The Doctrines of Grace: Four Commands and Five Points
One of my favorite passages to preach for an ordination or installation service is 2 Timothy 4:5. The context is significant, since in it Paul acknowledges the challenges of pastoral…
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Sexual Identity: Community and Church Issues, Sexual Identity & Fear
Just this week, an article appeared in Bloomberg News with a provocative title: “It’s Official: This Election is Driving Americans Nuts.”[1] The article goes on to describe a recent study…
Confession and Theology: Digging Deep & Keeping the Boundaries
My wife and I are planning a fairly substantial gardening project in our front yard (she more enthusiastically than I). We’re going to uproot some bushes that no longer seem…
The Westminster Confession of Faith: Assurance
In today’s church, there are a number of significant questions about the doctrine of assurance. Some argue that you cannot ever really know if you’re saved at all; others insist…
Worship
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is again joined by Rev. Terry Johnson, who is Senior Minister at Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. Rev. Johnson…
Catechizing: Catechism and the Commandment
When Jesus is asked about the greatest commandment, he responds by quoting from Deuteronomy 6.[1] Specifically, he quotes from the passage often called the Shema: “Hear, O Israel, the LORD…
Catechizing
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is joined by Rev. Terry Johnson, who is Senior Minister at Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. Rev. Johnson has…
The Ascension of Christ: Why We Must Believe It
Every year, I teach theology classes to people who’ve never formally studied theology in the past. Some of my classes are with churches or on retreats; some are with undergraduate…
The Ascension of Christ
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is joined by Dr. Gerrit Dawson, who serves as Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.…
Knowing Christ
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is joined once again by Dr. Mark Jones, who has been serving as Senior Minister at Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church…
Martyn Lloyd-Jones: Preaching and Principles
I did not know D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones personally. I have spoken with a few people who did, and I have certainly listened to recordings of his preaching and read many…
Biblical and Systematic Theology: Friends
Christianity has always been a doctrinal religion. Theology – that which is taught about God, man, and salvation – has always been central to the Christian church. This is not…