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In this episode, Rob and Bob continue a series on familiar psalms that we tend to be drawn to more than others for one reason or another. Psalm 2 is one such psalm. Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss the church, worship, and preaching in a post-covid society. Has the pandemic changed the fundamental nature of society such that church leaders should rethink worship and preaching? Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , Bob reads from his 1923 edition of J. Gresham Machen’s classic work,  Christianity and Liberalism , Chapter 7, The Church. (originally posted December 3, 2019) Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , Bob reads from his 1923 edition of J. Gresham Machen’s classic work,  Christianity and Liberalism , Chapter 6, Salvation. (originally posted November 12, 2019) Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , Bob reads from his 1923 edition of J. Gresham Machen’s classic work,  Christianity and Liberalism , Chapter 5, Christ. (originally posted October 29, 2019) Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , Bob reads from J. Gresham Machen’s 1923 classic work,  Christianity and Liberalism , Chapter 4, The Bible. (originally posted October 8, 2019) Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , Bob reads from J. Gresham Machen’s 1923 classic work,  Christianity and Liberalism , Chapter 3, God and Man. (originally posted October 1, 2019, Episode 174)

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , Bob reads from J. Gresham Machen’s 1923 classic work,  Christianity and Liberalism , Chapter 2, Doctrine.(originally posted September 17, 2019, Episode 172)

Redemption is the work of the Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This Pauline trinitarian emphasis is something that may be somewhat lacking in modern preaching, but is essential in understanding the unique work of each of the three persons. With this trinitarian emphasis Robert Arendale takes a look at the need, the cost, and the blessing of redemption. Participants: Mark A. Winder , Robert...

The Lord pronounces an indictment upon Israel and convicts her of her sins. He also calls her to repentance and to return to him. The coming judgment in exile reminds of Christ who was exile in death for us, that in him we might have life and restoration in the heavenly promised land.  Participants: Jim Cassidy , Mark A. Winder

This week on  Theology Simply Profound , we begin reposting a series of readings of J. Gresham Machen’s 1923 classic book,  Christianity and Liberalism . (originally posted August 27, 2019, Episode 169) Participants: Robert Tarullo

For our Sixth Annual Christmas Special, Rob and Bob attempt to bring some holiday cheer and silliness to you, but end up being rather “Bah Humbug” about it all. With some reflections on the pandemic for this Christmas season and some of our least liked Christmas songs out there, we’re just a bowl full of laughter for your listening pleasure. More seriously, Merry Christmas and Ha...

In this episode, Rob and Bob continue a series on familiar psalms that we tend to be drawn to more than others for one reason or another. Psalm 110 is quoted more than any other psalm in the New Testament. Why? What makes it so worthwhile for the New Testament writers to make use of when writing about Jesus? Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Tarullo

Jeff Waddington reviews Jonathan Edwards and the Immediacy of God by John Carrick. Jonathan Edwards is one of the outstanding figures in the history of the Christian church—he was, quite simply, a man of towering intellect and towering spirituality. But it has been noted, even by his friends and admirers, that his thought is also marked at times by certain idiosyncrasies which inevitably introduce...

How do you preach a passage as speckled and mottled as this one? We look at a text that at first glance has nothing to say about Christ and see how through the continuity of God’s covenant promises we are presented with a foreshadowing of Christ plundering Satan’s house, and through death destroying the one who had the power of death. Participants: Glen Clary , Mark A. Winder

Jeff Waddington reviews A Goodly Heritage: The Secession of 1834 by Cornelis Pronk. In A Goodly Heritage , Cornelis Pronk surveys the history of the Secession of 1834, beginning with the events leading up to this important spiritual movement and subsequently following its long journey through the Netherlands and North America until 1892. He then focuses on a small minority that decided to continue...

Hosea prophesied that God would call his son out of Egypt. Of course, that was long after the Exodus. But here in Chapter 11 the Exodus serves as a motif for God’s redeeming grace. It recalled the Exodus as a foreshadow of Israel’s restoration from exile. Unfortunately, the restoration fell short of the great expectation Israel had for the fulfillment of God’s promises to the pat...

The apostle Paul uses the metaphor of a building to describe the people of God. What is the significance of this metaphor, and what are the implications of that, particularly for ministers of the word? We also discuss how to choose a pericope and how much exegetical detail is appropriate in a sermon. Participants: Glen Clary , Mark A. Winder

What does it mean to be predestined, and to what end does God predestine his people? Robert Arendale joins us again in an exposition of this important passage, including a discussion exploring what part polemics play in a sermon. Participants: Mark A. Winder , Robert Arendale

This section of Genesis showcases an alarming lack of dependence upon God, which results in deception and contention in Jacob’s family. Here we see the foundation laid for much of the conflict of the following chapters, as well as the introduction of Joseph whose story will be the subject of the last third of Genesis. In spite of Jacob’s foolishness, God will take this dysfunctional family in form...

Jim Cassidy discusses Therefore the Truth I Speak: Scottish Theology, 1500–1700 by Donald Macleod. The Scottish church was forever altered by the arrival of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Its legacy endured, and provoked a flurry of theological re–examinations which form the foundation for much of our modern understanding of Reformed Theology. In this informed and accessible historical...

The Apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Ephesus to remind them of the “unsearchable riches” of Christ (3:8).  That is, he writes to remind the Christians living in that metropolitan port city, awash in paganism, of the heavenly blessings that belong to them in Christ (1:3).  A few years prior to his writing the letter to the Ephesians, Paul had labored in the city for almo...

Lane Tipton speaks about his new book, Foundations of Covenant Theology , available now through Reformed Forum. Drawing from Genesis 1:1 and subsequent biblical revelation, Lane Tipton argues that before creating the visible world, the immutable triune God created a heavenly temple dwelling, filled that heavenly dwelling with the unchanging glory of his Spirit, and sanctified that heavenly dwellin...

Jacob’s search for a bride parallels two other searches, all of which point us to Christ who offers the water of life and becomes a servant to secure his bride. We therefore must become servants of Christ that as his bride we might receive the water of life. Participants: Mark A. Winder

Camden Bucey speaks about Murray Forst Thompson’s tract,  The Auburn Betrayal , which provides historical and theological context for the Auburn Affirmation, an important document in early twentieth-century American Presbyterianism. The tract was published in 1941 by the Committee on Christian Education for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Participants: Camden Bucey