Covenant / Reformed Theology – Page 5

J. Gresham Machen’s classic book Christianity and Liberalism – Ligonier Ministries

2 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains two short videos about J Gresham Machen; the first is on his book Christianity and Liberalism. Therein, Stephen Nichols explains the controversy which led Machen to write his book. In the course of his explanation, Nichols provided basic teaching on modernism, liberalism, the Scopes monkey trial, and Christian fundamentalism…. If you know nothing of these things, you should hear this video because it will give you insight into origins of current struggles in the church. The second video, 7-minutes, is an answer to a question submitted to Ligonier Ministries. This video is also on Machen but is more of an overview and covers different things.

Covenant Theology Overview by Pastor Patrick Hines [Salvation and Eschatology, Part 8, Conclusion]

3 Mar 2023 Michael A

The 22-minute video in this post addresses the following: the unity of the covenants of the Bible, Old and New Testaments; why faith is the only way of salvation; why works, obedience to the law, cannot save anyone; and why the doctrines of old-school Dispensationalism, which ascribe to God, two different ways of salvation in the Bible, are erroneous. Sermon highlight points are provided.

What is the Westminster Confession of Faith?

11 Feb 2023 Michael A

This post contains the first video from Dr John Gerstner’s series on the Westminster Confession of Faith. The purpose of this post is to introduce Christians to confessions and their purpose in the Christian life. Dr Gerstner reads through chapter 1 of the WCF and briefly explains the purpose of the writers and how a student of the Bible can benefit from using this confession in Bible study. Links are provided to various confessions

Westminster Confession of Faith — Of God’s Covenant With Man [Salvation and Eschatology, Part 7]

24 Jan 2023 Michael A

This post is an addition to a recent mini-series on Dispensationalism and Eschatology. It expains covenant theology; it speaks against dispensationalism. John Gerstner was one of R C Sproul’s professors, which he greatly esteemed.

End Times Fiction With Gary Demar – Apologia Studios [Salvation And Eschatology, Part 6]

9 Oct 2022 Michael A

In the following 9-minute video, Dr. Gary Demar explains the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24, in terms of the context and time of application. The following explanation of the Olivet Discourse is from Got Questions.org: The Olivet Discourse is the name given to the orderly and extended teaching given by Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives. His subject is the end times. This discourse is recorded in Matthew 24:1 – 25:46. Parallel passages are found in Mark 13:1-37 and Luke 21:5-36. The record in Matthew is the most extensive, so reference here will be to Matthew’s Gospel, linked at the end of post.

The Rapture And Postmillennialism Explained | with Jeff Durbin [Salvation And Eschatology, Part 5]

8 Oct 2022 Michael A

In this post are 3 videos; the first is an excerpt of Pastor Durbin explaining how he came to hold the post-mill view. Therein, he discusses the Olivet Discourse. He stated that RC Sproul’s book, The Last Days According to Jesus, helped him develop his eschatological view – Sproul is also post-mill. The second video is a 7-minute conversion testimony by Pastor Durbin, formerly, he was a celebrated practitioner of martial arts and an ecstasy addict – the video provides much hope for addicts of all kinds, regarding how Jesus delivers. The third video is a longer version of how he came to Christ and about the ministry work in which he is involved.

R.C. Sproul – God’s Help For Depressed Believers [Salvation And Eschatology, Part 4]

6 Oct 2022 Michael A

In the R C Sproul sermon of this post, he carefully explains how God gives salvation to a believer. In the process he discusses faith, justification and imputation, all bed-rock doctrines upon which the Christian’s spiritual life is built. He also clearly shows where Protestantism and Roman Catholicism differ, and where the latter veers into unbiblical byways. He uses scripture to make his points. [Sermon highlight points and some passages of scripture are provided]

How Do The Reformed Faiths Of J. MacArthur And V. Baucham Differ? [ Salvation and Eschatology Part 3]

4 Oct 2022 Michael A

In the video of this post, Pastor Joel Webbon explains the difference between the Baptist 1689 confession subscribed to by Voddie Baucham and the Westminister Confession of Faith subscribed to by John MacArthur – regarding their eschatological views. He does that in the process of answering a question submitted by a viewer. The question contained several questions which had to be clarified by Webbon before he got to the main point. So the video is a bit longer than it might have been, but for listeners who are new to such topics, Webbon’s redundancy will likely be helpful.

The Covenant Of Grace – Pastor Patrick Hines [Salvation and Eschatology, Part 2]

27 Sep 2022 Michael A

In the 25-minute mp4 of this post, Pastor Hines explains biblical covenant theology as it reveals God’s plan of redemption in the Old and New Testaments. You will find that it is wrong to say, “the Old Testament was law and the New, grace;” or, “we are living in the day of grace,” as though those in the Old Testament were not saved by grace also. Many Christians, who have not formed a habit of reading through their Bibles, err in that they think wrongly about the Old Testament saints, how they were saved by God.

Dispensationalism, History And Theology By Pastor Patrick Hines [Salvation And Eschatology Part 1]

26 Sep 2022 Michael A

This post contains a sermon by Pastor Patrick Hines on the history of dispensationalism. In the process of explaining that, he addresses the pre-millennial and a-millennial views of end times. That is the chief reason I am blogging his message. The next post in this mini series will be about covenant theology, which is about the history of redemption as viewed by way of Bible covenants. That theology undermines dispensationalist’s views about end times and about how God dispensed salvation to Israel and the church; as covenant theology believes that Israel was the church from the beginning, via Abraham.

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