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Reformed Theology with Jonathan Master

Mortification of Spin
May 22, 2023
Carl and Todd sit down with long-time friend and Theology on the Go podcast host, Jonathan Master, to discuss his latest book, Reformed Theology . In this practical book, Jonathan provides a helpful primer for church leaders, study groups, and anyone who wants a well-rounded and concise overview of...
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No Creed but the Bible? Podcast

Jonathan Master
Apr 5, 2021
No Creed But the Bible? Jonathan and James welcome a very special guest today. J. V. Fesko is the Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. The Need for Creeds Today is one of Fesko’s most recent works and the topic of today’s...

Calvin and Piety

Mark Johnston
Dec 10, 2020
John Calvin, the great French Reformer who devoted most of his ministry to the church in Geneva, ranks amongst the most influential theologians of all time. His legacy to the church – and, indeed to the world – goes far beyond what many realise. But out of the many aspects of his legacy there is...
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You Might Be a Federal Visionist If...

Mortification of Spin
Jan 22, 2020
The three amigos compiled a sizeable list of answers to that conditional statement—perhaps you have a few of your own! But why is this even a topic to be addressed? It seems that, even though the movement has been condemned by the NAPARC denominations over a decade ago, Federal Vision is still...
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In Praise of Wisdom

Derek Thomas
Jan 6, 2020
Some find it misguided to praise men. It was, after all, the Corinthian problem that they openly declared their allegiance to men: Apollos, Paul, or Peter. In doing so they caused major divisions in the Corinthian church. But we are not, I think, to conclude from this that we are never to express...

Is Middle Knowledge Biblical? An Evaluation

Charles Rennie
Oct 14, 2019
In part one of this series , the doctrine of middle knowledge was set forth and explained on its own terms. Its principal concern is to reconcile the sovereignty of divine agency and the liberty of human agency by inserting a third logical moment between God's natural knowledge and visionary...

Is Middle Knowledge Biblical? An Explanation

Charles Rennie
Sep 30, 2019
Middle knowledge, otherwise known as Molinism , derives its name from a 16th century Jesuit named Luis de Molina (1535-1600). There is evidence that within a decade of Molina's death, his view of middle knowledge had a profound influence upon the theology of James Arminius--though there is some...

Dueling for Christ at Dort?

Aaron Denlinger
Jan 17, 2019
As everyone in the Reformed world surely knows by now, 2019 marks 400 years since the Synod of Dort wrapped up proceedings and bequeathed to the Protestant Reformed family of churches that glorious statement of Reformed doctrine known as the Canons of Dort. Commemoration and celebration of Dort and...

A Response to Mark Jones and Gert van den Brink

Oliver D. Crisp
May 16, 2015
We're grateful Oliver Crisp has offered his response to the two reviews of Deviant Calvinism which were published this week. Oliver's contribution serves to extend an important conversation over the character and sources of Reformed theology ~ Editor I wish to address two reviews of my book Deviant...

Personal Reflections on "Deviant Calvinism"

Mark Jones
May 14, 2015
How wide or narrow is the Reformed faith? In his recent book, Deviant Calvinism: Broadening Reformed Theology , Fuller Seminary Professor, Oliver Crisp, uses the tools of historical theology and analytic theology to address various questions, such as the broadness of Calvinistic theology. He does...