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”.
You Need to Value the Covenant of Grace
Covenant is all about relationship and the rich blessings that God has provided through Christ. That is why we need to know more about and greatly value the Covenant of Grace.
7 Reasons Cross Bearing Must Not Be Shirked
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A Psalm for Ukraine’s Christians
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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.
12 Ways We See Christ’s Infinite Wisdom
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The Remedy for Spiritual Covid
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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?
How Will We Respond to Attempts to Criminalise the Bible?
How can we have gracious confidence and even boldness in the face of attempts to shut down the Bible? How might this deepen our trust in and our love and obedience towards it?
Preparing Our Hearts to Worship God
Anything that is important requires preparation. Worship is the greatest thing we do. What can we focus on to help prepare our hearts to worship God?
The Response We Need to Answered Prayer
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Are You Weeping Over Our Empty Churches?
Almost all churches have become empty overnight. Public worship has ceased. It is still more bewildering and heart rending when we understand the significance of this unprecedented event.
Having Nothing, Yet Possessing Everything?
Having nothing, yet possessing everything makes no sense whatsoever in our materialist culture. But it makes very good sense spiritually. It should be what we desire for ourselves.
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.
A Biblical Perspective on Brexit Paralysis
We need to look beyond the immediate fast-moving drama of bewildering circumstances to our greatest needs as a nation.
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.
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?
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.
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.
What Do We Forget in Forgetting the Church’s History?
We forget vital things about God, His Church and His promises when we forget Church history. We need to make use of it to inform, encourage and steel ourselves for serving God in our own generation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Have We Become Tourists Rather than Pilgrims?
How do we respond to this world? Are we so comfortable and satisfied in it that we could better be described as tourists than pilgrims in relation to this world?
All Things to All Men: What Does it Really Mean?
Paul speaks of being all things to all men in order to save them. Does that mean that we must adopt the culture around us and everything we do must be changed? How should we understand this verse?
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