Josh Walker

The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards

Christ the Center — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:08 +0000

Nick Batzig, Josh Walker and Michael Dewalt talked with Dr. Steve Lawson, senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, about his book The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards. Dr. Lawson is the author of several books including Famine in the Land, Foundations of Grace, and The Expository Genius of John Calvin. Several of these works are published in Reformation Trust’s Long Line Profiles series. In The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards, Dr. Lawson gives consideration to the way in which Edwards’ zeal for the glory of God guided his intellectual attainments. The greatness of Edwards did not ultimately lie in his intellectual genius, rather it was the spiritual and eternal mindedness with which he pursued.

Related Books

Steve Lawson Foundations of Grace: a Long Line of Glody Men
Steve Lawson The Expository Genius of John Calvin
John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion
John Piper A God Entranced Vision of All Things

Participants: Josh Walker, Michael DeWalt, Nick Batzig, Steve Lawson

Keeping up on the Biblical Languages

Camden M. Bucey — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:22:13 +0000

Miles Van Pelt, Associate Professor of Old Testament and Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS speaks about the importance of the original languages for biblical study. Miles has helped produce several popular books and resources for original language study including Basics of Biblical Hebrew and Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew. Dr. Van Pelt encourages pastors and scholars to a renewed sense of the importance and efficacy of biblical study in Greek and Hebrew.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Josh Walker, Miles Van Pelt

The Historical Adam

Christ the Center — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:00:36 +0000

The Christ the Center panel got together recently and discussed whether Adam was a real historical person and whether it matters for our understanding of Scripture and theology as a whole. This is a nearly no holds barred conversation with some interesting audio clips thrown in for fun. While the discussion was fun, the subject is serious business indeed.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig

Listener Co-Hosts

Christ the Center — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:00:30 +0000

As we continue our celebration of the new year, we speak with listeners on our first listener co-host show.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig

Counterfeit Gods

Christ the Center — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:06 +0000

Christ the Center recently interviewed Rev. Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer PCA in Manhattan, about his most recent book Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters. The panel discussed the nature of sin as idolatry and how such things as money, sex, and power, vie for God’s rightful place in the human heart. Pastor Keller provided powerful insights into the nature of idolatry and how the human heart really is deceitful. This was a very fruitful discussion.

Participants: Jeff Waddington, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig, Tim Keller

Church Membership

Christ the Center — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:30 +0000

The Christ the Center panel met with Dr. Guy Waters, associate professor of NT at RTS/Jackson, about the importance of membership in a local congregation. The biblical basis for church membership was explored along with its connection to mutual support, discipline and observance of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Also discussed was the significance of the non-communicant/communicant member distinction. It was noted that aversion to local church membership among Christians is a relatively recent phenomenon and so this proved to be a very practical conversation.

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The Doctrine of Assurance

Christ the Center — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:00:10 +0000

Burk Parsons visits Christ the Center to discuss two books he has edited. A majority of the discussion centers on Assured by God: Living in the Fullness of God’s Grace, a wonderful collection of contributions on the reformed doctrine of assurance. Burk explains the importance of the doctrine for the Christian life.

The second book is John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology, another great book about the great reformer. This book stands out from the multitude of recent Calvin titles in that it was written for the layperson. Listen to Burk speak about these two books.

Bibliography

Beeke, Joel. The Quest for Full Assurance: The Legacy of Calvin and His Successors. Edinburgh; Carlisle Pa.: Banner of Truth, 1999.

Parsons, Burk, ed. Assured by God: Living in the Fullness of God’s Grace. Phillipsburg N.J.: P & R Pub., 2006.

—. John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology. Lake Mary, FL: Reformation Trust, 2008.

Ryle, J. C. Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots. Cambridge Eng.: J. Clarke, 1956.

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Participants: Burk Parsons, Camden Bucey, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig

New Testament Theology

Christ the Center — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:00:35 +0000

Christ the Center was pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner to discuss New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Dr. Schreiner’s book has been warmly welcomed by many respected scholars in the reformed community and listeners will understand why when they hear Dr. Schreiner detail his project.

Bibliography

Ridderbos, Herman. The Coming of the Kingdom. Edinburgh: Christian World Publications, 1979.

Schreiner, Thomas R. New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Baker Academic, 2008.

Vos, Geerhardus. Biblical Theology. New Ed. Banner of Truth, 1975.

â€”â€”â€”. Pauline Eschatology. P & R Publishing, 1979.

â€”â€”â€”. The Eschatology of the Old Testament. P & R Publishing, 2001.

â€”â€”â€”. The Kingdom of God and the Church. Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co, 1972.

Vos, Geerhardus, and Richard B., Jr. Gaffin. Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation: The Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos. P & R Publishing, 2001.

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Participants: Camden Bucey, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig, Tom Schreiner

The Masculine Mandate

Christ the Center — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:00:10 +0000

Richard D. Phillips visits Christ the Center to discuss his new book The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men. The book is a reaction to recent cultural trends as well as John Eldredge’s mega-hit Wild at Heart. Much more than a simple reaction, Rev. Phillips promotes a positive, biblical approach to masculinity by touching on biblical anthropology and God’s specific call that men should “work” and “keep.”

Rick is Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC and the author of several books including Jesus the Evangelist, What’s So Great About the Doctrines of Grace?, and the Hebrews and Zechariah Reformed Expository commentaries.

Bibliography

Eldredge, John. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Passionate Soul of a Man. Nashville Tenn.: T. Nelson, 2001.

Phillips, Richard D. Hebrews. Reformed expository commentary. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2006.

â€”â€”â€”. Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel From the Book of John. Lake Mary, FL: Reformation Trust Pub., 2007.

â€”â€”â€”. The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men. Lake Mary Fla.: Reformation Trust Pub., 2009.

â€”â€”â€”. What’s So Great About the Doctrines of Grace? Lake Mary FL: Reformation Trust Pub., 2008.

â€”â€”â€”. Saved by Grace: The Glory of Salvation in Ephesians 2. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2009.

â€”â€”â€”. Zechariah. P & R Publishing, 2007.

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Participants: Camden Bucey, Jim Cassidy, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig, Rick Phillips

The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes

Christ the Center — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:00:32 +0000

Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman joins the panel to discuss Lemuel Haynes and black theology. Anyabwile has edited May We Meet in the Heavenly World, a book of Haynes writings which includes a helpful biography. Haynes (1753-1833) was an influential African-American pastor during the American Revolution. He was a devoted Calvinist who argued against slavery through the lens of God’s providence. Haynes was a well-known preacher and writer during his lifetime, but unfortunately, many have forgotten him in recent years. Join us for an interesting discussion of the life and thought of Lemuel Haynes.

Bibliography

Anyabwile, Thabiti. The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity. Downers Grove Ill.: IVP Academic, 2007.

—. The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2006.

Haynes, Lemuel. Black Preacher to White America: The Collected Writings of Lemuel Haynes, 1774-1833. Brooklyn N.Y.: Carlson Pub., 1990.

—. May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes. Grand Rapids Mich.: Reformation Heritage Books, 2009.

Saillant, John,. Black Puritan, Black Republican the Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes, 1753-1833. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig, Thabiti Anyabwile

The Regulative Principle of Worship

Christ the Center — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:00:51 +0000

Derek Thomas joins Josh Walker and Nick Batzig to discuss the regulative principle of worship. Derek Thomas is the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi. He is also the minister of teaching at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Participants: Derek Thomas, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig

The Importance of the Original Languages

Christ the Center — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:00:21 +0000

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Bibliography

Machen, J. New Testament Greek for Beginners. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004.

Pratico, Gary and Miles Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar: Workbook. Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan, 2001.

Van Pelt, Miles. Charts of Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2007.

â€”â€”â€”. Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew: A Guide to Reading the Hebrew Bible. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2006.

â€”â€”â€”. The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2003.

Weingreen, J. A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1939.

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Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Josh Walker, Miles Van Pelt, Nick Batzig

Galileo Against the Church & Nichols on Luther

Reformed Media Review — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:15:37 +0000

We discuss several new and forthcoming books and comment on two audio clips. The first comes from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA and touches on Galileo’s relationship to the church. The second responds to a review of Stephen J. Nichols’ book Martin Luther: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought.

Bibliography

Ash, Christopher. The Priority of Preaching. Christian Focus, 2009.

Battles, Ford. New light on Calvin’s Institutes a supplement to the McNeill-Battles translation. Hartford Conn.: Hartford Seminary Press, 1966.

Bird, Michael. Are you the One who is to come? : the historical Jesus and the messianic question. Grand Rapids Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009.

â€”â€”â€”. Introducing Paul : the man, his mission and his message. Downers Grove Ill.: IVP Academic, 2008.

Campbell, Iain. Heroes & heretics : pivotal moments in 20 centuries of the church. Fearn Ross-shire Scotland: Christian Focus, 2004.

Chapell, Bryan. Christ-centered worship : letting the Gospel shape our practice. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2009.

Dawn, Marva. In the beginning, GOD : creation, culture, and the spiritual life. Downers Grove Ill.: IVP Books, 2009.

Duncan, Ligon. The Westminster Confession in the 21st Century-Volume 3. Mentor, 2009.

Fee, Gordon. The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians. Grand Rapids Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2009.

Hahn, Scott. Kinship by Covenant: A Canonical Approach to the Fulfillment of God’s Saving Promises. Yale University Press, 2009.

Horton, Michael. The Gospel-driven Life Being Good News People in a Bad News World. Baker Pub Group, 2009.

Jesus and the Gospels An Introduction and Survey. Inter Varsity Pr, 2009.

Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Kulikovsky, Andrew. Creation, Fall, Restoration: A Biblical Theology of Creation. Mentor, 2009.

Lane, A. A reader’s guide to Calvin’s Institutes. Grand Rapids Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009.

Noll, Mark. The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith. Downers Grove Ill.: IVP Academic, 2009.

The Christian Faith A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way. Zondervan.

The Five Points of Calvinism A Study Guide. Baker Pub Group.

Vos, Geerhardus. The self-disclosure of Jesus the modern debate about the Messianic consciousness. [New ed.]. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1954.

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Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Josh Walker

God’s Mighty Acts in the Old Testament

Christ the Center — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:21 +0000

Christ the Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Richard C. Gamble to talk about volume one of his systematic theology. Many people have looked forward to The Whole Counsel of God v.1: God’s Mighty Acts in the Old Testament and the panel had the pleasure of discussing the influences and aims of this great book. Dr. Gamble incorporates the best of the reformed tradition into a highly enjoyable biblical-systematic theology.
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Bibliography

Edwards, Jonathan. A History of the Work of Redemption. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989.

Gamble, Richard C. The Whole Counsel Of God. Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co, 2008.

Jones, Charles. The History of the Church of God During the Period of Revelation. New York: Scribner, 1867.

Owen, John, and W. H. Goold. The Works of John Owen. London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1965.

Reymond, Robert. A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1998.

Vos, Geerhardus. Biblical Theology. New Ed. Banner of Truth, 1975.

â€”â€”â€”. Dogmatiek, 1910.

Waltke, Bruce. An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. 1st ed. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2007.

Wills, Gregory. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859-2009. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig, Richard C. Gamble

New Testament Textual Criticism in the 21st Century

Christ the Center — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:00:19 +0000

Daniel B. Wallace discusses the challenges facing New Testament textual criticism in the 21st century. Join us for this interesting discussion of this fascinating discipline. Many listeners will be familiar with Dr. Wallace from his introductory textbook and his textbook on intermediate Greek grammar. Dr. Wallace is the senior New Testament editor of the NET Bible and coeditor of the NET-Nestle Greek-English diglot. He has also founded The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, an institute with the initial purpose to preserve Scripture by taking digital photographs of all known Greek New Testament manuscripts.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Daniel B. Wallace, Josh Walker, Nick Batzig

Josh Walker

The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards

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Keeping up on the Biblical Languages

The Historical Adam

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Counterfeit Gods

Church Membership

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The Doctrine of Assurance

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New Testament Theology

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The Masculine Mandate

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The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes

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The Regulative Principle of Worship

The Importance of the Original Languages

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Galileo Against the Church & Nichols on Luther

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God’s Mighty Acts in the Old Testament

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New Testament Textual Criticism in the 21st Century