The Jerusalem Chamber

This paragraph offers a warning as well as a comfort, how do we balance these two? Can you prove from the Bible that even small sins deserve damnation? How do people underestimate the heinousness of sin? What sins are often winked at in our circles? What does repentance look like for small sins? What comfort … More Episode 15.4: The Pardon of Repentance

According to this paragraph what are the three wrong uses of repentance? This paragraph mentions the “free act of God’s grace.” Will you remind our listeners what that is? Can you Scripturally demonstrate why repentance cannot be the cause of our pardon? In the background are a number of errors being guarded against, what are … More Episode 15.3: Right and Wrong Uses of&#16...

How is sin dangerous? How is sin filthy? What does “odious” mean and how is sin odious? How is sin contrary to God’s law and nature? Can you give biblical examples of repentance flowing from an apprehension of the mercy and love of God? The Puritans often distinguished between evangelical and legal repentance, what is … More Episode 15.2: Turning From and To

What is an “evangelical grace”? How does an evangelical grace relate to the ordo salutis? What is true repentance and how does this differ from other “kinds” of repentance? Why use the word “doctrine” when describing repentance? How do faith and repentance go hand-in-hand? How should a preacher preach repentance? What does repentance have to … More Episode...

Can you reflect on a definition of saving faith? How is saving faith “weakened and assailed”? How does this relate to assurance? How can this paragraph be read in two different ways? Do all receive a full assurance of faith? How is Christ the author and finisher of our faith? Tune in as Nathan, Joel, … More Episode 14.3: Strong and Weak Faith

Can you remind our listeners what faith is? Why should we believe whatsoever the Bible says? What are some examples of the following biblical truths: gospel truths, hard truths, inconvenient truths, and lofty truths? What do you say to someone who has a hard time reconciling what the Bible says with humanity’s developing understanding of … More Episode 14.2: Faith and the Bible

How does chapter 14 provide a transition in the flow of the confession? What is faith? Why add the adjective “saving,” is there another kind of faith? How is the Bible and the Holy Spirit involved in our faith? What would some people object to in this paragraph? How does preaching increase our faith? Is … More Episode 14.1: Saving Faith Defined

Where does the “war” imagery of this paragraph come from? Do you think the Westminster Divines are “heresy-hunting” in this paragraph? What wrong views of sanctification has the church struggled with? How does corruption remain in the believer? What are some biblical examples of believers in whom corruption prevailed for a time? How does the … More Episode 13.3: The W...

Could you define again for us what sanctification is? In what ways is our body sanctified? Can you explain what the “trichotomist” view is and why it’s wrong? Was John Murray correct with his doctrine of definitive sanctification (just kidding…we don’t discuss that)? What sins do Christians struggle with? What was the Keswick movement and … More Episode 13.2: Ex...

What is the ordo salutis and why is it helpful? How is sanctification connected to the life and death of Jesus? Can you elaborate on the role of the Word in sanctification? What is the Spirit’s role in sanctification and what is meant by “indwelling”? What does it mean to be “really” and “personally” sanctified? … More Episode 13.1: Sanctification&#1...

Why did the Assembly include a chapter on adoption? Why is it so brief? How did the Assembly define adoption? Is there a sense in which we are all children of God? Is adoption done for you or to you? Where in the Bible would you go for the best development of the doctrine of … More Episode 12.1: Adoption

When we think of justification being viewed as different according to the Old and New Testament what systems of theology come to mind? What were some things the Socinians believed? What about contemporary dispensationalism? Why do we say “essentially” the same in the Old and New Testament? What pastoral comfort can be found in this … More Episode 11.6: One and the Same

Although justification can never be lost whey can our “sense” of it be? If justification is a one time act why does this paragraph teach that God continues to forgive sin? What biblical evidence can be given that we are to continue asking for forgiveness? Occasionally in Reformed writings you’ll read about “daily justification,” what … More Episode 11.5: Fatherl...

This paragraph relates justification to the decree of God, can your remind our listeners what the decree of God is? What is meant by the expression “fullness of time”? Why is justification connected to the resurrection of Christ? What does it mean for the Holy Spirit to “apply” Christ to us? What is eternal justification … More Episode 11.4: Justification — Eter...

Can you remind our listeners what “justification” is? What is our debt and why use this language? What was necessary to Christ’s removal of the debt? What are the attributes of Christ’s satisfaction? Where does the Old Testament testify to these things? How is it gracious that the Son was given by the Father? How … More Episode 11.3: Christ’s Obedience and ...

The definition here for “faith” seems active, can you explain that? How do predestination and effectual calling flow into faith if it is alone considered the instrument of justification? What does “instrument” mean? What is the importance of the word “ever” in this paragraph? What are all the other saving graces? Is dead faith really … More Episode 11.2: F...

How does this chapter on justification connect with the one on effectual calling? Can you give us a bird’s eye view of the whole chapter? What is justification and how has it theologically developed over the years? This paragraph says “not by infusing righteousness,” why is that important? What is noteworthy about this definition of … More Episode 11.1: Justification D...

Why are there those who never believe? What is the “ministry of the Word” and what is its connection to the call? What are the “common operations of the Spirit”? What might it look like for someone to never truly come to Christ? Why is the light of nature insufficient for salvation? Tune in as … More Episode 10.4: Called But Not Chosen

Why include this paragraph in a chapter on effectual calling? What does this paragraph teach regarding the regeneration on infants? Where is this in the Bible? Are all infants who die in infancy regenerate? Who else is incapable of the outward call? Tune in as Nathan, Shawn, Joel, and Kyle pastorally discuss this sensitive topic … More Episode 10.3: Elect Infants

How does this paragraph complement the chapter on God’s decree? What is grace? Why use the adjectives “special” and “free”? How do we know the call isn’t based on something God foresees? What is monergism? What is synergism? What is the enabling power of the Spirit? Tune in as Nathan, Shawn, Joel, and Kyle discuss … More Episode 10.2: The Grace of the&#160...

Recently the guys from The Jerusalem Chamber joined our friends from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary on their podcast Confessing Our Hope. We discussed the events, decisions, and happenings from the RPCNA 2018 Synod. Tune in below, follow our friends at iTunes and on social media!

What is the difference between effectual calling and irresistible grace? What are the differences between the inward and outward call? Does the outward call only go to the elect? Is there sincerity in God’s outward call? To whom does the inward call go? In what ways does the effectual call change people? Does the Calvinist … More Episode 10.1: Effectual Calling

Dr. C.J. Williams is professor of Old Testament studies at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Today he joins the guys in the Jerusalem Chamber to talk about his work in the book The Shadow of Christ in the Book of Job and God’s providence as explained in WCF 5.    

What is the state of glory? How is this state prefigured in the Tree of Life? How do we define and measure the “good” which will be done in the state of glory? If immutability is a divine attribute how can our wills be said to be “immutable”? Does perfection and immutability deprive us of … More Episode 9.5: The State of Glory

What is the significance of asserting God’s work of conversion? What does it mean to “translate” into a state of grace? How does God’s saving work change our wills? How are we freed from the natural bondage of sin? What is perfectionism and why don’t we believe in it? How does a Christian resist sin? … More Episode 9.4: The State of Grace