There is no such thing as a stationary tradition. Traditions are always developing, living things.

That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.

[John] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You can say it of Calvin.

[ Jonathan] Edwards is the person who really made theological determinism a serious option for Reformed thinkers, and the influence his views had in nineteenth century Reformed thought, in the USA and the UK in particular, is enormous.

We may think that our tradition is exactly the same as it has always been, but that is an illusion.

In the chapter on the nature of the atonement [in the book saving Calvinism] I argue that it is a mistake to think that penal substitution is the only option on the doctrine of atonement.

Christ's work is a kind of deterrent to us, and a way of upholding the justice of God's divine government of the world.