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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…

Hymns of the Faith: This is My Father’s World

Hymns of the Faith “This is My Father's World” 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. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.”… And now here with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you, Bill Wymond. This is Ligon Duncan, along with Derek Thomas, and together the three of us are here for “Hymns of the Faith,” where we explore this rich deposit of theological and devotional treasure that has been given to us in our hymnals. It's our joy Lord's Day after Lord's Day to study…

Hymns of the Faith: The God of Abraham Praise

Hymns of the Faith “The God of Abraham Praise” 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. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.”…. And now with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you, Bill Wymond. This is Ligon Duncan, and I'm here with you and with Derek Thomas for “Hymns of the Faith.” It is our joy every Lord's Day morning to come together and reflect on the rich deposit of truth and devotion which has been given to us in our hymnals. We in the English-speaking world do not…

Come, Let Us Worship

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Psalm 95 as we continue to make our way through the Fourth Book of the Psalms. That Fourth Book begins in Psalm 90 and runs all the way to Psalm 106, and we’re working our way through these blessed Psalms together. We’ve said repeatedly that the Psalms express for us the whole range of Christian experience and give us direction as to how we are to express our Christian experience, this Psalm that we’re about to study today is about worship. There’s nothing more important in the Christian life than worship. There’s nothing more important that we do than worship; and, we not only worship in all of life by glorifying and enjoying God in everything, we worship with the saints as we are gathered Lord’s Day after Lord’s…

The Avenger

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Psalm 94, as we continue to work our way through the Fourth Book of the Psalms. That Fourth Book runs from Psalm 90 to Psalm 106. We have studied several of these Psalms already. We have said repeatedly that the Psalms show us the anatomy of all parts of the Christian soul, and that the Psalms express for us the whole range of Christian experience. Psalm 90 is a prayer for refuge. Psalm 91 is a prayer in time of danger. Psalm 92 is a…

Dressed in Majesty

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Psalm 93. The Psalms are an anatomy of all the parts of the Christian soul. The Psalms give us guidance in Christian experience. How should a Christian react in all the varied circumstances of life? How does a Christian respond when he or she feels the need of refuge, shelter, a place to call home? The world does not afford him this. How is a Christian to respond in danger? How ought a Christian to approach worship on the Lord’s Day?…

Hymns of the Faith: The Church’s One Foundation

Hymns of the Faith “The Church's One Foundation” 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. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.”….Here with “Hymns of the Faith” now is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you, Bill…

A Song for the Sabbath

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Psalm 92. As we continue to work our way through the Fourth Book of the Psalms, we come to this great Psalm of the Sabbath Day. We said, as we’ve been studying the Fourth Book of the Psalms together, that the Psalms teach us about what the true believer ought to experience in his or her life with God in a fallen world. The Psalms show us where our affections ought to be fixed, what our desires should be focused on. They tell us how a…

Shadowed

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Psalm 91, as we continue to work our way through the Fourth Book of the Psalms, which runs from Psalm 90-106. Last Lord’s Day, as we began our journey through this great portion of the word of God, we said that the Psalms in large measure answer the question of what a true believer experiences in his or her life with God in this fallen world. Christian experience is a very important subject, and the Psalms are constantly answering…

Hymns of the Faith: O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Hymns of the Faith “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Isaiah 53 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. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.”… Here with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you. And…