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The Sacraments as Visible Words
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.
Read MoreWho Needs Systematic Theology?
May 1, 2008
A system without parts and parts without a system are equally useless for Christian preaching, faith, and practice.
Read MoreThe Canons of Dordt
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.
Read MoreA Christian Anthropology for Contemporary Bioethics
April 1, 2008
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.
Read MoreYou are My Witnesses
April 1, 2008
If evangelism is primarily about what we say, who then should witness?
Read MorePlanning
March 5, 2008
Pastoral ministry is a reflection of the ministry of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.
Read MoreAre Churches Secularizing America?
March 1, 2008
Evangelicalism, in practice, is losing its interest in God and the grand story of his saving work in Jesus Christ.
Read MoreDiscipline in the Church: Revelation 2-3
March 1, 2008
In light of their OT prophetic background, the letters to the churches in Revelation are modeled as covenant lawsuits.
Read MoreThe Prophets After Exile
February 1, 2008
An introduction to the post-exilic prophets Zechariah, Joel, and Malachi.
Read MorePredestination and the Glory of God
February 1, 2008
We have been taught to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps, but Paul says we must find refuge in Jesus Christ.
Read MoreMarketing the Church
January 2, 2008
Covenant families are increasingly broken up according to the demographic niches that have been created and enforced by a culture of marketing.
Read MoreEncountering Islam: How Should Reformed Christians Respond to Islam?
January 1, 2008
The Reformed church has one duty toward our Muslim neighbors: to bring the gospel to bear upon their souls as we have the opportunity.
Read MoreThe Exodus Motif in Isaiah
January 1, 2008
An explanation of how the Exodus theme is taken up and transformed in the prophet Isaiah.
Read MoreTwo Ways of Denying God’s Law and One Way of Affirming It
January 1, 2008
Because we are recipients of the Gospel, we can no longer offer a witness from a position of moral superiority.
Read MoreKingdom Life
December 2, 2007
God’s long-awaited redemptive reign, invading this sin-stained world to recapture it for its rightful king, had begun in the preaching, miracles, death, resurrection, ascension, and heavenly enthronement of Jesus the Messiah.
Read MoreChrist in the Historical Books
November 30, 2007
The historical books of the OT all fold back on the deliverance of the people of God from Egypt under His rule and care.
Read MoreChrist the Consummation of Wisdom
November 1, 2007
In our search for unity in the Scriptures, we must hear what Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are telling us about retribution.
Read MoreAre You in God’s Story?
October 1, 2007
As Christians we are a part of a grand narrative that revolves around God's purposes in creation, redemption, and the age to come.
Read MoreSuffering and a Theology of Glory
October 1, 2007
There is no place for suffering in the quintessentially American religion of Joel Osteen's theology of glory.
Read MoreWhat Ever Happened to Sin?
October 1, 2007
Joel Osteen's “good news” turns out to be the worst possible news-God's blessing on my life depends on my own good works.
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