Quotes from Oliver D. Crisp

For those who have only ever read about [John] Calvin, reading the man himself is an invigorating experience.

God shows us in Christ what he would have to do if he were to punish us for our sins.

No confession is inerrant; Reformed Christians are supposed to be those who seek to be constantly reformed according to the Word of God - and that includes our confessions as well.

One of the things we in the Reformed tradition are very good at is writing doctrinal theology!

I don't really have a lot of interns, although I do now use Research Assistants to help me compile indexes when that is necessary.

The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

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

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.

Reformed theology is ALWAYS being reformed in each new generation. And reformed theology as it is usually reported today is NOT the whole story.

Theology that steps back in time only to hide there from the problems to be faced in the present ends up hidebound and moribund. Or, worse, it becomes an empty scholasticism that refuses to attend to the needs of the present, accepting only what has been hallowed by time and use, as if it is sufficient to look backward without looking forward.