Elder’s Edition
The Old Testament sets before us the example of Christ who was to come, and the forthcoming of his work of redemption. The New Testament presents the completed work of Christ that indeed does away with the need for those traditions that foreshadowed his work. We must come to a clear biblical understanding of those…
Proponents of the Federal Vision (FV) and the New Perspective on Paul (NPP) can continue be found in any church whether Reformed or Presbyterian, and among Baptistic and Fundamentalist churches. Both FV and NPP seem appealing until the core theological principles that underline these theological perspectives are carefully examined. Their errors have propagated confusion and…
The covenant love and mercy of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end but are renewed every morning. The faithfulness of the Lord is exceedingly great. God is good to those who wait quietly for the salvation and deliverance of the Lord (Lam. 3:22-26). The Lord is the faithful God who…
Out of grace and a merciful disposition the Lord grants his saints rightful peace of mind. That peace of mind is illustrated through two covenants neither of which cancels the other. Rather these covenants reinforce each other in demonstrating the integrity of the Lord’s promises made in divine covenant communion before the creation of man.…
Our understanding of God’s covenant is significantly related to our understanding of the nature of time. The nature, scope, and effect of God’s covenant of redemption in Christ is conditioned upon our comprehension and cognition of how we acquire knowledge and belief. Hermeneutics deals with the theory and methodology of biblical interpretation and comprehension. Reformed…
In his letter to the Ephesians (Eph. 6:10-20), the apostle Paul reminds the church that the great adversary is spiritual in nature. We struggle not against human beings, but against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing the great darkness that is in the world, indeed against the spiritual forces of deadly evil in the…
American society is culturally diverse. Churches (gatherings, groups, denominations, church governing bodies, etc.) are likewise most diverse, coming from many differing terms of understanding the Scriptures. The practices of such bodies is also most diverse. How shall our group minister effectively to newcomers to help them to understand the doctrines and principles that have brought…
[This is a series to create awareness of doctrines that contradict Presbyterian and Reformed principles of systematic theology as we gather with people who come from diverse church backgrounds.] Shape-shifting the Faith Words matter! A consensus of understanding of a language and its words is essential to effective communication, and of particular words this is…
Where does Heritage Presbyterian Church stand on Easter? Some might think, does this even have to be asked? What kind of question is that? Historically in the early days of the Reformation, even up to just over 100 years ago, many Presbyterian churches would not celebrate Easter. The Scottish Presbyterians managed to remove observance…
Everything that exists was created by God (John 1:3). God is of eternity (Psalm 90:1-2). In the beginning God created all that exists (Gen. 1:1). The creation narrative of Genesis 1 is a picture of the deliberate and perfect establishment of a sin-free community of holy communion between God and man – life as it…