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RTS and the Current State of Theological Education

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…

Fulfilling the Law-Finding the Messiah

The Lord's Day Morning March 1, 2009 Luke 2:21-40 “Fulfilling the Law — Finding the Messiah” The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III For a number of weeks now we've been working our way through this great Gospel. We've taken a break the last couple of weeks for our Missions Conference, but we return picking up right where we left off, in Luke 2:21, as Luke introduces us to the very earliest days of Jesus’ life. Now as he does this, it's important for us to remember that the Apostle Paul states very clearly in Romans 1:17 that his philosophy of ministry was to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. That is, as he went around in the synagogues of Asia Minor, his pattern was to go to synagogue three Sabbath days in a row, preach the gospel from the Old Testament, and then…

Hymns of the Faith: Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness

Hymns of the Faith “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness” A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith,” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you, BillWymond! This is LigonDuncan, and it's a joy to be with you, Bill, and with you, Derek, and with you, our listening audience, to talk about “Hymns of the Faith.” For a couple of years now we have been working through some of the greatest hymns written in the history of the Christian church and sung in the English-speaking world for the last 400-500 years, and today we have come to another…

Hymns of the Faith: Come Ye Sinners Poor and Wretched

Hymns of the Faith “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched” A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith,” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you, BillWymond. It's great to be with you again this morning for “Hymns of the Faith,” and you, too, Derek — good morning! We are looking today at a wonderful hymn text, a Joseph Hart text, Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched. And there are so many things I like about this text in contrast to how the gospel is sometimes presented today that I'm really looking forward to talking with you…

Hymns of the Faith: Day of Judgement ! Day of Wonders

Hymns of the Faith “Day of Judgment! Day of Wonders!” A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith,” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you, BillWymond! This is LigonDuncan, and this is “Hymns of the Faith.” Derek, good morning. It's good…

Pondering These Things in Our Hearts

The Lord's Day Morning February 8, 2009 Luke 2:8-20 “Pondering These Things in Our Hearts” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III We’ll be looking at verses 8-20 today — a passage very familiar to us, especially at Christmastime. It's been a tradition for many years at First Presbyterian Church during the family Christmas Eve Carol Service for the whole of Luke 2:1-20 to be read in the beautiful old King James or Authorized Version, and so there's no telling how many times many of you have…

Hymns of the Faith: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

Hymns of the Faith “Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise” A Presentation of First Presbyterian ChurchJackson, MississippiWith Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith,” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.” And now here with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Ligon Duncan Dr. Duncan: Thank you, Bill…

The Messiah Is Born

The Lord's Day Morning January 25, 2009 Luke 2:1-7 “The Messiah Is Born” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke 2. We’ll be looking at verses 1-7 as we continue our way through Luke's great Gospel. He's speaking to his friend — perhaps someone that he is introducing the gospel to, perhaps a young Christian, we don't know exactly — but he's Theophilus, as you will remember from the first four verses of the…

Hymns of the Faith: Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All…

Hymns of the Faith “Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendor” A Presentation of First Presbyterian ChurchJackson, MississippiWith Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Duncan: Thank you, Bill Wymond. Good morning, this is Ligon Duncan and Derek Thomas, good morning to you. Dr. Thomas: Good morning. Dr. Duncan: It's great to be with you two friends on Hymns of the Faith and we're looking at one of my favorite hymn texts in all of hymnody today. It may not be so…

Hymns of the Faith: Lift High the Cross

Hymns of the Faith “Lift High the Cross” A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith,” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thanks, BillWymond! It's a delight to be with you again on a Sunday morning for “Hymns of the Faith.” And Derek and Bill,…