Today marks the release of my first book, Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards: “The High Exercises of Divine Love.” (Amazon Link | Bloomsbury… Read More »Book Announcement: Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards: “The High Exercises of Divine Love” by Ryan J. Martin
With this post, I conclude my series on Scripture-regulated worship (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7). The Christian impulse to submit to Christ ought grounds our willing… Read More »Love for Christ & Scripture-Regulated Worship 8: Love for Christ through Scripture-Regulated Worship
This is the sixth post in this series (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5). The whole of the first five parts could be summarized… Read More »Love for Christ & Scripture-Regulated Worship 6: Love for Christ and New Testament Authority
We all say we’re against selfishness. But what is selfishness? And if God hates selfishness, why does our own happiness play such an important role in… Read More »Is Self-Love Always Selfishness?
In Ezekiel 36:33-38, the Word of God gives us a glimpse at the mystery of prayer: [33] “Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day… Read More »Prayer to a Sovereign God
For those who have not (yet) read it, Edwards’s Religious Affections argues what are the proper marks of a genuine work of the Holy Spirit in the life… Read More »Edwards on the proportion of reverence to boldness
I’ve been teaching recently about the differences between Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney. In most ways, these men, their philosophies, theologies, and practices are polar… Read More »The problem with defining worship in any way by physical response
In my handful of posts this month, I want to give some anecdotes from church history to inform us as to how missionaries, attempting to… Read More »A Humble Request and Prolegomena