Reformed Forum — Resources on Reformed Christian Theology

What do we do when the government tells us that we must turn in people who are of a certain ethnic group so that they might be killed? Do we adhere to scripture that tells us to be obedient to the governing authorities or do we adhere to scripture that tells us that we should not murder?...

Our Newest Addition: Theology Simply Profound

20 Jun 2017

Special Edition

News

We are pleased to welcome Theology Simply Profound. Rob McKenzie and Bob Tarullo address issues of Reformed theology in an accessible manner. If Christ the Center is an advanced course, this is your prolegomena....

The Essential Van Til — As Suchness

19 Jun 2017

James J. Cassidy

Cornelius Van Til

Going hand-in-hand with what we said in a previous post about rendering God not God, Van Til points up how unbelieving thought assumes a neutral view of reality, and in so doing renders every aspect of reality as a final arbiter between God and man: “Now Romanism does not go nearly so far as this....

When the Exception Becomes the Rule: An Observation from the Recent PCA General Assembly

17 Jun 2017

James J. Cassidy

Practical Theology

The below observation is not a criticism of the PCA or the 2017 Assembly. I watched much of the Assembly on-line and was greatly blessed by so many of the things I saw and heard. So, this Assembly, for my purposes here,...

Discontent in the Ministry

16 Jun 2017

Christ the Center

Modern Church

Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey revisit Paul Woolley’s article, “Discontent!” as it pertains to the ministry of the church. Woolley presents two forms of discontent in the church that lead either to pursuing a worldly or Christ-centered agenda....

Geerhardus Vos on Christology and Covenant

14 Jun 2017

Daniel Ragusa

Christology, Geerhardus Vos

In a previous post, we considered the way in which Geerhardus Vos’ doctrine of Christ impacted his redemptive-historical hermeneutic for reading the Old Testament. In the triune God’s eternal counsel of peace, the Son assumed his role as Mediator and Surety of the covenant of grace....

How to Read Your Bible

13 Jun 2017

Theology Simply Profound

Practical Theology

A Sermon on 1 Peter 1 verses 10–12 Theology Simply Profound is a podcast of Westminster Presbyterian Church, an Orthodox Presbyterian Church, serving the western suburbs of Chicago, where God powerfully speaks through his means of grace....

The Essential Van Til — God not God

12 Jun 2017

James J. Cassidy

Apologetics, Cornelius Van Til

Van Til is a master at exegeting unbelief. This is helpful for apologetics. If we do not understand the unbeliever in a biblical way, inevitably our approach to defending the faith will be unbiblical.[1] Therefore, it is very important to know how the unbeliever thinks about reality (ontology) and knowledge (epistemology)....

Isaiah and God’s Kingdom

The Dogmatic Impulse within Scripture

Key Episodes

The Regulative Principle of Worship

Roman Catholic Theology and Practice

Redemptive-Historical Hermeneutics, Divine Authorship, and the Christotelism Debate

Nature/Grace Dualism

Baptism, Covenant, and Election

God without Parts: The Doctrine of Divine Simplicity

The Clark/Van Til Controversy

N.T. Wright’s Doctrine of Justification, Part 1

Deconstructing Evangelicalism

The Eschatological Views of the Westminster Divines

Civil Disobedience

Our Newest Addition: Theology Simply Profound

The Essential Van Til — As Suchness

When the Exception Becomes the Rule: An Observation from the Recent PCA General Assembly

Discontent in the Ministry

Geerhardus Vos on Christology and Covenant

How to Read Your Bible

The Essential Van Til — God not God

Isaiah and God’s Kingdom

The Dogmatic Impulse within Scripture

Civil Disobedience

Our Newest Addition: Theology Simply Profound

The Essential Van Til — As Suchness