New Books of Interest

John Mark Reynolds and Roger Overton, eds. The New Media Frontier: Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting for Christ
John Carrick The Preaching of Jonathan Edwards and the Imperative of Preaching
Andreas Kostenberger and Scott R. Swain Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John’s Gospel
Gary L. W. Johnson, ed. Reforming or Conforming?  Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church
Cornelius [...]

J. Gresham Machen

 

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The Christ the Center panelists interact with Dr. Darryl G. Hart about Dr. Fundamentalis, J. Gresham Machen.  Machen, erstwhile professor of NT at Princeton Theological Seminary until its reorganization in 1929, was the pioneer of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and the denomination that would become known as the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.  Hart explains the [...]

Confession Chapter 33: Of the Last Judgment

 

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1. God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, [...]

The Eschatological Views of the Westminster Divines

 

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We had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Jue, Associate Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary.  Dr. Jue is an expert on the eschatological views of the Westminster Divines and his research is a very stimulating subject.  The answer to the question “What were the views of the divines?” may surprise you.

Confession Chapter 32: Of the State of Men After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead

 

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1. The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption: but their souls, which neither die nor sleep, having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them: the souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they behold the face of [...]

Cultural Relevance, Mercy Ministry and the Social Gospel

 

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The Christ the Center panelists converse with the Rev. Richard Phillips, Senior Minister at 2nd Presbyterian Church of Greenville, SC about the importance of a Reformed approach to evangelism and mercy ministry.  The tendency can be to remain inside the four walls of the church when the church has been called to proclaim the gospel [...]

Confession Chapter 31: Of Synods and Councils

 

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1. For the better government, and further edification of the church, there ought to be such assemblies as are commonly called synods or councils: and it belongeth to the overseers and other rulers of the particular churches, by virtue of their office, and the power which Christ hath given them for edification and not for [...]

The Pastor and the Academy

 

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Too often, a rift obtains between the work of the church and theological study.  Pastors and seminary students often feel the need to choose between one or the other.  Derek Thomas, both pastor and professor, joins us to talk about the relationship between the pastor and the academy.
Panel

Derek Thomas
James Dolezal
Jeff Waddington
Nick Batzig
Camden Bucey

Confession Chapter 30: Of Church Censures

 

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1. The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of his church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
2. To these officers the keys of the kingdom of heaven are committed; by virtue whereof, they have power, respectively, to retain, and remit sins; to shut that kingdom [...]

The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century

 

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J. Ligon Duncan, Senior Minister at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS joins us to talk about the Westminster Confession of Faith.  Dr. Duncan is the general editor of a series of books title The Westminster Confession of Faith into the 21st Century.
Panel

J. Ligon Duncan
Nick Batzig
Jeff Waddington
Camden Bucey

Links

Twin Lakes Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi