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In the previous post I articulated 5 reasons why we, as a Reformed Church, practice credobaptism (CB) and, therefore, do not baptize...

It is clear that the New Testament teaches believer’s baptism. This is such a plain reality that both credobaptists (those who practice...

The following blog post is an adaptation of a sermon preached on May 24, 2015 and adapted June, 2017. Much of the ideas of this post...

The following blog post is an adaptation of a sermon preached on May 17, 2015 and adapted on June 25, 2017. Much of the ideas of this...

Much of the ideas in this post arise from the following, and other, works – “Homosexual Marriage as a Challenge to the Church: Biblical...

This is a blog on one of the most controversial issues to hit the church in some time. It is a needed blog, but it is one that I approach...

In the simplest of terms the doctrine of irresistible grace, or better effectual calling, points to the clear biblical reality that...

There is no doubt that, other than unconditional election, limited atonement is the Reformed doctrine of salvation with which people...

The role of the pastor is something about which everybody seems to have an opinion or belief. Unfortunately these opinions and beliefs...

We will be doing something during Easter week that is probably different for many of you. Instead of having a Good Friday morning...

'Election'... 'Predestination'... say these words to a room full of Christians and many of them begin to feel very uneasy, if not...

We continue in our exploration of the Reformed doctrines of grace. We are now three posts into what will be at least 8 in total. Since it...

All Christians believe, or at least should believe, in the sovereignty of God. Listen to people pray and they confirm that belief. People...

How are people saved? The answer to this question is pretty simple and is agreed upon by most Protestant Christians - we are saved by...

My students know that I have two tenets which guide my scholarship and theological thinking; and I demand that it guides theirs as well....

We have covered the nature of Reformed theology (hereafter RT) - it's history and theology - over the last number of blogs. Now I want to...

Let's start by making sure we understand one important point. There is a difference between Reformed theology and Reformed soteriology...

It is time for us to take a deeper look into the theology part of Reformed theology. By now I hope we realize that Reformed theology is...

The Reformed view of the Bible is simple. We believe that the Bible is inspired by God, infallible, inerrant, authoritative, sufficient,...

Before we get into the details of Reformed theology, I want to debunk a few of the stereotypes, misnomers and flat out errors that have a...