
Faith, come to the Lord's Table professing themselves to be in agreement, and
of one mind, before our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, without overtly and
highhandedly violating the precepts of the ninth commandment?"
(p. 28).
Barrow and
Birger conclude that the "RPCNA must be
accounted guilty of extreme spiritual adultery, and must be testified against" (p. 49).
This is an important
document for those who would avoid the doctrinal declension of our day. 49
pages.
Also available for sale:
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photocopy) $2.95 (US funds) [$7 off!]
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Greg
Barrow's books and MP3s are also available on all the PURITAN HARD DRIVE
For other works in which Greg Barrow has contributed, also
see: PURITAN REFORMED CHURCH OF EDMONTON
(Session: Greg Price, Greg Barrow, Lyndon Dohms) at:
http://www.swrb.com/catalog/P.htm
Also see the Reformed Presbytery in North America
(RPNA) at:
http://www.swrb.com/catalog/R.htm
BARROW, GREG
The Classical Protestant Doctrine of the Church
This tape, read by Larry Birger,
is chapter 2 in Greg Barrow's The Covenanted Reformation Defended (free at: http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/misrep2.htm ). It covers some of the most important (and often
forgotten, in our day) aspects of the Reformation doctrine of the church.
Numerous citations are included, from many Reformation leaders and the
confessional statements of the best Reformed churches. Without the distinctions
made here you are likely to misunderstand not only the Reformation view of the
church, but also related questions (like why the Reformers accepted Roman
Catholic baptism [it was the Anabaptists that rejected the baptism of Rome,
because of errors related to these very questions]). Furthermore, as Barrow
points out, the Reformed distinction regarding the "being" and the
"well being" of the church is absolutely indispensable. Without an
understanding of this crucial Scriptural distinction concerning the church you
will not be able to fully understand the best Reformers on any issues about or
related to the church.
(Cassette) $3.98
Free audio (MP3) under the title "DEBATE on
the Meaning of the Church in Reformation Thought" of this item is at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonid=11250123955
BARROW, GREG
Though set in the context of a debate with
one individual, this book addresses a number of specific problems which plague
the Presbyterian and Reformed churches of our day in general. As Reg Barrow
notes in the "Publisher's Preface,"
I believe that there is one primary answer to the
question of what makes The Covenanted Reformation Defended uniquely useful and it is this: it exposes the many
differences between what took place during the two previous great Reformations
(of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) -- which were based upon and
agreeable to the glorious covenanted Reformations found in the Old Testament --
and what the bulk of the Presbyterian and Reformed churches (corporately),
elders (individually), and church members (individually) mistakenly think took
place. It conclusively and irrefutably demonstrates that those churches
which today call themselves Presbyterian (and even many which claim a more
general Reformed heritage) have grievously departed from the Scriptural
standards and principles of these previous Spirit led Reformations. This will
become progressively (and painfully) clear as the reader witnesses evidence
upon evidence of defection from biblically based Reformation attainments (Phil.
3:16) -- and the burying and/or removing of the ancient Reformation landmarks.
Ultimately, when the testimony and evidence [presented in this book] is weighed
in light of Scriptural verities, it is entirely safe to say that the original
Reformers would not only have sought negative ecclesiastical sanctions against
our modern pseudo-Reformers, but in many cases negative civil sanctions as
well.
Larry Birger, in his introduction, also comments,
Barrow provides the bridge back to the teachings of
our Reformed forefathers, his work serving as a skillful and much needed
"Covenanter Primer." His explanations of key (and ill-understood, in
our day) doctrines of the Reformation are the clearest I've ever read (this is
especially true in regard to his treatment of the visible church and
separation, the Lord's Supper and covenanting--RB). His numerous citations of
non-Covenanter writers demonstrate that these doctrines are not at all peculiar
to Covenanters, and indeed, that they are foundational to Protestantism. That
these doctrines are not understood by the pastors and people of our day is a
heartbreaking commentary on how far we "Protestants" have fallen from
the Protestant Reformation.
In keeping with this theme, and why this
book will be of inestimable value to the serious student of Reformation, Reg
Barrow writes,
A secondary benefit of this work, which makes it
uniquely useful to our generation, is seen in that this book will give the diligent
reader the historical context and doctrinal foundation from which to profitably
understand and apply the myriad of Covenanter books and other source documents
of both Reformations (which are once again available) to our contemporary
situation. "Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples"
(Isa. 8:16). I know of no other book which does this so well -- or even comes
close. If you want a key to understanding some of the most perplexing aspects
of Reformation thought you will do no better than to carefully study what is
contained in The Covenanted Reformation Defended.
Birger again comments on the general
usefulness of this title,
The net result of Greg Barrow's obliteration of
Richard Bacon's strident slander is the clear exposition of the classical
Protestant doctrines and practices of the Puritan Reformed Church of Edmonton,
and modern and historical Covenanters.
Dear reader, you hold in your hands a treasure of inestimable value. In the
love of Christ I earnestly plead with you to read it: read it carefully; read
it diligently; read it prayerfully; read it repeatedly (and buy copies for your
friends and enemies, and urge them to read it). For the doctrines and
practices it expounds and defends are nothing less than a testimony against
malignant error, a lifting up of the true and faithful Blue Banner, and
hopefully, by the grace of God, a humble contribution to the coming third
Reformation and the worldwide overthrow of Antichrist. Nowhere else will you find such a "Covenanter
Primer" to guide you skillfully and safely back to the old paths, wherein
is rest for your souls--and for the entire Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Many today are proclaiming, "Peace, peace, when there is no peace."
Barrow proclaims to you the true peace, the scriptural balm of healing for the
festering, debilitating wounds of Christ's beloved Church!
In short, if you want a book which will
help you to understand the Reformation view of numerous important, foundational
Scriptural doctrines and their application to the present day; written in an
easy-to-read and easy-to-understand format; uncovering many rare Reformations
source documents (from the Westminster Assembly's advice to the English
Parliament on the Lord's Supper to the official records of Calvin's Covenanting
in Geneva), this is an unsurpassed work that should not be missed. (This book, of over 300 [8.5" X 11"]
pages, is also offered as a cerlox bound photocopy [$14.98 US funds] or a
Hardcover photocopy [$25.00 US funds]).
FOR FURTHER STUDY:
Classic
Covenanter, Presbyterian, Puritan & Reformed Quotes From Various Authors by
Greg Barrow
Creeds and
Confessions: What the Bible Teaches It Means To Be Orthodox by Greg Barrow
What Will You Leave Your Children? by Greg Barrow
Separation, Occasional Hearing and Marriages by
Greg Barrow by Greg Barrow
BARROW, GREG
Love Your Enemies
Does God hate the sin, but love the
sinner? Does God love Satan? What about the fallen angels and Satan's earthly
children? What does it mean to love your enemies as God does? Why does God give
good things to His enemies and does this mean that He loves them, or is this to
their greater condemnation? How should we view the imprecatory prayers and
curses of Scripture? These questions and more are faithfully answered in this
intense study. This lecture also tackles the issues of the "free offer"
of the gospel, predestination and human responsibility, law and love, and the
common grace controversy. (Cassette) $7.95 - 50% = $2.98 (US funds)
BARROW, GREG
A Puritan Reformed Discussion of Holy Days (FREE MP3)
Covers the fourth commandment and how
it is related to man-made holy days like Christmass, Easter, etc. Argues that
these man-made days are unwarranted and have the effect of diminishing the zeal
with which the Lord's Day is kept holy, even, in some cases, leading to a
disregard for the sanctity of the Sabbath altogether.
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