Category Reformation21

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Getting Better Glasses

Every culture assumes facts about God and man. They are like glasses through which we view life. Most are unaware that they have them on, or they differ from the assumptions of other times and places. Yet the truth is…

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To Live, to Die

The coronavirus is another stark reminder that we are mortal. We are all going to die, one way or another, but in moments like these we are forced to consider the reality of our own death. For the vast majority of…

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Facets of Faith in Crisis

I recently saw a funny post on Pinterest entitled “Response to Coronavirus Threat by Enneagram Number.” Apparently a Four “broods over indignity of possibility of getting the same illness as everyone else,” while an Eight is “annoyed by CDC updates. Washes hands…

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Where Jesus Is

Where is Jesus today? One might assume that because Jesus is God the Son, He is present anywhere and everywhere. Indeed, He is! According to His divine nature, He is omnipresent. Our interest, however, is not in His omni presence,…

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Superlative Optimism

Editor’s Note: This address was originally delivered at the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology in 1974. The present form has been adapted with permission from Our Sovereign God (Baker, 1977, pp. 147–153). An optimist does not cut a very impressive figure among…

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On Informed Reading

Let’s try an experiment: How would you define the phrase “Roman Catholic”? If I put that question to a group of people, would everyone give the same definition? Most likely not, and for various reasons, such as cultural origin, previous exposure…

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Giveaway: PCRT Anthology (3/20)

The Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology is the oldest continually operating Reformed conference in the United States. And it’s little wonder why; since 1974, PCRT has edified thousands with clear, sound teaching from God’s Word. The conference has covered a variety of…