“What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His son, Jesus Christ.” I John 1:3 This past spring I contacted several seminaries asking for a report on their graduations. Included in this issue are articles and […]
As we noted in our previous articles, the introductory volume to Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics is wholly dedicated to “the first things that must be said” (prolegomena). Bavinck begins by treating a number of formal and foundational topics that are of first importance to the whole enterprise of Reformed theology. Unless the foundations for theological […]
Readings: Joshua 23, Judges 1 Judges 1 serves an an introduction to the entire book of Judges, setting the stage with a list of triumphs and tragedies, fulfillments and failures. A Positive Beginning The Book of Judges begins by telling the reader that Joshua, the great leader of the conquest, has died. […]
Readings: Joshua 5, Judges 2-3:6 The Angel of the Lord Judges 2 opens with the Angel of the LORD appearing to the people of Israel at Bochim. First, notice the Angel goes up from Gilgal. What was He doing in Gilgal? The last reference to the Angel of the LORD in the Bible is when […]
“Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God […]
Synod affirms that the Scriptures and confessions teach the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone and that nothing that is taught under the rubric of covenant theology in our churches may contradict this fundamental doctrine. Therefore Synod rejects the errors of those: 4. who deny that Christ earned acceptance with God and […]
Every graduation is special to the graduates, and Westminster Seminary California has been blessed with a number of gifted commencement speakers in the recent past our own Hywel Jones, John Piper, Ken Myers, just to name a few. In fairness to the speakers, giving a commencement speech is a real challenge. A commencement ceremony is […]