The following post is part of our ‘Principles of Reformation’ series. For the first post in the series, please click here. The Bible provides us with God’s directions for…
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J. Ligon Duncan III
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Church
An Apostolic Prayer for the PCA – “Strength for Today”
Ligon Duncan's Sermon before the 50th General Assemblyby J. Ligon Duncan III November 2, 2023At the 50th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, GRN Executive Council Member Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III (CEO & Chancellor, Reformed Theological Seminary) delivered the sermon…
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ReformationSanctificationTheology
God Saves Sinners!
Six Statements from Ephesians 2:8-10by J. Ligon Duncan III October 28, 2023The great B.B. Warfield once said that “Calvinism” (which he described as as “that sight of the majesty of God that pervades all of life and all of experience”…
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MinistrySanctificationTheology
21 Encouragements for Your Sanctification
The Good News of Progressive Sanctificationby J. Ligon Duncan III October 20, 2023Christians tend to be encouraged about their justification (if they understand it), but sometimes discouraged about their sanctification (or seeming lack thereof). Consequently, they miss out of something that…
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ConfessionalTheology
Defending the Faith; Denying the Image
19th Century American Confessional Calvinism in Faithfulness and Failureby J. Ligon Duncan III May 16, 2018Summary: How 19th century Presbyterians simultaneously faithfully defended historic Christian orthodoxy against Enlightenment rationalistic anti-supernaturalism, and accommodated (indeed undergirded) America’s original sin: race-based chattel slavery (and later segregation). The…
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We are living in a confused and confusing time for confessional Christians (Christians who are anchored by a public and corporate theological commitment to be faithful to the Bible’s…