Theology

Memento Mori: The Wisdom of Transcendental Architecture

I love old buildings. Looking at the architecture of old post offices makes me wonder why builders of the past would care to build lasting, beautiful buildings dedicated to “mundane” tasks such as handling mail. Wouldn’t that be reserved for old, medieval, gothic cathedrals or government buildings? Those were days in which architects cared about …

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Francis Turretin: the Command of Christ (Great Commission) Proves Infant Baptism

Infant baptism is proved: from the command of Christ.  III. (1) From the command of Christ. This was commanded by Christ, if not in so many words (kata to rhēton), yet equivalently and as to the sense: “Go ye, and teach all nations, baptizing them” (Mt. 28:19, 20). It is evident (a) because he who …

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“How Does Baptism Do That?” By Rick Appleton (Pt. 2)

Previously we saw that baptism (1) identifies Christians; (2) signifies and seals the benefits of the covenant of grace; and (3) offers and applies the grace of God. Those are things that baptism does. Our task now is to explain how baptism does those things. To explain how baptism works, we must first recall what …

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VIDEO: The Canon & Sola Scriptura w/ Austin Reifel (Sippin’ On Theology)

Have you ever been challenged or asked to explain how we came up with our modern Bible? Do we have enough evidence to prove that the 66-book Protestant Bible has all the right books? Who made that decision to establish the Bible? We answer these questions and much more! You will not want to miss …

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What if young, theologically-aware men and women were encouraged to…

It seems like anytime a young man or woman is theologically aware, sound, & interested, those in the church push them to go to seminary. Which is a good option. But what if we encouraged them to also go to law school so they can enter the pulpits of the local, state, & national land. …

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Temet Nosce: Calvin and the True Knowledge of Self

It is said that the ancient Greek maxim “know thyself” (Gk. γνῶθι σεαυτόν, Lt. temet nosce) was once inscribed in what is now the ruins of the forecourt of the temple of Apollo at Delphi. From Aeschylus, to Socrates, to Plato, and even to the Wachowski brothers’ The Matrix, this ancient aphorism at the very …

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