Reformed Forum

Dr. Arlin Migliazzo speaks about Henrietta Mears, who was arguably the single most influential woman in the shaping of modern evangelicalism. Key figures in the early modern evangelical movement like Bill Bright, Harold John Ockenga, and Jim Rayburn frequently cited her teachings as a formative part of their ministry. Graham himself stated that Mears was the most important female influence in his...

In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til . This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers nature, special revelation, and covenant. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Stude...

Harrison Perkins speaks about Samuel Miller’s views on Presbyterianism. Dr. Perkins has edited a new edition of Miller’s Presbyterianism: Its History, Doctrine, Government, and Worship , which has been published by Log College Press . Samuel Miller, the first professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government at Princeton Theological Seminary and a prolific author, published thi...

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, the sixth chapter on “The Attributes of God,” sets before us the Incommunicable and Communicable attributes of God. In this episode, we discuss God’s communicable attributes. Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert Ta...

In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til . This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers the Creator/creature distinction and relation. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment....

Lane Tipton speaks about his chapter, “The Person of Christ: The Deeper Protestant Conception and the Church’s Heavenly-Mindedness” in Theology for Ministry: How Doctrine Affects Pastoral Life and Practice (P&R Publishing), a festschrift for Sinclair Ferguson. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Update on Reformed Academy 13:56 Writing in a Festschrift for Sinclair Ferguson 20:49...

Hosea 13 contains mostly words of rebuke and condemnation. But there is good news there as well. The Lord rebukes his son, Israel, whom he called out of Egypt, for the sin of covenantal faithlessness. They have gone after other gods. So thorough will God’s coming judgment be that it is likened to death. But he also offers a word of hope which contains the promise of life, as death itself wil...

In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til . This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers the Trinity and history. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in...

Drs. Alan Strange and Cornelis Venema speak about the practice of catechetical preaching from a practical as well as historical perspective. While the practice is more common within the Dutch Reformed tradition, Dr. Strange also provides a case for Presbyterians to engage in preaching using the Westminster Standards as aids. Regardless of where you may land on the particular role of secondary stan...

We look at the significance of a trio of prophecies: the flight to Egypt, Jeremiah’s prophecy of the weeping of Rachel, and that “he would be called a Nazarene.” Matthew identifies Jesus with us, so that we might identify with him. The glorious king is not what many expected, and his kingdom does not look the way many expect. Participants: Joel Fick , Mark A. Winder

In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton's course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til . This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers Cornelius Van Til’s biography and major works. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment....

In 1904, the same year Herman Bavinck published  Christian Worldview , Bavinck published a book titled  Christelijke wetenschap  ( Christian Science ) in which he commented on a movement to “build science . . . on the foundation of the Christian faith.” Cory Brock joins us to speak about this book and Bavinck’s views on the subject. Dr. Cory C. Brock is assistant m...

Dr. Vern Poythress speaks about the study of history and historiography from a Christian perspective. In his book, Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach (Crossway), Dr. Poythress emphasizes God’s own command to remember his works and share them with the next generation. He explores providentialism, divine purpose, and the four basic phases of biblical history: creation, fal...

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, the sixth chapter on “The Attributes of God,” sets before us the Incommunicable and Communicable attributes of God. In this episode, we discuss God’s incommunicable attributes. Participants: Rob McKenzie , Robert...

We turn to pp. 299–301 of Geerhardus Vos’s book, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments . Vos discusses three ways in which the structure of New Testament Revelation can be determined from within Scripture itself. 1. From indications in the Old Testament 2. From the teachings of Jesus 3. From the teachings of Paul and the other apostles Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:43 The Structure of N...

Where is Christ’s body now ? In short, that is the question behind our conversation today with K. J. Drake, the author of The Flesh of the Word: The extra Calvinisticum from Zwingli to Early Orthodoxy (Oxford University Press, 2021). In this book, Drake seeks to broaden the study of the extra Calvinisticum by investigating how the doctrine arose within sixteenth-century Reformed theology as...

Carlton Wynne, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey turn to pp. 48–54 of Cornelius Van Til’s The Defense of the Faith to discuss the Christian theory of knowledge. In this section, Van Til speaks of the relationship between a theory of reality and the theory of knowledge and how for orthodox Christians, the absolute God of Scripture is identical with his knowledge while finite creatures are fundamentally...

Dr. Benjamin Gladd shares his methods and favorite tools for facilitating research and eventual publication of his writing. Dr. Gladd is Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He is the author of Handbook on the Gospels (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2021) and From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God (Downers Grove: IVP Acade...

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, the fifth chapter on “The Names of God,” serves to help us to understand that names “have meaning and give insight into the nature of the person or things designated,” which also applies to God’s...

Dr. Carlton Wynne speaks about his chapter, “Scripture: Foundational for Life and Ministry,” which is published in Theology for Ministry: How Doctrine Affects Pastoral Life and Practice . This book is a festschrift for Sinclair Ferguson, edited by William R. Edwards, John C. A. Ferguson, and Chad Van Dixhoorn, and published by P&R Publishing. Dr. Wynne discusses the significance of...

This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob begin a discussion of Louis Berkhof’s little book,  Summary of Christian Doctrine . Within the first section, The Doctrine of God and Creation, the fourth chapter on “The Essential Nature of God,” serves to help us to understand at the most basic level , the knowledge of God and the knowledge of God as known from special revelation. Participants:...

Mark Winder previews his upcoming course on Zephaniah wherein he will discuss the prophecy in its context, and in doing so examine how the prophet utilizes protological themes to construct an eschatological picture pointing to the great Day of the Lord. We will begin with an introduction to covenant themes and establish the veracity of the theological assumptions and hermeneutical method employed...

What does Paul mean when he says that all things in heaven and earth will be united in Christ? The apostle moves from what Christ did on the cross for his people — to look at the place of the cross in all of history. Robert Arendale and Mark Winder look at the concept of mystery, the language of “things in heaven and things on earth,” and the culmination of this text — the uniting of these things....

We discuss Geerhardus Vos’s sermon, “Heavenly Mindedness” from his collection Grace and Glory: Sermons Preached at Princeton Seminary . In this sermon, Vos directs the Christian to consider the heavenly realities, where Christ is, as the proper focus and posture for the Christian throughout this present earthly pilgrimage. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:45 Historical Context of the Sermon 08:44 Ke...

Brad Isbell ( @ChortlesWeakly ) briefly steps away from the General Assembly floor, Twitter, and Presbycast to jump on another podcast mic to speak with Camden Bucey about the PCA General Assembly and the storied histories of naming the OPC and the PCA. Mr. Isbell is a ruling elder at Covenant PCA in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Along with @Wresbyterian , he hosts Presbycast . He recently wrote, “...