The Veto Act was overturned in the civil courts in 1838, leading to a battle between Church and State which culminated in the Disruption of 1843. James Robertson’s Observations upon the Veto Act, part 1: Legal and Scriptural branches of the argument, 1840, 134 pages,Įvangelicals in the Church of Scotland were able to pass the Veto Act in the Church in 1834, which upheld the Biblical principle that ministers could not be forced onto a congregation by the civil government. Here Cunningham is at his best, church history and the principles of the Reformation being his life’s work. The Reformers and the Theology of the Reformation, Buy 1862, 608 pages, with a four page preface by James Buchanan and James Bannerman Many history books are simply a rehashing of a well-worn narrative, Cunningham instead thought that the most valuable part of Christian history was in the lessons learned as truth, error and God’s revelation are sifted through the ages. , 664 & 636 pages, with a 6 page preface by James Buchanan and James BannermanĪ classic, the first historical theology you should go to. Lectures on Non-Intrusion: On the Objects, Nature, and Standard of Ecclesiastical Authority, 1839, 52 pagesĭelivered during the ten year Non-Intrusion controversy (of the State intruding into the affairs of the Church) that led up the the Disruption in 1843. This is his main work on Church writings, a subject too often neglected in our day. Cunningham’s work is more polemical, against the errors of alternative views. Many people are aware of Bannerman’s Church of Christ, which positively expounds the doctrine of the Church from scripture. His central message is that real repentance means death to self and selfishness.Discussions on Church Principles: Popish, Erastian and Presbyterian, Buy 1863, 565 pages, with a four page preface by James Buchanan and James Bannerman He gives practical steps for examining our own sins and seeking true repentance. He is also a leader at the YWAM, UofN Campus in Hawaii, and a member of the YWAM International Eldership.Ĭiting some stories from the Gospels, Loren explains what it means to truly repent of our sins. Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder of the University of the Nations (U of N). In this episode of the Youth With A Mission Teaching Podcast we get to hear a classic teaching about True Repentance from Loren Cunningham. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Sins of the Fathers by Will Cunningham