You can see a clip of Michael Horton’s Christless Christianity DVD on YouTube.

HT: Kevin Efflandt

Carl Trueman joins the regular panel on Christ the Center to interview Greg Beale about his new book The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism.  The book is a response to Peter Enns’ Inspiration and Incarnation which has become a controversial subject at Westminster Theological Seminary.  The interview touches on Dr. Beale’s criticisms of Enns and sets the stage for what we hope to be several future discussions on Christ the Center.

Here is the link to an article by O. Palmer Robertson on the New Testament Testimony Concerning Civil Disobedience. You have to purchase a Galaxie account to read the whole article, so I would recommend that you do so (for all the great articles availbale there) or access it at a seminary that has a subscription.

Here are some biblical-theological article by T. Desmond Alexander:
Royal Expectations in Genesis to Kings: Their importance for Biblical Theology
Abraham Reassessed Theologically: The Abraham Narrative and the New Testament Understanding of Justification by Faith
Editors Note: I do not necessarily agree with all the views represented in these articles. I would recommend that our readers read O. palmer Robertson’s Gen. 15:6: New Covenant Expositions of an Old Covenant Text to compare with Dr. Alexander’s Article on Abraham.

In 1953, Cecil De Boer, the editor of Calvin Seminary’s Calvin Forum published a series of articles criticizing the “new apologetic” of Cornelius Van Til1. Jesse De Boer2, the sharpest of Van Til’s critics in these issues, wrote a three-part series published from August to November criticizing Van Til’s use of categories borrowed from idealist philosophy. De Boer3 felt it was impossible to borrow these categories without compromising Reformed orthodoxy. The collective response in the Calvin Forum, led by Jesse De Boer’s articles, has become infamous in Van Tilian circles. The character and tone, coupled with superficial critiques, have placed the August-September 1953 Calvin Forum as the forefather of a series of mischaracterizations Van Til’s apologetic system.

Here are some lectures, by Dr. T. David Gordon, on Reformed Worship in an electronic age. I remember that Dr. Pipa recommended an unpublished article by Dr. Gordon on the subject of Reformed Worship during our Reformed Worship course at GPTS. This is something that needs to be considered carefully, especially by church planters.
Greg Reynolds also has some interesting thoughts on the dynamics of the work of the church in a media age. You can listen to his lectures here .
Christ the Center interviewed Dr. Reynolds on preaching in an …

Thanks to R. Scott Clark for pointing out several Meredith G. Kline audio links . The following MP3 audio links are available online:
Kingdom Prologue
Old Testament Exegesis
Old Testament Prophets
There are not many Kline audio files available, so download these before its too late.

CCEF has just published a podcast episode of Ed Welch talking about fear and counseling in the church.  This is an interesting talk and Ed touches on several important issues.

A while ago I posted a list of some favorite biblical theological works, long since out of print and forgotten. Now, in the kind providence of God many of these works have been made available online. Below is a list of some of my favorites and where you can find them:
John Muirhead, The Foederal Transactions Between God and His Church, 1782. Download here .
Charles Colcock Jones, The History of the Church of God During the Period of Revelation, 1861. Download here .
Thomas Peck, Notes on Ecclesiology , …

Is there a vacuum between science and reality? How is the object of God’s self-revelation introduced into the human consciousness? Herman’s answer to that question is depends on how you look at it .
Confronting the certainty of revelation and its scientific expression are three modernist schools of thought; rationalism, and empiricism, and realism. The mind and matter problem in rationalism unsuccessfully leads to an idealism contradictory to life and experience. “It does not,” argues Bavinck, “explain how and why every human automatically and spontaneously gets to ascribing objectivity and independent …

The apex – the high point – the summit of both Christ’s active obedience (law-keeping) and passive obedience (suffering for sinners) happened on the Cross of Calvary. Jesus Christ never suffered more than when He was crushed by the eternal wrath of the Father and forsaken by Him in whose presence is fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore. And at the same time, Jesus was actively giving His most perfect climactic obedience to the law: He never loved His Father with all His heart, mind, soul, and strength more than …

In addition to the Bavinck posts I’ve recently been posting short quotes from William Cowper’s (Bishop of Galloway) commentary Patmos (1623) over at my blog. Cowper’s exposition is very devotional, pastoral, and great for sound bites. Check it out.
Rev. 6:9 “The Altar”
[Christ] must be the altar, because the altar sanctifies the sacrifice. Heb. 9:14, “For he offered himself by his eternal Spirit.”

Here is a link to an article by the late Rev. William Still on speaking the truth in love. You will find the article published on page 27. Simply scroll down .

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Editor’s Note: I do not necessarily agree with all of the arguments in this article.

R. Scott Clark has reposted a piece on what it means to be “reformed.”  He addresses the popular minimalistic definition of “reformed” as “Calvinist” or “adheres to the doctrines of grace.”  I agree with Clark who says
The Reformed faith is a contiguous, organic whole. It is a coherent thing. Our theology, piety, and practice are inter-related. We approach God (piety) as we do, by the due use of the ordinary means, because of our theology. We practice the faith by observing the regulative principle of worship and by observing the …

Here Sinclair Ferguson explains why we must first have Jesus as a Savior before we can have Him as an example.

Justin Taylor has posted a link with some very helpful background on Roe vs. Wade. I was particularly surprised by the facts! You can read it here.
Updated Video

Guy Prentiss Waters has a new book review over at Reformation 21. Waters considers the historical and theological background for the David Aune edited, Rereading Paul Together: Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification. As is true of almost everything that Waters writes, this review provides a very accurate and informative analysis of the modern discussions over justification. You can find this book review here.
I also want to recommend Dr. Waters’ article in the newly released, The Law is Not of Faith. His contribution to this book (“Romans 10:5 and the …

One day Joseph, who was walking along one of these hot, dirty African roads, met someone who shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with him. Then and there he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. The power of the Spirit began transforming his life; he was filled with such excitement and joy that the first thing he wanted to do was return to his own village and share that same Good News with the members of his local tribe. Joseph began going from door-to-door, telling everyone he met …

All I can say is, “Wow.” It appears that Tullian Tchividjian, Billy Graham’s grandson and pastor of New City Church (EPC), has been asked to accept a call to be the Senior Minister of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (PCA). The call depends on the merger of the two churches. You can read about it here.
HT:Green Baggins

It is my pleasure to inform our readers that the Rev. John V. Fesko, currently pastor of Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Woodstock, GA and adjunct professor of systematic theology at the Atlanta campus of Reformed Theological Seminary, has been appointed the new Vice President for Academic Affairs (Academic Dean) at Westminster Seminary in California and he will also serve as associate professor of ST.  Deo volente, Dr. Fesko will take up his new duties on 1 July 2009.
Please keep the Fesko family in your prayers.

We will be asking Dr. Richard Gaffin this very question on a future episode of Christ the Center. Many understand this question to mean “Am I saved by good works?” All orthodox Christians answer an emphatic “No” to that question. Yet some still understand sanctification to be a fruit of the gospel rather than the gospel itself. Those holding this view often describe justification as the gospel. Still others view sanctification as one facet of a larger gospel message including all the benefits believers have in Jesus Christ (justification, adoption, …

We’ve been attempting to hit some of the highpoints of Bavinck’s Prolegomena. His basic presupposition is that the knowledge of God comes through his own disclosure (special revelation) and is contained in Scripture. The discovery of this knowledge is not reserved for a handful of scholars scattered throughout history, but instead is the work of the whole church, as the redeemed people of God, for all time.
Revelation is knowledge, and as such it has a cause and a source. God is the ultimate source of our knowledge of him (principium …

Ben Shaw, Professor of Old Testament at GPTS, has started a series of posts, entitled “Notes on the Bible,” over at GPTS Rabbi. This is obviously inspired by Jonathan Edwards’ Notes on Scripture. Dr. Shaw has already worked his way through most of Genesis and part of Matthew. These are exceptionally helpful exegetical, biblical and systematic expositions of various texts. You can find the most recent links below:
Genesis 1-6; and Matthew 1-2
Genesis 6-12; and Matthew 3-4
Genesis 13-18; and Matthew 5
Genesis 19-23; and Matthew 5:43-6:34
Genesis 24-26; and Matthew 7:1-8:15
Genesis 27-35; and …

I cannot believe that there is an electronic copy of this masterpiece available online. C.C. Jones’ History of the Church of God is an amazing work, written by one of the greatest, yet lesser known, Southern Presbyterians of the 19th Century. The genius of this work is found in the way that Jones attempts to blend Systematic and Biblical Theology as he treats the Old Testament Revelation. I hope that all of you will take advantage of having access to this work. It is almost impossible to find a hard …

We have posted the most recent Christ the Center interview over at the Reformed Forum. We had the opportunity to catch up with Dr. Vern Poythress in order to discuss his book Redeeming Science. Dr. Poythress is Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, and has written numerous books and articles. In this interview Dr. Poythress that science is not simply compatible with Christianity, but that the Triune God of the Bible is required in order for the very possibility of science to exist. Listen to this broad-ranging …

John Piper has a thoughtful article on Barack Obama’s choosing a homosexual minister to invoke God blessing? You can read here .

D.A. Carson on the wrath of God:
“To speak faithfully of the wrath of God, very often what we most urgently need are tears. A few years ago on a radio talk show with a large audience in Chicago, the host asked several guests to discuss whether anyone could be saved apart from Jesus. Three pooh-poohed the idea in graphic terms. The fourth was a Jewish-Christian believer on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute. His ethnic background was known by everyone there, so when it was his turn to speak, the …

I am very pleased to announce that Nick Batzig has sustained his ordination trials and will soon be ordained and installed as an evangelist in the PCA, planting a church in Richmond Hill, GA which is just outside of Savannah. Ephesians 4:8-16 tells us that the ascended Lord Jesus Christ has given gifts to his church, among which are evangelists. We are deeply grateful to our Triune God for saving, sanctifying, gifting, and calling Nick to this specific ministry. Those of us who have been called to the ministry of …

My wife pointed this out to me the other day. In the first part of this message John Piper quotes various portions of Scripture that he has memorized in order to encourage others to do the same. I would also point out the fine example he sets for ministers of the Gospel, in the way that he reads with passion. You really must listen.

Vern Poythress has been writing articles at the World Magazine website for some time now. Here are a few you should check out:
Second ComingSmall Wonders: Do You Matter to God?Its Not Fair: We Need a God Who is JustFeeling Guilty?Me, Myself, and My iPhoneHe Makes Wind BlowDay of Small Things
Other Poythress articles can be found here.