The Federal Vision

 

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Lane Keister joins us to discuss the Federal Vision, an expression of theology within Reformed circles offering alternative views of the Bible’s covenantal structure, ecclesiology and the sacraments. Lane runs Green Baggins, a blog which has become a popular destination for informed, scholarly discussion of issues in reformed theology.

Confession Chapter 24: Of Marriage and Divorce

 

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1. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband, at the same time.
2. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with [...]

The Theological Contribution of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.

 

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This week we talk to Dr. Lane Tipton, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) to talk about the theological contribution of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. in whose honor a new festschrift has been published entitled Resurrection and Eschatology.
Panel

Lane Tipton
Jeff Waddington
Jim Cassidy
Camden Bucey

Links

Richard Gaffin Festschrift Companion Site

Confession Chapter 23: Of the Civil Magistrate

 

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1. God, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates, to be, under him, over the people, for his own glory, and the public good: and, to this end, hath armed them with the power of the sword, for the defense and encouragement of them that are good, and for [...]

The Atonement as Propitiation

 

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Propitiation means to appease or avert divine wrath. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as propitiation as we discuss the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the propitiation of the wrath of God toward his people.
You may download Jeff Waddington’s notes from a class he taught on the atonement. Our discussion [...]

Confession Chapter 22: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

 

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1. A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein, upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth, or promiseth, and to judge him according to the truth or falsehood of what he sweareth.
2. The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear, and [...]

Larger Catechism: Questions 191-196

 

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Q. 191. What do we pray for in the second petition?
A. In the second petition (which is, Thy kingdom come), acknowledging ourselves and all mankind to be by nature under the dominion of sin and Satan, we pray, that the kingdom of sin and Satan may be destroyed, the gospel propagated throughout the world, the [...]

The Atonement as Reconciliation

 

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Reconciliation is the restoration of a broken relationship between God and sinful man. It is the overcoming of our alienation from God because of our disobedience and sin. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as reconciliation.
Notes
Hosts

Jeff Waddington
Camden Bucey

Confession Chapter 21: Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day

 

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1. The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all, is good, and doth good unto all, and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the might. But the [...]

Larger Catechism: Questions 181-190

 

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Q. 181. Why are we to pray in the name of Christ?
A. The sinfulness of man, and his distance from God by reason thereof, being so great, as that we can have no access into his presence without a mediator; and there being none in heaven or earth appointed to, or fit for, that glorious [...]