This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity & Liberalism. The Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson faculty is going to be reading through the book together during our faculty meetings this semester. It has been almost forty (40) years since I first read this book, in my twenties. In order to re-read it better, I drafted a paragraph by paragraph description/outline of the contents of chapters 1 and 2 (I will add others as I have opportunity). Chapter 1: Introduction 1. The purpose of the book: to present “the issue” as sharply as…J. Gresham Machen, Christianity & Liberalism…
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity & Liberalism. The Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson faculty is going to be reading through the book together during our faculty meetings this semester. It has been almost forty (40) years since I first read this book, in my twenties. In order to re-read it better, I drafted a paragraph by paragraph description/outline of the contents of chapters 1 and 2 (I will add others as I have opportunity). Chapter 1: Introduction 1. The purpose of the book: to present “the issue” as sharply as…
How welcome to the saints, when pressedWith six days noise, and care, and toil,Is the returning day of rest,Which hides them from the world awhile! Now, from the throng withdrawn away,They seem to breathe a different air;Composed and softened by the day,All things another aspect wear. How happy if their lot is castWhere statedly the gospel sounds!The word is honey to their taste,Renews their strength, and heals their wounds! Though pinched with poverty at home,With sharp afflictions daily fed,It makes amends, if they can comeTo God’s own…
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…
1. Despising the Old Testament First, let us beware of despising the Old Testament, for whatever reason. Let us never listen to those who tell us to throw it aside as an obsolete, antiquated, useless book. The religion of the Old Testament is the germ of Christianity. The Old Testament is the Gospel in the bud; the New Testament is the Gospel in full flower. The Old Testament is the Gospel in the blade; the New Testament is the Gospel in full ear. The saints in the Old Testament saw many things through a glass darkly; but they all looked by…
Reformed Theological Seminary was everywhere at #ETS2022. Dr. Michael J. Kruger of Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, serves on the Executive Committee as a Past President of ETS. He also gave a paper and moderated a session. Dr. Greg Lanier…
At the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) in Denver, I was invited by Dr. David Dockery (currently the interim president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) to speak on a panel about the future of Christian Higher…
My mother came to Greenville, SC in the late 1950s, at the invitation of Dupre Rhame, to become a music faculty member of Furman University. For many years she sang solos in various musical productions: operas, oratorios, and the like. She had a rich…
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…
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…