Year: 2024

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“catholic” little c (Universal) vs. Roman Catholic

Ken Temple

A Roman Catholic writes: “What you fail to mention is that God appointed that same church to compile the Canon of the Scriptures. Without the role of the Catholic Church- impossible because there was no other church– we wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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Does it Matter Whether Seminary Education is In-Person or Online?

Michael Kruger

Ever since I became the president of the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS)—now more than a decade ago—I’ve been committed to a basic practice. It might not seem like much. It’s not anything extraordinary. But I think it has proven…

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The Saving Design of God’s Common Grace

Robert Gonzales Jr.

This article was originally posted in Issue 116 of the Founders Journal. Theologians frequently distinguish two species of divine grace in the Scriptures: saving grace and common grace. God directs the former particularly to the elect; God showers the latter indiscriminately on all men in general. Saving grace is, as its designation suggests, efficacious in […]

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Are God’s Justice and Mercy Incompatible?

Craig Biehl

In the book, The Impossibility of God,[1] the editors present five categories of arguments that they claim disprove God’s existence. One such claim asserts that “a contradiction between two or more of God’s attributes” renders God impossible, as follows: For instance, Theodore M. Drange argues that God as both an “all-just” and “all-merciful” judge cannot […]

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“How stingless death!”: Surveying a Baptist Interpretation of 1 Corinthians 15:55

Christopher Ellis Osterbrock

As Christian, the allegorical pilgrim, marched into the river, chest-deep and deeper, he rejoiced with a song: “O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” This comes from the second part of the Pilgrim’s Progress, where John Bunyan (1628–1688) writes of the believer’s approach to death. When the pilgrim ends the […]

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Reforming Sexuality? Gender, Leadership and the Bible in the Controversy Between John Knox & Queen Mary

Ottavio Palombaro

“My people infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them.” Isaiah 3:12 Starting decades ago, many, especially in the universities, have lost faith in the Western civilization narrative. While this is not necessarily a new phenomenon, few have been the voices in the academia wanting to explore the possible reasons that led to such […]

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Reforming Sexuality? Gender, Leadership and the Bible in the Controversy Between John Knox & Queen Mary

Ottavio Palombaro

“My people infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them.” Isaiah 3:12 Starting decades ago, many, especially in the universities, have lost faith in the Western civilization narrative. While this is not necessarily a new phenomenon, few have been the voices in the academia wanting to explore the possible reasons that led to such […]

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A Medley of Reformed Relevance

Tom Nettles

This edition of the Founders Journal puts together articles on a broad spectrum of specific topics but all informed by the big ideas of the Reformed Confessional heritage.   Ottavio Palombaro, in addition to having gained a (Th.D.), also gained a Ph. D. in economic sociology along with a BA in cultural anthropology. His expertise […]

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A Statement of Appreciation for Wayne Grudem

Tom Nettles

Recently I received the prayer letter from Wayne Grudem. He sends these out because he really wants the saints to join in prayer that Wayne’s calling, gifts, experience, and projects be owned of God for his glory and the leavening effect of his truth. The letter this week contained a prayer request to pray in […]

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Athanasius consistent with 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Ken Temple

A Roman Catholic argued with me: “I do straight to the early church fathers” My response: why not go straight to the apostles/apostolic writings? (The 27 books of the New Testament ) Only those writings/ Scriptures are infallible, since they … Continue reading →

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