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James J. Cassidy/June 17, 2017
When the Exception Becomes the Rule: An Observation from the Recent PCA General Assembly
The below observation is not a criticism of the PCA or the 2017 Assembly. I watched much of the Assembly on-line and was greatly blessed by so many of …
Daniel Ragusa/June 14, 2017
Geerhardus Vos on Christology and Covenant
In a previous post, we considered the way in which Geerhardus Vos’ doctrine of Christ impacted his redemptive-historical hermeneutic for reading the Old Testament. In the triune God’s eternal counsel …
James J. Cassidy/June 11, 2017
The Essential Van Til — God not God
Van Til is a master at exegeting unbelief. This is helpful for apologetics. If we do not understand the unbeliever in a biblical way, inevitably our approach to defending the …
Daniel Ragusa/June 7, 2017
Geerhardus Vos on Christology and Hermeneutics
I have been working through the third volume of Geerhardus Vos’ Reformed Dogmatics on Christology and have appreciated the implications he draws throughout for properly understanding the Old Testament revelation. This, however, …
James J. Cassidy/June 4, 2017
The Essential Van Til — The Centrality of God
We at the Reformed Forum have a burning desire to see Christ as preeminent in all things. We believe that the Scriptures reveal to us Christ, from Genesis to Revelation. …
Daniel Ragusa/May 31, 2017
The Office of Christ and the Authority of Preaching
There is no event in all the world that you can attend (no matter how expensive or exclusive the tickets are) that compares to the preaching of God’s Word every …
James J. Cassidy/May 28, 2017
The Essential Van Til – The Antithesis Between Believer and Unbeliever
Following Kuyper and Bavinck, Van Til so emphasized the antithesis between believer and unbeliever that many have concluded that Van Til cuts the unbeliever off from …
Daniel Ragusa/May 25, 2017
Hope: A Sure and Steadfast Anchor of the Soul
The Anchor of our Soul The author of Hebrews speaks of our hope as an anchor that has dug itself deep into heavenly ground behind the curtain where Christ has gone as …
James J. Cassidy/May 22, 2017
The Essential Van Til – Introduction and the Trinity
I’ve come again, afresh, to the writings of Cornelius Van Til. Lord willing, my plan is to compose a monograph on Van Til’s critique of Karl Barth over the …
Daniel Ragusa/May 5, 2017
Herman Bavinck’s Trinitarian Worldview: A Brief Overview
The doctrine of the Trinity is the architectonic principle of the whole theological and apologetic enterprise of Herman Bavinck. While it may be debated as to how consistent he was …
Daniel Ragusa/April 30, 2017
The Relationship between Church and Kingdom according to Geerhardus Vos
The relationship between the kingdom of God and the church, in the words of Geerhardus Vos, is a “delicate and eminently practical question.” [i] In fact, different ecclesiologies have …
Daniel Ragusa/April 28, 2017
The Relationship between Church and Kingdom according to Herman Ridderbos
The complexity revolving around the question of the relationship between the kingdom and the church is largely due to varying definitions. So before setting forth Herman Ridderbos’ formulation in his magisterial work on the …
Daniel Ragusa/April 15, 2017
How Does Christ’s Resurrection Benefit Us?
The Heidelberg Catechism (1563) embodies the commitment of the Reformation to non-speculative theology as it logically expounds core biblical truths along practical and pastoral lines for the Christian life. Beginning with belonging …
Daniel Ragusa/April 12, 2017
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility in Covenantal Context
The Covenantal Structure of the Westminster Confession of Faith Written at the entrance of the temple of Reformed theology are the words: “God does not exist because of man, but …
Daniel Ragusa/April 4, 2017
Joy-Full Fellowship (Part 7): Pentecost
In the Old Testament, the altars of the patriarchs, the tabernacle constructed under Moses, and the temple built by Solomon were all sufficient and efficacious means by which the people of God experienced …
