The Real Question is Whether There is An Objective Definition of Reformed

by on December 19, 2025 | 44 Comments

Part of Saturday was spent trading tweets with Matthew Milliner, who teaches Art History at Wheaton College. We had a good, genial conversation from two different confessional traditions. I am not sure, but judging by his arguments, I inferred that Matthew may . . . Continue reading →

A Tale Of Two Trees

by on December 18, 2025

Even Christ’s death and resurrection inform the last Adam motif. Whereas the first Adam faced probation with a tree, so Christ’s suffering obedience culminated with a tree “by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8). . . . Continue reading →

What Is Reformed Theology? (Part 9)

by on December 15, 2025
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And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communion, that is, the breaking of the bread, and to the prayers. (Acts 2:42)1 Teaching The first words to consider here are “devoting” and “teaching.” The first expression . . . Continue reading →

Why Did the Geneva Consistory Insist on Biblical Names at Baptism?

by on December 12, 2025 | 19 Comments

Matt Tuininga, a friend and former student, wrote an interesting post at Christian in America in which he tells about the conflict between the consistory and some of the people in Geneva over the question of how the people should name their . . . Continue reading →