Charles Telfer Archive

I Love the Lord, Because He has Heard My Voice

February 13, 2020

The Lord cares for us in the midst of the suffering we face in this life as Christians. So let us revel in his love and gratefully love him in return.

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A Foreigner Purchases Property in the Promised Land

March 7, 2019

Because he trusts God's promise for his descendants, Abraham claims a piece of property in the promised land. 

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Dort and the Holy Exercises of Piety

January 19, 2019

A pastoral concern for the well-being of Christ’s sheep motivated the Synod of Dort from its inception to the final formulation of its statements.  

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The Spiritual Life

January 1, 2019

Office Hours talks to Dr. Charles Telfer about his new translation of Campegius Vitringa's work, “The Spiritual Life.”

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The Faith of the Matriarch Tamar

October 11, 2018

Genesis 38 vividly portrays the power of sin among Jacob's descendants as Judah falls deep and deeper into sin. Tamar, by contrast, demonstrates her faith in God's promises to Abraham's seed through desperately clinging to her position as matriarch of Judah's heir, and she sees God's blessing through the unusual birth of her twin sons. 

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What is Holiness?

February 23, 2018

“We've been given new life by the Spirit and God has begun to work in us, renewing us after His own nature.”

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Consider the Work of God.

March 23, 2017

To be happy in this life it's not enough to just do the standard things; we nust consider the work of God.

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Campegius Vitringa

December 26, 2016

Office Hours talks to Dr. Charles Telfer about his research and new book on Campegius Vitringa.

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The Wisdom Gateway to the Psalter

October 20, 2016

Psalms 1 and 2 form a two-paneled door which opens on the riches of the Christian life illustrated in the Psalter. The only way into the truly happy life is through the door of wisdom, which is through Christ who is himself the Way and the Life. 

 

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All the Promises of God Find Their Yes in Him

October 1, 2015

I – God fulfills his promises in Christ. II –  God establishes you in Christ.

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The Marathon of Faith: Exhausted Yet Pursuing

March 18, 2015

Professor Charles Telfer explains that while the marathon of faith is difficult and tiring, we press on knowing that Christ is not only the founder, but the finisher of our faith.

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Jesus Receives Broken People

March 31, 2014

We are loved even when Jesus sees us at our worst.

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Prayer and Sanctification

March 24, 2014

Office Hours talks with Rev. Charles K. Telfer, Assistant Professor of Biblical Languages, about the relationship between prayer and sanctification.

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Receive the Water of Life

October 22, 2013

We must continue to receive the water of Life from our Lord Jesus Christ through faith.

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