HADDINGTON HOUSE JOURNAL An International Theological Journal Volume 19 2017 ISSN 1929-3925 CONTENTS General Articles Remember the Reformation! ...................................................................................... 5 Sermon: The Ascension of Christ to Rule the Universe ............................................. 13 Sermon: By the Rivers of Babylon, Daniel 1 .............................................................. 21 God Still Leads Today: Scripture Must Reign Supreme ............................................. 27 Book Reviews Department of Biblical Theology............................................................................... 37 Department of Systematic Theology ......................................................................... 52 Department of Historical Theology ........................................................................... 69 Department of Applied Theology .............................................................................. 76 Book Briefs ................................................................................................................ 91 Academic Articles Reformed Developments in Two Kingdoms Doctrine ............................................... 99 The Early Scottish Reformation in Recent Research ............................................... 121 The Reformation of the Space for Public Worship .................................................. 131 The Protestant Reformers and the Mission of the Church ..................................... 145 “Faith only justifieth”: The Witness of Jane Grey, an Evangelical Queen ............... 163 Index of Books Reviewed ....................................................................................... 177 CONTRIBUTORS Peter K. Aiken, Henry Bartsch, P.J. Buys, Kent I. Compton, Jeffery P. Eastwood, J. Cameron Fraser, Guenther Haas, Michael A.G. Haykin, John Koning, Frank Z. Kovács, A. Donald Mac- Leod, Steve Mollins, Karl Peterson, Greg Phillips, Stephen J. Plouffe, Thorsten Prill, Henry Steenbergen, Kenneth J. Stewart, Darren Stretch, Andrew M. Whytock, Ian A. Whytock, Jack C. and Nancy J. Whytock, Alistair I. Wilson Cover layout by Lydia Kim Front cover: A rendering of the Wittenberg Castle Church doors (All Saints’/Schlosskirche) as they may have appeared in 1517. (JMW) Back cover: Article contributors Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens © 2017 Haddington House Trust, unless otherwise stated All rights reserved For permission to reprint, contact the Editor, Haddington House, 99 North River Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 3K6, Canada Editor’s Preface Here we are at the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It is incredible to think of all that has transpired in the visible church since that day in October 1517 when Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg in Saxony. Here at Haddington House, we have endeavoured to mark this anniversary with a special themed volume where the majority of our articles focus on some aspect of the Reformation. I be- lieve they do make a good contribution and help to further ongoing discus- sion concerning the relevance of the Reformation for today. Let me begin with our general article section. I would encourage all read- ers to consider the opening article. It is a clarion call by Michael Haykin to remember the Reformation. This is followed by Flip Buys’ sermon which incorporates the Heidelberg Catechism, one of the most popular of the Reformation catechisms, on the theme of Christ’s ascension. Flip then ap- plies this well to the church of today. The next sermon is a fine exposition of Daniel chapter one by John Koning. It speaks very much of living for Christ today. The final general article is a reflective composition by Darren Stretch where he thinks over the continuing need to hold to the authority of God’s Word. Once again we have a solid number of books being highlighted through reviews and briefs. There are almost forty this year. The Biblical Theology department has many new commentaries reviewed, and these will be of in- terest to many ministers and preachers. Under the Systematic Theology de- partment we begin with reviews of two volumes of the new “The Five Solas Series” in commemoration of the Reformation. There is also a review article about global theology, which will stimulate discussion across the continents. The Historical Theology department has two reviews on Reformation leaders plus one on an early pioneering leader in colonial British North America. In the Applied Theology department we have a wide range of reviews covering character formation, biblical counseling, church planting, apologetics, writ- ing, ministry, spiritual life, and Christian higher education. Our Book Briefs focus on Christianity in Africa and also a new series of short books by a publishing house new to us – Cruciform Press in Minnesota, USA. The latter seven were reviewed by Steve Mollins. The aim of Cruci- form is to “publish short, clear, useful, inexpensive books for Christians and other serious people. Books that make sense and are easy to read, even as they tackle serious subjects.” The Cruciform books are usually about one 4 Haddington House Journal 2017 hundred pages in length. We trust that you will enjoy learning about this pub- lishing house established in 2010. The academic articles focus on themes related to the Reformation. Each explores in-depth aspects of the Reformation not always at the top of the list for consideration: two kingdom theology from the Reformation to the current debates and discussions on this; next, current scholarship on the Scottish Reformation is noted and organized, which will serve as a good “go to” arti- cle for the Scottish Reformation; then, an interdisciplinary article explores the Reformation and worship and architecture – a much neglected area of scholarly study until most recently; next, there is an article exploring mis- sions and the Reformation with the evangelical and Lutheran branch which developed amongst the Magisterial Reformers; and finally, an academic arti- cle focusing on a noted woman of the Reformation period. The place of women in the Reformation has not received much attention, so we are pleased to include this article here. I think each of these articles makes a helpful contribution to ongoing Reformation studies in this the five hun- dredth anniversary year. As editor I want to thank each of our contributing writers and also our readers. Without writers this journal would not have its variety and range. I am always happy to receive suggestions for future articles and reviews from writers, so please feel free to email me. Now take up and read and may you be blessed. Jack C. Whytock Editor [email protected] Remember the Reformation! Michael A.G. Haykin* *Dr. Haykin is professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and the Director of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. He was born in England of Irish and Kurdish parents. He has authored numerous books and articles. One of his latest was, Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church (Crossway, 2011). One of the good gifts that God has given to human beings is that of memory and the facility to remember the past. Remembering our own per- sonal past is absolutely vital to knowing who we are and having a sense of personal identity. We all know how diseases that ravage a person’s memory destroy the ability of that person to function in any meaningful way in the present. The same holds true for communities and nations. When a communi- ty or nation forgets its past and where it has come from, it finds itself com- pletely disoriented and ultimately unable to move head into the future. Not knowing where it has come from, it cannot chart a path to the future. Of course, like any good gift in our fallen world, this gift can be abused. It can bind a person, and even a community, to the past in hopeless regret or unfor- giving bitterness or revengeful hatred. But if it is true that knowledge of the past is vital to meaningful living in the present and the future, and I believe it is, then North American Evangeli- calism faces a very uncertain future for we are living in a day when knowledge of our past as Evangelical Christians is abysmally low. Who were our forebears and what did they believe? What was their experience of God and how did that shape the churches they founded, churches which we have inherited? Far too many North American Evangelicals neither know nor do they care. In this regard, they are actually indistinguishable from North American culture, which is passionately in love with the present, eagerly an- ticipating the future, and totally disinterested in the past, or if nodding inter- est is shown in the past it is used as a vehicle for escapist entertainment. There is no serious grappling with the past to derive wisdom for the present or future. Evangelical forgetfulness of the past is thus actually a species of worldliness. 6 Haddington House Journal 2017 The Scriptures, on the other hand, make much of remembering:1 ñ 1 Chronicles 16:12/Psalm 105:5: “Remember the wondrous works that he [that is, the Lord] has done, his miracles and the judgments he uttered.” ñ Hebrews 13:7: “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” [Note: this call to remembrance comes after the longest chapter in Hebrews, chapter 11,