How the Bible Regulates Worship: Two Free Lectures
How does the Bible regulate our worship? Pastor Matt Foreman addresses this question as he lectures on the larger topic of worship and church ministry. In the two free video lectures below, Pastor...
View ArticleContextualization & Church Ministry: Two Free Video Lectures
Contextualization in gospel ministry is a much debated topic. In the two lectures below, Bob Gonzales attempts to navigate a course between the extremes of what one writer has called “cultural...
View ArticlePietism or Confessionalism: Must We Take Sides?
The terms “confessionalism” and “pietism” can refer to historical movements within Christendom. Or they may denote two opposite emphases or tendencies related to Christian doctrine and experience....
View ArticleShould the NT Church Sing Exclusively OT Psalms?
The question of precisely what the church should sing in corporate worship has been a source of controversy among those churches that were birthed in the Protestant Reformation. The controversy...
View ArticleThe Baptist Confession on Sanctification
Roger’s been a Christian for three years. He reads his Bible faithfully and prays. Yet at times he’s discouraged. As it turns out, Roger’s been struggling with a pattern of lust. He’s prayed frequently...
View ArticleThe Thief on the Cross: Portrait of a True Christian
What is a Christian? To be more specific, In what way does a Christian differ from other men? This is a very basic question. So basic that we may initially feel that such a question is too elementary...
View ArticleThe Grim Reaper’s Identity Revealed
As Halloween approaches, hideous and horrific images of death proliferate. One of the most familiar and haunting images is that of the Grim Reaper. However, this “harvester of human souls” is not a...
View ArticleHow to Cope with Depression
According to some recent statistics, “Depression affects approximately 19 million Americans, or 9.5% of the population in any given one-year period.”1 Most of us have experienced depression at some...
View ArticleA Critique of the New Perspective: Eight Audio Lectures
Martin Luther was willing to risk all for the doctrine of justification. “Without this article,” declared Luther, “the world is utter death and darkness…. If the article of justification is lost, all...
View ArticleBehold the Goodness and Severity of God: A Theology of Lamentations
The Twin Towers’ tragedy of September 11th 2001 is a faint picture of the mass destruction, human misery, and emotional grief experienced by Jerusalem’s inhabitants in 587 B.C. No other book of...
View ArticleThe Temptation of Christ: Why?
I’m not simply referring to the reason why God allowed Christ to be tempted. I’m also querying God included the account of Christ’s temptation in the Bible. According to John’s Gospel, 20:30, Christ...
View ArticleThe Temptation of Christ: When and Where?
In a previous post we asked the question, “Why was Christ tempted?” That is, what goal or objective did God have in view when exposing Jesus to the devil’s assaults and when revealing this ordeal in...
View ArticleThe Chief End of Man’s Salvation: God’s Glory
The Westminster Shorter Catechism is best known for its opening question: “What is the chief end of man?” To which the following reply is offered: “Man’s chief end is to glorify and enjoy God...
View ArticleThe Gospel of Eden: On Genesis 3:15
Knowing the origin of a thing enables one to better understand its nature. For example, to know the nature of the universe one should seek to understand its origins. A proper knowledge of the origins...
View ArticleThe Theology of Ulrich Zwingli: Free Video Lectures
Although Ulrich Zwingli stands under the shadow of Martin Luther and John Calvin in terms of prominence in the Protestant Reformation, he nevertheless deserves a place alongside these giants. His...
View ArticleThe Gospel According to Gethsemane
I am convinced that apart from the cross of Calvary we have no more powerful and vivid a portrayal of gospel truth than what we find in the cup of Gethsemane. If you and I were standing by Jesus’ side...
View ArticleAll Fun and No Funerals Makes Jack a Dumb Boy: Ecclesiastes 7:1-4
Death is an occasion and funeral homes are a place marked by much sadness and grief. And yet, according to Holy Scripture, there is something potentially beneficial about such an occasion and such a...
View ArticleThe Power of Preaching by Brian Borgman
Many of us can recall being profoundly impacted by God’s word preached. The potency of God’s word proclaimed derives in part from Scripture’s own self-authenticating power that pierces into the deepest...
View Article“The Real Story at Mount Sinai” by Oskar Arocha
Last night one of our seminary students, Oskar Arocha, gave a overview of his master’s thesis, “The Real Story at Mount Sinai: An Exegetical Interpretation of the Narrative of Exodus 19–24,” in Spanish...
View ArticleA Biblical Defense of Lay-Evangelism
“The chief agents in the expansion of Christianity appear not to have been those who made it a profession or a major part of their occupation, but men and women who earned their livelihood in some...
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