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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: All People that on Earth Do Dwell

Hymns of the Faith “All People That On Earth Do Dwell” Psalm 100 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 First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.” Dr. Duncan: Thank you, Bill Wymond! This is Ligon Duncan, with Derek Thomas, and this is “Hymns of the Faith.” I'm delighted to be with you and with Derek Thomas this morning, again talking about hymns. Good morning, Derek. Dr. Duncan: We have been looking for a number of weeks now at some of the very best hymns in the English language. We've listened to Praise to the Lord, the…

With God In the Wilderness: Introduction

Wednesday Evening January 3, 2007 Numbers 1:1-4 “With God In the Wilderness: Introduction” Dr. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to the Book of Numbers. I would encourage you to bring your Bibles, though. I hope that over the course of our studies of the Book of Numbers you’ll get a good foundation, a good grasp, of this whole book, and that you’ll want to make notes along in your own Bible as we work through the book. Later on this evening I'm going to hand out a rough outline of where we're going in this book as a whole, as well as an overview outline of the larger book. But we’ll hand that out later in this evening. Here is a book, the fourth book of the Old Testament in terms of its literary order; the fourth book of the Old…

Biblical Priorities for the Life of the Church (5)-…

The Lord’s Day Morning I Timothy 6:11 “Biblical Godliness” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to I Timothy 6:11. Let me remind you what we’ve been doing, since we’ve been away from this series for over a month now. Back on October 22, we started a new Sunday morning series. After looking at the five questions of membership to refresh us about the commitments that we made when we joined this congregation as communing members, we immediately went into a topical expository series dealing with the biblical priorities of a healthy local church. We wanted to look at what the Bible sees as the characteristics of a local church which is biblical and healthy in its shape and substance. We’ve had four messages addressing…

Luke Christmas Liturgy – Nunc Dimitis

The Lord's Day Morning December 24, 2006 Luke 2:29-32 Luke's Christmas Liturgy Nunc Dimitis Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke, chapter two. We come today to the fourth of those songs of the Nativity in the Gospel of Luke that we've been studying this month. Isn't it interesting the similarities that these songs have? They regularly celebrate the fulfillment in Christ of God's original promises to Abraham They…

Luke’s Christmas Liturgy – Benedictus:…

The Lord's Day Morning December 10, 2006 Luke 1:67-79 “Luke's Christmas Liturgy: Benedictus: Covenant Mercy and Remembrance” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke 1, as we continue to work through Luke's Christmas Liturgy, this set of four songs in the early chapters of The Gospel of Luke that give us a unique window into the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ from the perspective of those who were around Him…

Luke’s Christmas Liturgy – Jesus is God

The Lord's Day Evening December 3, 2006 John 1:1, 14-18 “Jesus Is God” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to John, chapter one. Even as on the Lord's Day morning we're going to be working through three Christmas hymns, or psalms or songs, from The Gospel of Luke, so on Sunday evenings during the month of December we're going to be looking specifically at the person of Christ. We’re going to be affirming that Jesus is God,…

Biblical Priorities for the Life of the Church (3)…

The Lord's Day Morning November 26, 2006 Psalm 29:1-2 Biblical Priorities for the Life of our Church How in the World Should We Worship? Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to open them with me to Psalm 29, and you’ll need to keep your Bibles handy today because we're going to try and cover a lot of ground in both the Old Testament and the New Testament as we continue this series of topical expository messages on biblical priorities for the life of…

Biblical Priorities For the life of the Church (4)…

The Lord's Day Evening November 26, 2006 Titus 1:1-2; II Timothy 1:13-14 Priorities: The Life of Our Church “What in the World is the Big Deal with Doctrine?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me first to II Timothy, even though it's listed second in the order of the Scriptures under the evening message. First, to II Timothy 1:13-14, and then we’ll go back to Titus 1:1-2. In this series on biblical priorities for the healthy local…

God’s New Family: An Exposition of Ephesians(LXI)…

The Lord's Day Evening November 12, 2006 Ephesians 6:21-24 “God's New Family: An Exposition of Ephesians (LXI) Conclusion: A Concern for Comfort and a Word of Blessing” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. Please be seated. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians 6:21. We come tonight to the end of our study of the Book of Ephesians. This is the sixty-first message that we have had in this wonderful book, and we have seen the Apostle Paul sketch out for us a…