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1273Bavinck and a Christian View of ScienceIn 1904, the same year Herman Bavinck published Christian Worldview, Bavinck published a book titled Christelijke wetenschap (Christian Science) in which he commented on a movement to “build science . . . on the foundation of the Christian faith.” Cory Brock joins us to speak about this book and Bavinck’s views on the subject. Dr. Cory C. Brock is assistant minister of St. Columba’s Free Church and part-time lecturer in theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary. He is the author of Orthodox yet Modern: Herman Bavinck’s Use of Friedrich Schleiermacher and co-author of Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction. Chapters 00:00 Introduction06:22 A Different Type of “Christian Science”15:38 The Antithesis and Scientific Presuppositions19:42 The Trinity and Creation23:58 The Image of God and the Hope of Christian Science31:12 Theology as Queen and Servant of Science38:40 Science in the New Heavens and New Earth43:14 Sin, Knowledge, and the Christian University49:01 Non-Christians and Science59:03 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Cory Brock, Ryan Noha1 hr 2 min
1274Biography and Major WorksIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton's course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers Cornelius Van Til’s biography and major works. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.44 min
1275Matthew 2:13–23 — The Exodus of the Son of GodWe look at the significance of a trio of prophecies: the flight to Egypt, Jeremiah’s prophecy of the weeping of Rachel, and that “he would be called a Nazarene.” Matthew identifies Jesus with us, so that we might identify with him. The glorious king is not what many expected, and his kingdom does not look the way many expect. Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder36 min
1276Catechetical PreachingDrs. Alan Strange and Cornelis Venema speak about the practice of catechetical preaching from a practical as well as historical perspective. While the practice is more common within the Dutch Reformed tradition, Dr. Strange also provides a case for Presbyterians to engage in preaching using the Westminster Standards as aids. Regardless of where you may land on the particular role of secondary standards in organizing the preaching of the Word, this conversation is useful and instructive for considering how the church may best instruct her members. Dr. Cornelis Venema is Professor of Doctrinal Studies and President of Mid-America Reformed Seminary in Dyer, Indiana. Dr. Alan Strange is Professor of Church History, Registrar, and Theological Librarian of Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Links Mid-America Round Table Podcast Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:02 Homiletics and Catechetical Instruction00:15:34 Preaching from the Catechism00:22:30 Preaching through the Westminster Larger Catechism00:42:19 Reading the Catechisms during the Worship Service00:51:09 Keeping Catechetical Preaching Fresh01:05:09 Conclusion Participants: Alan Strange, Camden Bucey, Cornelis Venema1 hr 7 min
1277The Trinity and HistoryIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers the Trinity and history. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.44 min
1278Hosea 13 — The Dead Son LivesHosea 13 contains mostly words of rebuke and condemnation. But there is good news there as well. The Lord rebukes his son, Israel, whom he called out of Egypt, for the sin of covenantal faithlessness. They have gone after other gods. So thorough will God’s coming judgment be that it is likened to death. But he also offers a word of hope which contains the promise of life, as death itself will be defeated. Participants: Jim Cassidy, Mark A. Winder40 min
1279The Person of Christ and the Deeper Protestant ConceptionLane Tipton speaks about his chapter, “The Person of Christ: The Deeper Protestant Conception and the Church’s Heavenly-Mindedness” in Theology for Ministry: How Doctrine Affects Pastoral Life and Practice (P&R Publishing), a festschrift for Sinclair Ferguson. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Update on Reformed Academy13:56 Writing in a Festschrift for Sinclair Ferguson20:49 The Person of Christ28:32 Basic Lessons in Christology34:35 Immutability and the Hypostatic Union40:56 Theological and Christological Errors50:12 The Deeper Modernist, Catholic, and Protestant Conceptions55:54 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Lane G. Tipton59 min
1280The Creator/Creature Distinction and RelationIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers the Creator/creature distinction and relation. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.36 min
1281Summary of Christian Doctrine: The Attributes of God, Part 2This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine of God and Creation, the sixth chapter on “The Attributes of God,” sets before us the Incommunicable and Communicable attributes of God. In this episode, we discuss God’s communicable attributes. Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo56 min
1282Samuel Miller on Presbyterian History, Government, and WorshipHarrison Perkins speaks about Samuel Miller’s views on Presbyterianism. Dr. Perkins has edited a new edition of Miller’s Presbyterianism: Its History, Doctrine, Government, and Worship, which has been published by Log College Press. Samuel Miller, the first professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government at Princeton Theological Seminary and a prolific author, published this introduction and defense of Presbyterianism in 1835. Originally titled Presbyterianism: The Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the Church of Christ, Miller covers the basics of Presbyterian belief and practice, grounding his material in the Scriptures primarily and church history secondarily. Dr. Harrison Perkins is Stated Supply at Oakland Hills Community Church in Farmington Hills, MichiganVisiting lecturer in systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary and online instructor at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of Catholicity and the Covenant of Works: James Ussher and the Reformed Tradition, of which he spoke on Christ the Center episode 677. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction00:03:20 Update and Current Projects00:09:35 Editing Samuel Miller’s Presbyterianism00:17:46 Samuel Miller’s Biography00:20:37 The History of Presbyterianism00:33:51 Presbyterian Doctrine00:40:17 The Practicality of Presbyterian Principles00:45:47 Presbyterian Government00:49:23 Presbyterian Worship01:05:23 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Harrison Perkins, Jim Cassidy1 hr 8 min
1283Nature, Special Revelation, and CovenantIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers nature, special revelation, and covenant. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.45 min
1284Henrietta Mears: Mother of Modern EvangelicalismDr. Arlin Migliazzo speaks about Henrietta Mears, who was arguably the single most influential woman in the shaping of modern evangelicalism. Key figures in the early modern evangelical movement like Bill Bright, Harold John Ockenga, and Jim Rayburn frequently cited her teachings as a formative part of their ministry. Graham himself stated that Mears was the most important female influence in his life other than his mother or wife. Dr. Migliazzo is the author of Henrietta Mears: Mother of Modern Evangelicalism (Eerdmans, 2020). He is Professor Emeritus of History at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. His many publications include books, articles, and essays on ethnic studies, the Pacific Northwest, colonial South Carolina, church-related higher education, the history of evangelicalism, and comparative democratic development. Chapters 00:00 Introduction04:39 Mears’s Biography14:46 Mears’s Constitution16:27 Sunday School at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood21:32 The Attraction of Mears27:07 The Available Historical Sources29:51 Gospel Light35:13 Forest Home40:15 Mears’s Relationship with Other Evangelical Figures47:04 Lessons from the Life of Henrietta Mears57:46 Conclusion Participants: Arlin Migliazzo, Camden Bucey, Jim Cassidy59 min
1285Common GraceIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers common grace. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.40 min
1286Summary of Christian Doctrine: The TrinityThis week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine of God and Creation, the seventh chapter on “The Trinity,” sets before us the Biblical doctrine of the Trinity. Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo1 hr
1287Vos Group #77 — The Nature of New Testament RevelationWe turn to pp. 302–304 of Geerhardus Vos’s book, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments to discuss the nature of New Testament revelation. Vos explains how the new dispensation in Christ is the final dispensation of revelation. Referencing Hebrews 1:1–2, we discuss how this revelation is organic, progressive, and climactic in Christ. Chapters 00:00 Introduction05:58 The New Dispensation07:42 Hebrews 1:1–214:33 Organic Revelation23:01 Progressive Revelation35:26 Climactic Revelation45:56 Christ and the Apostles52:11 Conclusion Links Grace in Common episode on organic theologyVos Group #1: An Introduction to Geerhardus Vos’ Biblical TheologyVos Group #2: The Nature and Method of Biblical Theology, Part 1Vos Group #3: The Nature and Method of Biblical Theology, Part 2 Participants: Camden Bucey, Lane G. Tipton56 min
1288The Fall and the AntithesisIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers the fall and the antithesis. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.39 min
1289The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church – Chapter 6This week on Theology Simply Profound, Bob returns to a reading of Geerhardus Vos’s 1903 book, The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church. In chapter 6, “The Essence of the Kingdom as the Supremacy of God in the Sphere of Saving Power,” Vos explain why the concept of the kingdom of God is so thoroughly God-centered and God-glorifying. Participants: Robert Tarullo28 min
1290Matthew 3:1–12 — A Voice Crying in the WildernessIn this episode we see how John, the last prophet of the Old Covenant, transitions us to the New Covenant era by announcing the arrival of the LORD in the person of Jesus Christ. The focus of the passage is not on the uniqueness of John the Baptist, but the uniqueness of the one toward whom he points. Participants: Joel Fick, Mark A. Winder52 min
1291The Relevance of Meredith G. KlineJohn R. Muether speaks about the continued relevance of Meredith G. Kline. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Meredith G. Kline. We recently hosted our annual theology conference and took the opportunity to consider his unique contributions by exploring several covenantal and eschatological themes he identified throughout the Old and New Testaments. A recording of Mr. Muether’s address was the first main session at the conference. John R. Muether is Professor of Church History and Dean of Libraries at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. He is the author or co-author of many books, including Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman and Seeking a Better Country: 300 Years of American Presbyterianism. Chapters 0:00:00 Introduction0:10:52 The Relevance of M. G. Kline0:21:42 Kline Embracing Presbyterianism0:33:29 Kline and Foreign Missions0:52:00 Kline’s Criticism of Theonomy0:54:05 The Teaching of Norman Shepherd1:09:19 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, John Muether1 hr 12 min
1292Method, Worldview, and EvidenceIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers method, worldview, and evidence. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.45 min
1293A Tale of Two TreesScott Wright speaks about the continued relevance of Meredith G. Kline. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Meredith G. Kline. We recently hosted our annual theology conference and took the opportunity to consider his unique contributions by exploring several covenantal and eschatological themes he identified throughout the Old and New Testaments. Dr. Wright’s address is titled, “A Tale of Two Trees.” Rev. Dr. Scott Wright is senior pastor of Redeemer Church (PCA) in Hudson, Ohio. He received his B.A. in Economics from Princeton University (1982), his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1991), and his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia). He is the author of Regeneration and Redemptive-History (Reformed Forum, forthcoming). Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction00:10:51 Volunteer Opportunities00:18:46 Introduction to Dr. Scott Wright00:25:30 A Tale of Two Trees01:13:04 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Ryan Noha, Scott R. Wright1 hr 18 min
1294IdealismIn this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course series we have developed on Van Til for our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics. This lesson covers idealism. Reformed Academy seeks to provide educational guidance through a structured learning environment. Students may enroll in courses, watch videos, study suggested books and articles, complete assessments, interact with other students, and engage our faculty online and in-person. Join more than 3,800 students in 75 countries who are growing in their knowledge and love for Jesus Christ revealed in all of Scripture. Take responsibility for your theological education! Redeem your time! Theological study isn’t just for pastors and scholars. Our mission is to present _every person_ mature in Christ.45 min
1295The Biblical Theology of Vos-Kline-Gaffin: Meredith G. Kline on the Book of Revelation, Christ and His Spirit-Filled Church, and MissionsIn this episode, we bring you the third plenary address from our 2022 Theology Conference wherein we considered, “The Covenantal Tale of Creation, Christ, and Consummation: The Life and Work of M. G. Kline.” This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Meredith G. Kline. We will take the opportunity to consider his unique contributions by exploring several covenantal and eschatological themes he identified throughout the Old and New Testaments. Danny Olinger is General Secretary for the Committee on Christian Education for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He is the author of Geerhardus Vos: Reformed Biblical Theologian, Confessional Presbyterian. Links Nathan Feldmeth, S. Donald Fortson III, Garth M. Rosell, and Kenneth J. Stewart, Reformed and Evangelical Across Four Centuries: The Presbyterian Story in AmericaMark Noll, America’s Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911Jeffrey S. McDonald, “Advancing the Evangelical Mind: Melvin Grove Kyle, J. Gresham Machen, and the League of Evangelical Students“ Chapters 0:00:00 Introduction0:08:01 The Biblical Theology of Vos-Kline-Gaffin1:00:45 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Danny Olinger1 hr 3 min
1296The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church – Chapter 7This week on Theology Simply Profound, Bob returns to a reading of Geerhardus Vos’s 1903 book, The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church. In chapter 7, “The Essence of the Kingdom continued: The Kingdom in the Sphere of Righteousness,” Vos explains the relationship between the kingdom and righteousness. Participants: Robert Tarullo30 min

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