Some of you may have seen this important article over at The Gospel Coalition about the decline and relocation of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) by Collin Hansen, who is a graduate of the school. Reformed Theological Seminary has been friends with TEDS for many years. Over the years, a number of our faculty have done their studies there before coming to RTS, and a number of our graduates have gone on to do doctoral work there. We wish TEDS all the best in this new stage of their institutional life. The last twenty years have been tough for accredited graduate theological education…
I received my first copy of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones “Preaching and Preachers as a gift from a family in my home church as I was just beginning my studies in seminary. My copy was from the 14th printing of the first edition. I had been introduced to Lloyd-Jones before, as a teenager, through his Studies in the Sermon on the Mount (my mother had worn bare a copy of the old original two volume edition) and through the preaching ministry of my boyhood pastor who (along with so many other evangelical ministers of his day) had been deeply edified…
The doctrine of sanctification is back on the frontburner of discussion in the Bible-believing Christian community. We live in a time of happy renewal of the Gospel accent, grace focus and Christ-centeredness of the preaching in our theological neck of the woods. This is a wonderful thing, for which we rejoice. The superficial practicality and ossified moralism that this emphasis replaces has been a plague on the well-being of Christians and churches. But this new emphasis brings its own challenges. What do we do with sanctification (growth in grace, maturity and obedience in the Christian life)? How do we preach the law (is the law to be considered only as that which convicts of sin and leads us to Christ, but not as a rule of life)? How do we handle the prolific oughts and shoulds and…
July 16th Dr. Duncan will deliver a plenary address at the Matthew Henry Conference in Chester, England (see the full conference schedule below). The University of Chester in collaboration with the Chester Cathedral Library and the University of Manchester, is sponsoring this interdisciplinary conference to commemorate the tercentenary of the death of Matthew Henry (22 June 1714) and his 25-year ministry in Chester (1687–1712). Matthew Henry (1662–1714) is remembered today by two major groups of scholars: by historians as a leading…
Archibald Alexander has some fascinating observations in his chapter “Imperfect Sanctification.–The Spiritual Warfare” in his famous book Thoughts on Religious Experience (1841) that are relevant to current discussions in the Reformed family on…
We will gather at the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, MS on the evening of Thursday, October 2, 2014. Joined by the Board, Leadership and friends, especially our honored speaker: Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Please plan to join us. Save the date. More information and formal invitation to follow.
Dr. Ligon Duncan was the preacher for the morning services at Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church the host church of RTS Houston. Dr. John Crimmons, Senior Pastor of CEPC, introduced Dr. Duncan to the congregation. In the evening Dr. Duncan preached at Christ Church in Katy Texas, where RTS Alum Rev. Fred Greco, serves as senior pastor and RTS Adjunct professor Duncan Rankin serves as Associate Pastor.
RTS Distance Education is pleased to announce the release of the Covenant Theology interactive notebook on the iBook store. This interactive notebook is designed to compliment the Covenant Theology lectures by Dr. J. Ligon Duncan, featuring videos of Dr. Duncan, interactive elements, striking imagery, lesson outlines, reading assignments, review questions, and more! This interactive notebook, available for iPad (running iOS 5.1 or later) and Mac (running OS X 10.9 or later), will help the…
RTS Chancellor Ligon Duncan spoke at the Orthodox Presbyterian Church General Assembly today. From the OPC’s 2014 General Assembly Report: The Rev. Dr. Ligon Duncan, a minister in the PCA, addressed the assembly, expressing his appreciation for the OPC’s faithfulness regarding the inerrancy of Scripture and commitment to the Reformed faith. Dr. Duncan went on to report several issues that will be facing the PCA next week, including questions about the insider movement, as well as a…
Dr. J. Ligon Duncan gives the 2014 Commencement address at RTS Jackson. Dr. Duncan uses 1 Timothy 1 to ask the listener what is their goal in ministry?