April 1, 2009
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Calvin not only mattered in the religious and ecclesiastical spheres, but had an impact on many modern phenomena.
February 28, 2009
Theological education should come through a community which exists between professors and students in the classroom.
February 1, 2009
Other Christian organizations must remain subordinate to and supportive of the Christian's commitment to the local church.
December 31, 2008
The promises made to Abraham are fulfilled in Christ and passed along to all those who belong to Christ by faith.
December 1, 2008
Though this is hymn is typically employed to celebrate a man-made “holy day,” it is a wonderful reminder of the unfolding drama of God's revelation that culminated in the advent of Christ.
That we do not now see the world subject to man is profoundly tragic. What happened? How did human beings, created in such a high position, end up mired in our present woe, and why does the world around us share our misery?
November 1, 2008
A quick survey of the history of Reformed thought on the one, two and many kingdoms of Christ and their implications.
We must focus our attention on the church's local and visible manifestations in the light of its catholic and invisible reality.
October 1, 2008
An mportant interpretive principle should guide our understanding & application of God's law: the principle of periodicity.
September 1, 2008
As citizens of both kingdoms, we carry out our vocations in the church and the world in distinct ways through distinct means.
Novel-reading should be enjoyable, but also make us better readers of the Bible and more empathetic human beings.
August 1, 2008
Is it bibliolatry to hold to a high view of Scripture or to attribute infallibility or other divine attributes to God's Word?
July 1, 2008
The doctrine of the Trinity is a stumbling block to vast numbers of people, but without it we are no longer Christians.
June 1, 2008
In Reformed theology, sacraments are not merely visible forms of God's invisible grace, they are rather signs and seals of the covenant of grace, thereby grounding them in God's historical dealings with his people.
May 1, 2008
A system without parts and parts without a system are equally useless for Christian preaching, faith, and practice.
April 1, 2008
The Canons of Dort provided much more than the famous acronym TULIP, they taught a pastoral doctrine of grace and provided a model for the stewardship of the Gospel.
Regarding bioethics, perhaps no doctrine is more important than anthropology. Having a biblically-grounded anthropology certainly does not guarantee an easy answer to every bioethical question, but it does provide necessary context for evaluating bioethics conundrums.
If evangelism is primarily about what we say, who then should witness?
March 5, 2008
Pastoral ministry is a reflection of the ministry of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.
March 1, 2008
Evangelicalism, in practice, is losing its interest in God and the grand story of his saving work in Jesus Christ.