Among the many spiritual ills that afflicted the Corinthian congregation was a class of leaders, self-appointed “Super Apostles” (2 Cor 11:5, 12). These so-called “Super Apostles” compared themselves to the Apostle Paul and claimed to be superior to him. Where Paul’s speech was imperfect, theirs was polished. Where he wasContinue Reading
In this video, Dr Julius J. Kim explains that preaching the whole counsel of God means to preach the Gospel that is found throughout all the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation. Kim is the president of The Gospel Coalition.Continue Reading
In this video, W. Robert Godfrey explains the importance of the Psalms. Godfrey is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Church History at Westminster Seminary California, and he is chairman of the board of Ligonier Ministries.Continue Reading
Presbyterians sometimes say, partially tongue-in-cheek, that Acts 15 records the church’s first “general assembly”. In some ways, however, this council was unlike later church councils and later denominations’ annual (or regular) synods and assemblies. First, this council did not have representative elders from the churches that had been established byContinue Reading
Calvin says “there is no other way to enter life unless [the visible church acting as our mother] conceive us in her womb, give us birth, nourish us at her breast, and lastly unless she keeps us under her care and guidance”. Such is the importance of the visible churchContinue Reading
God’s moral law was not temporary. It reflects his character. It is was revealed in creation to Adam. It was known by the Patriarchs. It was summarised by Moses and again by our Lord himself in Matthew 22:37–40. The Apostles repeated the very same moral law as the norm ofContinue Reading
What is it that causes you the most anxiety and unrest? Many people have phobias that can be diagnosed and dealt with. Others simply do not know what specifically causes them anxiety, only that they have anxieties in nearly all aspects of their lives. But how can we rid ourselvesContinue Reading
As beloved and memorable as John 3:16 is, this verse is sometimes the subject of debate. What does it mean that “God so loved the world”? In this short video, Sinclair Ferguson identifies “the world” in this passage.Continue Reading
During the 1960s, the United States underwent a paradigm shift in religion. A once-dominant Christian worldview was supplanted by a New Age spirituality that was anything but new. It was, rather, a rearticulation of ancient paganism. This pagan belief system is not limited to certain late-twentieth-century religions; it is theContinue Reading
[…] As the course progresses, what is striking to me is how the students come to realize that so much of what passes for Christian teaching and worship in the Church today is little more than the concerns of our wider culture expressed in a Christianese idiom. One case inContinue Reading