A Quick Update on RTS Jackson in the midst of the…
So many of you have written or texted me asking how the seminary is doing in Jackson (because you have seen the national news), that I thought that I ought to give a brief report. Short answer: by God’s grace, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson has been able to begin the semester and continue classes on campus through the area flooding and through the City of Jackson water problems. He is the situation. The heavy flooding we have experienced in the Jackson metro area contributed to a failure at the main water treatment facility in the city. Bottom line: water pressure is low or non-existent across much of the city (I understand that west and south Jackson are especially impacted), and the all the water is unsafe to drink (or even to brush your teeth with). We remain on a boil water alert. The seminary campus lost all water…
1. Holy Scripture1.1 The necessity of Scripture1.2 The contents of Scripture (positively stated): canon1.3 The contents of Scripture (negatively stated): “apocrypha”1.4 The authority of Scripture1.5 The authenticity of Scripture1.6 The sufficiency of Scripture1.7 The clarity of Scripture1.8 The immediate inspiration, preservation and translation of Scripture1.9 The interpretation of Scripture1.10 The supreme authority of Scripture in all theological controversy 2. God and the Trinity2.1 God himselfThe one, living, true, infinite, perfect…
I’m recording a new course for Reformed Theological Seminary, Global Education: The Theology of the Westminster Standards. Here’s the outline: Class Hour 1 Introduction to Background of the Westminster AssemblyClass Hour 2 A Case for ConfessionalismClass Hour 3 WCF Chapter 1 ScriptureClass Hour 4 WCF Chapter 2 God and the Trinity Class Hour 5 WCF Chapters 3 & 5 God’s Eternal Decree and ProvidenceClass Hour 6 WCF Chapter 4 CreationClass Hour 7 WCF Chapter 6 & 9 Fall and Sin and Free WillClass Hour 8 WCF Chapter 7 God’s…
What sets RTS apart? What unique features of an RTS theological education attract students to the seminary? What are the features and distinctives of RTS that you can’t find anywhere else? We call these “The RTS Advantage.” No other seminary in the world offers this combination of benefits. 1. Faculty – The quality and quantity of RTS’s faculty is unparalleled in graduate theological education. RTS has the largest, most widely-regarded and prolific confessional Reformed faculty in the world. The “secret sauce” of RTS is our…
My friend Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has just published a new book, Succeeding at Seminary: 12 Keys to Getting the Most out of Your Theological Education (Moody Publishers). Those of you thinking about going to…
1. True and saving knowledge of God has in view not only comprehension but decision and action. (Foreword, 5-6 [pages are from the Hodder & Stoughton, 1975 edition). 2. Ignorance of God lies at the root of much of the church’s weakness today.…
We could summarize the whole book, as teaching [1] who God is and [2] how we can relate to him. The outline of the whole book, could be summarized: I. The hows and whys of knowing God; II. The attributes of God; and III. Some primary benefits of…
Renowned New Testament scholar comes home to Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas Reformed Theological Seminary is delighted to announce that renowned scholar of New Testament and Biblical Interpretation, Dr. Greg Beale, is joining the…
Ye may know this (your adoption by God) by the following marks. Mark 1. The image ye bear. Children are like their father, and all God’s children father themselves. I allude to Judges 8:18. They each one resemble the children of a king. Look to thy…
There is nothing more important in Christian public worship than the reading of the Scriptures, God’s holy, inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word. In 1 Timothy 4:13, Paul says to Timothy: “Until I come, give attention to the public reading of…
The Westminster Directory of Publick Worship (1645) Of Publick Reading of the Holy Scriptures. READING of the word in the congregation, being part of the publick worship of God, (wherein we acknowledge our dependence upon him, and subjection to him,)…