The 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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ConfessionalReformationSanctificationTheology
7 Assertions Regarding Justification & Sanctification
Clarity for Our Soteriologyby Richard Phillips October 27, 2023There is an important discussion taking place within the church regarding the relationship of justification to sanctification. This topic is crucial to us getting the gospel right today while…
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ReformationTheology
Our Sonship in Union with the Son of God
Adoption in Christ – the Sons in the Sonby David Garner October 26, 2023John Calvin, in his last will and testament, asserts, “I have no other defence or refuge for salvation than His gratuitous adoption, on which my salvation depends.”[1] Surely there…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistryReformation
For Christ & His Kingdom
Alexander Henderson and the Scottish National Covenantby Richard Phillips October 25, 2023Christians today tend to remember only the most well-known figures of the Reformation, such as Martin Luther and John Calvin. But as the restoration of the gospel and true…
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ChurchConfessionalMinistryMissionTheology
Confessionalism & Mission
Why the Church Needs a Confession for Pursuing Its Missionby David Strain October 24, 2023As part of the 2022 “Mission of the Church” Conference at Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Newcastle, England, GRN Executive Council member Dr. David T. A. Strain delivered an…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistry
‘The No-Compromise Man And the No-Compromise Church’
Sermon Preached by Rev. Bill Hill at the May 1973 Convocation of Sessionsby GRN Staff October 23, 2023In May, 1973, ministers and elders representing 260 PCUS churches met at Atlanta in a convocation called by the Steering Committee for the purpose of deciding whether conservatives should…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistryTheology
Preaching in an Age of Controversy
by Richard Phillips October 21, 2023As part of the 2021 Westminster Theological Seminary Conference on Preaching & Preachers, GRN Executive Council member Dr. Richard D. Phillips preached a sermon from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, “The…
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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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ChurchMinistryMission
Ordinary Means of Grace Church Planting Domestically
An Interview with Rev. Jake Hookerby Sean Morris October 19, 2023As friends and observers of the Gospel Reformation Network will know, the GRN is committed to the cultivation of healthy Reformed churches in the Presbyterian Church in America. Part…
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What a difference it makes when a Christian man realizes that he does not have to be a fighter pilot, a movie star, or a pro athlete to have…
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