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Video: Moses-Centered Legalism (Part 1)

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on June 28, 2024

Chris Gordon and Dan Borvan discuss the importance of preaching from the perspective that as the Bible progresses, it reveals more and more about the salvation of Christ. Continue reading →

Why Are Baptistic Evangelicals Attracted To Anglicanism?

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on June 26, 2024 | 3 Comments

By now, the pattern is familiar. A young evangelical becomes disenchanted with her religious upbringing, discovers the liturgical church, and “walks the Canterbury Trail,” joining an Anglican or Episcopal church. She may even conclude the Anglican tradition is insufficiently Catholic and turn . . . Continue reading →

Evangelical Repentance, The Marrow, And The Auchterarder Creed

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on June 25, 2024 | 7 Comments

How did theological examination of a man in a presbytery (body of regional church elders) in a small town in Scotland in 1717 fuel a deep-seated theological schism among ministers in the Church of Scotland and result in a movement that still . . . Continue reading →

Is There Distinctively Reformed Medicine?

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on June 24, 2024 | 4 Comments

After a visit to my father at his local hospital, I had a worldview moment. What should have alerted me from the outset was the name of the place – St. Mary’s. But then I noticed that the spiritual services wing of . . . Continue reading →

How Representative Of Reformed Orthodoxy Was Davenant?

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on June 21, 2024 | 5 Comments

However, does Lynch fully make his case that hypothetical universalists taught that Christ died for all human beings in one sense and for the elect alone in another sense? He appears persistently to blur the lines between the impetration and application of . . . Continue reading →

Video: Eschatology And Hope (Part 2)

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on June 21, 2024

Chris Gordon is joined by Pastor Jon Moffitt and Pastor Justin Perdue of Theocast to discuss the promise of the return of Christ and how Christians can stay optimistic and heavenly-minded during these trying times. Continue reading →

A Wonderful Sound From Synod Escondido (URCNA) 2024

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on June 18, 2024 | 17 Comments

The sounds of Synod 2024 Continue reading →

Marusich: People Won’t Say Publicly When It Matters What They Say Privately

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on June 15, 2024 | 5 Comments

A former teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), who was critical of the way the Central Indiana Presbytery handled allegations brought against Dan Herron, is now facing seven charges and possible excommunication. “The charges are a clear retaliation by [Teaching . . . Continue reading →

Video: Eschatology And Hope (Part 1)

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on June 14, 2024

Chris Gordon is joined by Pastor Jon Moffitt and Pastor Justin Perdue of Theocast to discuss how eschatology has shaped the American church and the ways their different church upbringings affected their views on the end of all things. Continue reading →

Trueman On STD’s And Stupidity

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on June 14, 2024 | 2 Comments

According to a recent CDC report, cases of syphilis are rising in the United States. The report offers an interesting window on contemporary American culture. First, it features the usual exceptionalism for health issues that are a part of the progressive remaking . . . Continue reading →

Video: Planting A Church

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on June 7, 2024 | 1 Comment

Chris Gordon and Brian Lee discuss the successes of church planting and take a closer look at the areas where the process could be improved. Continue reading →

Vos: Man Belongs To Two Spheres

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on June 1, 2024 | 3 Comments

Man belongs to two spheres. And Scripture not only teaches that these two spheres are distinct, it also teaches what estimate of relative importance ought to be placed upon them. Heaven is the primordial, earth the secondary creation. In heaven are the . . . Continue reading →

Berkhof On Why Reformed Churches Affirm The Validity Of Roman Catholic Baptisms

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on May 31, 2024

[The Reformed Churches] have generally recognized the baptism of other Churches, not excluding the Roman Catholics, and also of the various sects, except in the case of Churches and sects which denied the Trinity. Thus they refused to honour the baptism of . . . Continue reading →

Video: Creeds, Confessions, And The Catechism

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on May 31, 2024

Reverend Bill Boekestein joins Chris Gordon to discuss the importance of creeds and confessions and introduce his new devotional book titled Glorifying And Enjoying God. Continue reading →

Audio: The Unchangeable Substance | Galatians 3:15–18

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on May 25, 2024

A morning devotion by R. Scott Clark on Galatians 3:15–18. Continue reading →

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