David Dickson

(c.1583–1662)

A professor of theology whose writings are both plain and concise. He wrote commentaries on many different books of Scripture. Dickson was a helpful counsellor to many in their spiritual difficulties. The Stewarton revival took place during his ministry in Irvine. Many from the parishes around attended his weekly exposition of the Scriptures. There were multitudes of converts during this time. He opposed the unbiblical worship and church government foisted on the Church in Scotland. As a consequence, he sentenced to exile in Turriff for several years.

He refused allegiance to Charles II’s claimed supremacy over the Church. This cost him his post, but his final days were drawing near. On his deathbed he said “I have taken all my good deeds, and all my bad deeds, and have cast them together in a heap before the Lord, and have fled from both to Jesus Christ, and in Him I have sweet peace”.

A Psalm for Ukraine’s Christians

A Psalm for Ukraine’s Christians

What can we offer Ukraine’s Christians as well as practical help and our prayers for them? Here is strength and encouragement from the Word of God and ultimately God Himself.

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7 Reasons for Triumphant Praise

7 Reasons for Triumphant Praise

There many reasons we must not underestimate praise. If we consider some of the reasons for triumphant praise it surely ought to fill our hearts as well as our voices.

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Have You Buried Christ’s Gifts?

Have You Buried Christ’s Gifts?

Everything we have has been received. How can we best make use of what we have received for Christ’s glory and kingdom? How do we use them for the good of others?

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Does the Future Have a Church?

Does the Future Have a Church?

In the midst of a generation of radical change we ask, what is the Church’s future? David Dickson shows us where we can find solid and even unshakeable assurance that the Church will both endure and be established.

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Don’t Judge?

Don’t Judge?

Jesus says, “Judge not” (Matthew 7:1). Is this really the proof text for unlimited “tolerance”? When we understand the verse more closely we can see that it is not saying this at all.

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Who Do You Trust?

Who Do You Trust?

Our’s is a world of distrust. Society and the economy depend on trust; but it has imploded. But what makes God’s faithfulness great? How would you measure God’s trustworthiness?

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Why Doesn’t God Show Himself More?

Why Doesn’t God Show Himself More?

The felt absence of God is something we grapple with in a particular way in a secular age. But in one sense it is nothing new. David Dickson gives strengthening words for those in this trying situation, pouring out their lament before God.

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Too Busy to Read the Bible?

Too Busy to Read the Bible?

We are familiar with Christians claiming they are “too busy” to read the Bible. What is the remedy? If we value God and His Word and believe that it must shape our lives and hearts then we have to make time for it.

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Forgiveness Does Not Trivialise Sin

Forgiveness Does Not Trivialise Sin

How do we speak of grace and forgiveness without in any way trivialising what sin is and what it deserves? David Dickson shows that we need a proper sense of what it means to be forgiven.

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What Does a Modern Day Pharisee Look Like?

What Does a Modern Day Pharisee Look Like?

It’s easy to apply the Pharisee label without thinking but what was it about the Pharisees that Christ Himself opposed? Some of it may surprise us and make us think about where the term applies today.

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5 Effects of True Revival

5 Effects of True Revival

David Dickson has some helpful comments on a distressed cry for God to revive His people again and have mercy on them. It draws out the true nature of revival according to the Scriptures.

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Do We Love Jesus But Not the Church?

Do We Love Jesus But Not the Church?

David Dickson explains some general principles for practical love towards Christ’s Church. We must love Christ’s Church as well as Christ and we must do this is in a wholehearted way.

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