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Introduction The place of philosophy within the Christian faith for as long as Christians have been articulating this faith in writing. With that said, the history of the Church is not an entirely separate timeline from the history of philosophy. Quite often throughout world history, the two lines intersect. As pastors and thinkers within the…
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IntroductionHave you ever felt like your election in Christ hangs over your head? Do you feel like there is a possibility that you are not elected to salvation? Maybe you are going to hell? This can be a common feeling in Christian communities that emphasize predestination and election. Throughout time, from the reformation until now,…
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by Wyatt Pruitt “We hold to the Seven Ecumenical Councils as they are in conformity to Holy Scripture…” -Declaration of Presbyterian Catholic Practice & Principles The Second Council of Nicea is a hot-button issue for Reformed Christians. There is an ongoing debate within these circles on whether images are approved to be in the worship…
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by Wyatt Pruitt A Biblical, Patristic, Reformed, & Theological Argument for Bishops in Presbyterianism The following is the transcript from my YouTube Video: Response to @MatthewEverhard and @theisaiahwlong : BISHOPS are a Presbyterian Thing!: Presbyterianism Compatible with Bishops ProlegomenaIntroduction Today I want to make a response to 2 recent videos. One from Isaiah Long where…
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By Chase Reed For centuries, mankind has tried to understand the world around him, his place in the world, who created him, and what his purpose is. Over the years, new philosophies would rise and fall in an attempt to better understand such subjects. They would permeate the minds of the greatest scholars in several…
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By Chase Reed The intersection of faith and philosophy has been an oft debated topic throughout the history of the Christian Church. Though some – such as notable theologian Martin Lloyd-Jones – were opposed to the intersection of philosophy and theology, others see a great overlap between the two fields. Author William Wood explains: When…
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Psalm 121 (𝔐): A Reformed Catholic Hermeneutic At the time of the Protestant Reformation, the doctrine of the Scriptures gained significant attention. The resulting concepts were deemed Sola Scriptura and Prima Scriptura, the former becoming one of several theses of the reformers’ amendments. Both doctrines, while slightly different, both articulate that the Scriptures of the…
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by Jameson Kenneally To first understand the reformation perspective of justification, we must establish a proper definition of what justification is. We also need to establish what exactly we need justified from. I will also be looking at justification being the central theme of the Gospel, the anthropological and soteriological meanings of the word, addressing…
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by Wyatt Pruitt Isaiah 39:5-8; 40:1-11; IntroductionWhat is the Word of God? An obvious answer is that it is this (points at bible), the text of scripture. But God’s word is much more than just characters printed on a piece of paper. God’s word is mysterious and has been slowly revealed. It has existed before…
