Guy Waters

Introduction Many in the church know that ordination is important, but they may struggle to articulate why that is the case. Ordination is one of the hidden gems of…

Editor’s Note: Andrew Jumper once said, “So, you are a Ruling Elder. That means you now hold the highest honor and office that your church can bestow upon you.…

Introduction The Book of Church Order affords communicant members not under particular censure “all the rights and privileges of the Church” (BCO 6-4). Those who have been admitted to…

One of the great debates in the nineteenth-century American Presbyterian church centered around Roman Catholic baptism.[1] As large numbers of people were emigrating to the United States from Roman…

Does Scripture permit women to hold the office of deacon? In addressing this important question, we must bear a couple of things in mind. First, Reformed pastors and theologians,…

Introduction Paul uses two words in 1 Cor 6:9, “μαλακοὶ” (malakoi) and “ἀρσενοκοῖται” (arsenokoitai), that are as important to Paul’s understanding of sexuality as they are difficult to understand.…

Editor’s Note: This is part 5 of a 10 part series on Westminster Larger Catechism Question and Answers 154-160. 158. By whom is the word of God to be…

As we approach the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation’s beginnings, we remember names like Martin Luther, John Calvin, Thomas Cranmer, and John Knox. We remember confessional statements like…