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Camden M. Bucey/September 12, 2019

Covenant Theology and the Nation in Exile

Camden Bucey introduced Lamentations, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah to the women’s bible study at Bethel OPC in Wheaton, Illinois. In that lesson, he detailed the basic covenantal structure of the Bible …

Daniel Schrock/July 22, 2019

The Gospel and Self-Conception: A Defense of Article 7 of the Nashville Statement

If you stop and take the time to take notice of just how often in the New Testament the Gospel impacts, changes, gives imperatives for, or opposes the cognitive life …

Jeffrey C. Waddington/July 14, 2019

Divine Simplicity: Don’t Think of God Without It

The doctrine of divine simplicity is a doctrine that some philosophers and theologians love to hate. The doctrine is accused of being confusing, incoherent, unbiblical, and just plain muddleheaded. One …

Jeffrey C. Waddington/June 5, 2019

Something So Simple I Shouldn’t Have to Say It

[ Update from the Editor: December 5, 2019 ] At the author’s request, we had temporarily removed this essay. Westminster Theological Seminary is reviewing the theology of Dr. Oliphint and have asked …

Camden M. Bucey/May 26, 2019

Addressing the Essential-Covenantal Model of Theology Proper

Preface Given several public announcements and reports, many people have become aware of recent events regarding the theology of Dr. K. Scott Oliphint. For those who are not, Dr. Oliphint …

Camden M. Bucey/March 19, 2019

Whatcha Gonna Do When Gregory Runs Wild on You?

The Eunomians were followers of Eunomius (c. 335–c. 393), and have been characterized as neo-Arians. They denied that an eternally begotten Son could be consubstantial with the Father, and therefore, …

Camden M. Bucey/November 26, 2018

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David Wells/October 16, 2018

[Book Review] The Courage to Be Protestant

David F. Wells. The Courage to Be Protestant: Reformation Faith in Today’s World. Second Edition. Grand Rapids, MI. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017. Pp. xiv + 218. $22.00. In

Daniel Ragusa/October 1, 2018

[Book Review] The Riddle of Life

J. H. Bavinck. The Riddle of Life. Translated by Bert Hielema. Grand Rapids, MI. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 2016. Pp. 94. $20.00. For fallen man, life is a riddle that …

Camden M. Bucey/September 1, 2018

2018 Theology Conference Reading List

We have compiled a list of suggested reading to help those coming to the 2018 Theology Conference. We realize people like have neither the time nor financial budget to work …

Daniel Ragusa/July 17, 2018

Beginning with Scripture, Ending with Worship: An Analysis of Petrus van Mastricht’s Polemic against Balthasar Bekker

“And though this world with devils filled, should threaten to undo us…”—so penned Luther in his famous hymn A Mighty Fortress is Our God. But on what epistemological basis could …

Edwards/July 10, 2018

Catching up on Petrus van Mastricht

The great Dutch theologian of the Nadere Reformatie, Petrus van Mastricht (1630-1706), has only recently been introduced to the English-speaking world with the publication of his Theoretica-practica theologia ( Theoretical and Practical …

Camden M. Bucey/June 7, 2018

Jeff Waddington on Iron Sharpens Iron

Jeff Waddington was recently a guest on the Iron Sharpens Iron program with Chris Arnzen. Listen as Jeff speaks about his book, The Unified Operations of the Human Soul: Jonathan Edwards’ …

James J. Cassidy/June 5, 2018

The Essential Van Til – Connecting the Dots

Part of a good transcendental critique must be drawing the lines between the dots for people to see clearly. If I have any critique of Van Til, it …

Daniel Ragusa/May 16, 2018

Jesus, John the Baptist, and Redemptive-History (Matthew 3)

As we read about in Matthew 3, John the Baptist breathed in an “atmosphere surcharged with the thought of the end.”[1] In his mind his baptism was the final opportunity …