Podcast Episodes
Summary of Christian Doctrine: The Divine Decrees
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine of God and Creation, chapter 8 starts a new section called, “The Works of God,” where Berkhof begins to open up the work of God in his divine decrees and common objections to subjects such as election
Melvin Grove Kyle, J. Gresham Machen, and the League of Evangelical Students
Jeff McDonald discusses Melvin Grove Kyle and the growth of the League of Evangelical Students (LES) founded by J. Gresham Machen and Princeton Seminary students in 1925. Both Kyle and Machen were scholarly leaders in the LES and served on the organization’s board together. In his paper on the subject, Dr. McDonald establishes the importance of Melvin Grove Kyle as
Van Til Group #9 — God’s Knowledge of the World and Man’s Knowledge of God
Carlton Wynne, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey turn to pp. 54–58 of Cornelius Van Til’s The Defense of the Faith to discuss the Christian theory of knowledge. In this section, Van Til speaks of God’s knowledge of the world and then man’s knowledge of God.
Chapters 00:00 Introduction02:28 God’s Knowledge of the World07:41 The Plan of God to Create the
Posts and Essays
The Sensus Fidei: Pneumatology and Ecclesiology in Catholic and Reformed Theology
Justified in the Spirit — Life Giving Spirit (Part Two)
Pneumatology and Adam
Lane Tipton delivers the first of his two plenary addresses at our 2015 Theology Conference at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois.
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