Samuel Rutherford: Marks of the Man

An overview of the character of Samuel Rutherford, one of the Scottish Commisioners to the Westminster Assembly.

His longing was to lift the Lord Jesus high in the nation of Scotland. The majesty and loveliness of Christ was the outstanding theme of his life, and his letters show this. This is quintessential Calvinism. It is experimental divinity. Others have made much of religious experience. We Calvinists are charismatic Christians because we love the Lord Christ who first loved us. The most eminent Reformed men through the ages are those who have esteemed Christ highly. Jesus Christ is the glory of his church.