Video: Was the Council of Nicaea About Power?

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on November 15, 2024

Is orthodox doctrine simply an oppressive monopoly? Did early Christianity include gnosticism? Renowned scholar Elaine Pagels has made this case for many years. In this episode, theologian Michael Horton responds to Pagels’s claims as she appears on the Within Reason Podcast with . . . Continue reading →

Augustine On Christ’s Present Reign

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on November 13, 2024

Today is St Augustine’s birthday (354 AD). In honor of his birthday, today’s Heidelquote is by St Augustine. 3. Therefore let the Church of Christ, the city of the great King, full of grace, prolific of offspring, let her say what the . . . Continue reading →

Tertullian Anticipated Anselm On The Ontological Argument

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on November 11, 2024 | 2 Comments

The principal, and indeed the whole, contention lies in the point of number: whether two Gods may be admitted, by poetic license (if they must be), or pictorial fancy, or by the third process, as we must now add, of heretical depravity. . . . Continue reading →

What Tertullian Really Said About Jerusalem And Athens

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on November 9, 2024 | 1 Comment

These are “the doctrines” of men and “of demons” produced for itching ears of the spirit of this world’s wisdom: this the Lord called “foolishness,” and “chose the foolish things of the world” to confound even philosophy itself. For (philosophy) it is . . . Continue reading →

Video: Did the Reformation Cause Secularization?

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on November 8, 2024

Professor and Reformed theologian Michael Horton responds to Tom Holland’s analysis and tries to answer the question of whether the Protestant Reformation did indeed lead to the secularization of the West. Continue reading →

Vos Against An Earthly Glory Age Before Christ Returns

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on November 8, 2024

The idea of the Antichrist in general and that of the apostasy in particular reminds us that we may not expect an uninterrupted progress of the Christianization of the world until the parousia. As the reign of truth will be extended, so . . . Continue reading →

The Church Turned To Social Issues When It Should Have Turned To Doctrinal Issues

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on November 7, 2024

This discrepancy points to the prevailing interests of our Protestant churches in the twentieth century. At that time, much more attention was given to Christianity’s relationship with social issues than with doctrinal matters, and Philemon seems to touch more on social issues—specifically, . . . Continue reading →

On The Cowardice Of Philosophers

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on November 6, 2024

Debates on sex and gender have suffered from a want of moral and intellectual toughness. More detailed, less question-begging diagnoses are possible of why so many smart people shy away from publicly acknowledging that a woman is an adult human female. But . . . Continue reading →

Video: WSC 2024 Reformation Day Lecture “Let God Be God!”

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on November 2, 2024

Dr. Michael Horton gives the annual Reformation Lecture at Westminster Seminary California, entitled “Let God Be God!” Continue reading →

Video: The Gift of The Sabbath

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on November 1, 2024

Chris Gordon Dan Borvan discuss the topic is the sanctity and importance of the Sabbath. Continue reading →

Notre Dame Prof Challenges Use Of Church Designation For Para-Church Orgs

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on October 30, 2024 | 1 Comment

A professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, is advocating that Congress narrow the definition of church associations, a status that allows a nonprofit to avoid filing an informational Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Over the last . . . Continue reading →

Luther’s Cure For Spiritual Depression

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on October 25, 2024 | 12 Comments

My dearest Spalatin, I heartily sympathize with you and earnestly pray our Lord Jesus Christ to strengthen you and give you a cheerful heart. I should like to know, and am making diligent inquiries to find out, what your trouble may be . . . Continue reading →

Video: What Is The Gospel?

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on October 25, 2024 | 5 Comments

Most people have heard the term “The Gospel,” but what does it really mean when it comes to the Christian faith and church leadership? Continue reading →

New Resource Page: On The Internal/External Distinction In The Covenant Of Grace

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on October 21, 2024

Baptism, Election & the Covenant of Grace

When God said to Abraham, “And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your children after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your children after you” (Genesis 17:7) and “As . . . Continue reading →

Abusers Use Flying Monkeys

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on October 19, 2024 | 3 Comments

Abusers are master manipulators. They know how to manipulate people and situations in such a way that they appear innocent. In fact, they can even turn the tables on their victims and make it appear as if they’re the ones who’ve been . . . Continue reading →

Video: What It Means To Be Reformed

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on October 18, 2024

Adam Kaloostian, a URCNA pastor turned church planter, joins Chris Gordon in reflecting on why the Reformed believe what they believe and why it matters. Continue reading →

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