Michael Horton writes: “When Jesus Christ arrived, He did not revive the Sinai theocracy as His contemporaries had hoped. Instead of driving out the Romans, He commanded love for our enemies. Gathering the new Israel — Jew and Gentile — around Himself, by His Spirit, through Word and sacrament, JesusContinue Reading
For those who attended and would like to listen again or for those who could not make it, the following is the audio addresses from Rev Dr David VanDrunen at the recent Christianity and culture conference hosted by RCSS on 22-23 August: The Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Paradigm for ChristianityContinue Reading
Christianity & Culture Conference Featuring Rev. Dr. David VanDrunen 22-23 August 2014 Hosted by Reformed Church Southern Suburbs (RCSS) ~ Would you consider spreading the word about this conference? A flyer for distribution can be found here ~ Struggle to relate your faith to popular culture? Should we be concernedContinue Reading
Is Christ’s command in Matthew 5:38-42 to forsake retaliation normative for Christians in all spheres of life? If so, then what does one do with the New Testament affirmation of the God-ordained legitimacy of civil government that bears the sword? How, then, does a Christian know when to turn theContinue Reading
In recent weeks I have been using some theological categories (to help explain God’s Word in the book of Titus) that may be new to many people in the study. For one, I have been introducing covenant theology. So far we have considered at a basic level God’s covenant ofContinue Reading