Grace & Discipline
Justice & Grace
The distinction between justice and grace is clarified using R.C. Sproul’s famous classroom illustration. An exploration of God’s character warns against the human tendency to view grace as an obligation rather than a free gift while addressing the proper posture of a believer toward divine discipline.
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Youth & Self-Examination
Is It Really Yours? — Owning Your Faith
Graduating seniors who grew up in the church are challenged to consider whether their faith is personal or merely inherited from parents and mentors. A “two-hearts/two-paths” approach encourages honest self-examination and heart-level sincerity before entering a world that will test core beliefs.
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Grace & Partiality
The Gospel According to the Beaches
Biblical themes of partiality, grace, and righteousness are illustrated through the story of the Sneetches by Dr. Seuss. Connections to the Antioch controversy and imputed righteousness demonstrate how the Gospel replaces man-made status markers with a righteousness that cannot be earned.
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Doctrine & Exegesis
The Rod That Cannot Wield Itself
The Reformed doctrine of divine concurrence is established using Isaiah 10:5–15. Assyria serves as God’s instrument, illustrating how God works as the first cause through secondary causes—including sinful human actions—in harmony with the Westminster and 1689 confessions.
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Soteriology & Exegesis
A Biblical Defense of 2 Peter 2:1
An exegetical defense of 2 Peter 2:1 from a Reformed perspective. It covers the lexical analysis of δεσπότης and ἀγοράζω, the Deuteronomy 32 covenantal background, the Reformed exegetical tradition from Owen and Gill to Grudem and Schreiner, a five-point rebuttal of the universal atonement objection, the dog-and-sow imagery as evidence against loss of salvation, and confessional grounding in the 1689 London Baptist Confession across all five points of soteriology.
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Soteriology & Exegesis
A Biblical Defense of 2 Peter 3:9
An exegetical defense of 2 Peter 3:9 from a Reformed Baptist perspective. It covers the grammatical analysis of the Greek text, the contextual identification of Peter's audience as the elect, detailed rebuttals of Arminian and provisionist objections, the decretive/preceptive will distinction, supporting commentary from Calvin, Owen, Gill, Turretin, Edwards, Sproul, and White, and alignment with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. The report demonstrates how the verse supports rather than undermines the doctrines of grace.
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Soteriology & Exegesis
A Biblical Defense of 1 Peter 3:18–22 (1689 LBCF)
A defense of 1 Peter 3:18–22 clarifies that the passage supports Reformed soteriology rather than baptismal regeneration. Emphasis falls on Peter’s qualification in verse 21, the distinction between the outward sign and the inward reality, and the necessity of faith in Christ’s resurrection. The teaching connects the passage to sola fide and Reformed confessional views on covenant language.
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Soteriology & Exegesis
A Biblical Defense of 1 Peter 3:18–22 (Westminster)
A defense of 1 Peter 3:18–22 clarifies that the passage supports Reformed soteriology rather than baptismal regeneration. Emphasis falls on Peter’s qualification in verse 21, the distinction between the outward sign and the inward reality, and the necessity of faith in Christ’s resurrection. The teaching connects the passage to sola fide and Reformed confessional views on covenant language.
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Soteriology & Exegesis
One Mediator, One Ransom, One People
A Reformed exegetical study of 1 Timothy 2:1-6 (and verse 7). Is Paul conflicting with Jesus as recorded in the Gospels and with Yahweh as recorded in Isaiah concerning His ransom when he uses “all”? These verses rank among the top 3 passages that critics try to use against Reformed theology. Do they have a point? No. Continue on to see why.
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Soteriology & Exegesis
She Shall Be Saved Through Childbearing
A look at 1 Timothy 2:15 from a Reformed perspective. Is Paul saying women obtain salvation whenever they birth? No. This presentation is a look at 1 Timothy 2:15 and the various ways the verse is understood.
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Presuppositional Apologetics
Defending the Pressuppositional Methodology in Apologetics
Can presuppositional apologetics survive the charge that circular reasoning destroys all knowledge? Does the transcendental argument actually prove Christianity is necessary? This study guide walks first-year seminary students through a sharp philosophical exchange between two Christian thinkers—breaking down a nine-step argument for global skepticism, exposing hidden assumptions, and clarifying why not all circularity is created equal.
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Apologetics & Evangelism
Understanding Some of Rome’s Errors
Major Roman Catholic errors are examined from a 1689 Reformed Baptist perspective. Key disputes regarding Marian dogmas, veneration, the atonement, and justification are summarized to contrast the Roman sacramental system with the Reformed conviction that sinners are justified by Christ alone rather than sacramental merit.
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Apologetics & Evangelism
Understanding the Charismatic Doctrine of the Tongue
Charismatic tongue doctrine is presented so that Reformed apologists can effectively understand and engage those steeped in twisted Biblical practices concering ’Decreeing and Declaring’, ’Speaking things into existence’ and much more.
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Apologetics & Evangelism
The Tongue Is Not a Magic Wand
A Reformed exegetical refutation of the Word of Faith “power of the tongue” doctrine–a passage-by-passage analysis of every major proof-text used by Word of Faith teachers, demonstrating grammatical, contextual, and genre-based errors in each case.
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Apologetics & Theology Proper
Correcting a False Parable
A simple parable of a farmer and boys drowning in a pond is sometimes used by critics of Reformed theology to argue that “the God of Calvinism” is unloving. This study retells that parable, then presents a corrected version rooted in Scripture that accounts for God's holiness, the depth of human sin, the spiritual deadness of the unregenerate, and the costly sacrifice of Christ. A detailed rebuttal follows, demonstrating why the critic's illustration fails on every level and why sovereign, electing grace is the true love of God revealed in His Word.
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Apologetics & Exegesis
The Unshaken TULIP (Edition 1)
Critics of Reformed theology claim that verses like John 12:32, John 1:29, and Joshua 24:15 dismantle the Doctrines of Grace. This study demonstrates otherwise. Through careful Greek exegesis, immediate contextual analysis, and the witness of Reformed theologians from Calvin and Owen to Sproul and Carson, each passage is shown to be fully consistent with (and often positively supportive of) total depravity, unconditional election, definite atonement, irresistible grace, and the perseverance of the saints. The TULIP stands.
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Theology Proper
One Divine Will of God? Not Three?
Reformed theologians across five centuries have affirmed that will is a property of nature, not person–a principle that simultaneously grounds orthodox Christology and classical Trinitarianism. This presentation looks into why.
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Presuppositional Apologetics
The Transcendental Clash
Presuppositional apologetics explore the existence of the biblical God through the lens of logic, morality, and science. A debate-style analysis demonstrates that reason, truth, and ethics are only coherent and “best explained” within the Christian worldview.
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Apologetics & Prayer
Yes, the Triune God of the Bible Does Exist
A Reformed defense of prayer addresses atheist challenges regarding suffering and the promises of Jesus. Contextualizing phrases like “ask in my name” provides a framework for understanding God’s sovereignty, the necessity of honest lament, and the reality of the Triune God.
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