Michael S. Horton

“The flesh of Christ is like a rich and inexhaustible fountain that pours into us the life springing forth from the Godhead…

— Michael S. Horton

“All of the Reformers agreed among themselves and with Rome on the point that the Supper lies at the heart of the…

— Michael S. Horton

“As the pretensions of modernity are unmasked today, it is a good time for us to recover our nerve, “always being prepared…

— Michael S. Horton

“To study theology involves entering into a long, ongoing conversation, one that we did not begin. Others have been talking about God…

— Michael S. Horton

“True faith calls on the name of Jesus for salvation from death, hell, sin, and Satan. Therefore, sound theology has its source…

— Michael S. Horton

“Jerome does not condemn singing absolutely, but he corrects those who sing theatrically, or who sing not in order to arouse devotion…

— Michael S. Horton

“Calvin showed little patience toward those—especially leaders in the church—who displayed either explicitly or implicitly that they did not take God’s Word…

— Michael S. Horton

“In short, Calvin has been given too much blame by critics and too much credit by fans. His real genius is to…

— Michael S. Horton

“Trials are the workshop of a Father, not the threats of a Judge. The arrow that looks as if it were targeting…

— Michael S. Horton

“The orthodox hold the mean between these extremes, maintaining that the providence of God is so occupied about sin as neither idly…

— Michael S. Horton

“This may be the most valuable and the most challenging thing we can learn from Calvin’s ecclesiology today: that the church is…

— Michael S. Horton

“The same word that is faith-producing and life-generating for some is for others an occasion to become more resolute in unbelief.”

— Michael S. Horton

“We can be grateful that Jesus embraced the cross and then entered his glory instead of demanding glory first.”

— Michael S. Horton

“I’m not saying that there is something wrong with moving to the city to pursue an adrenaline-racing calling. And I understand the…

— Michael S. Horton

“Our natural reason tells us that good people finish first and cheaters never prosper. However, believers have no right to God’s common…

— Michael S. Horton

“We do not read the Bible somewhere off by ourselves in a corner; we read it as a community of faith, together…

— Michael S. Horton

“When people call for “deeds, not creeds,” asking, “What Would Jesus Do?” without much interest in the query, “What has Jesus done?”…

— Michael S. Horton

“We often assume that the question, “How can I be happy?” can be successfully answered without reference to the love of God…

— Michael S. Horton

“As we discussed earlier, the gospel is “folly to Gentiles” (1Co 1:23) not only because of its message (namely, a crucified Messiah…

— Michael S. Horton

“If the eternal Son could become fully human without sin (Heb 4:15), then surely God can communicate his truth through thoroughly human…

— Michael S. Horton

“When you are trying to sell a product like therapeutic transformation, there can be no ambiguity, no sense of anxiety, tension, or…

— Michael S. Horton

“Many Christians assume that we can just experience God in a personal relationship apart from doctrine, but that’s impossible. You cannot experience…

— Michael S. Horton

“We rise up to God in pride, while God descends to us in humility.”

— Michael S. Horton

“Start with Christ (that is, the gospel) and you get sanctification in the bargain; begin with Christ and move on to something…

— Michael S. Horton

“It is a tragedy that different interpretations of the sacrament of union with Christ and communion with his body have occasioned so…

— Michael S. Horton