Church History
Events
PRTS Spanish Conference
May 31—June 1 2024 3 addresses and 1 QA: (1) Calvin’s Comprehensive Understanding of Piety: A Model for Ministers Today (9:15-10:15 a.m. on Friday); (2) The Puritans on the Call to the Christian Ministry (10:30-11:30 a.m. on Friday)—done and in file; (3) The Reformed Pastor and His Family (1:15-2:15 p.m....Christian Living
Born Again
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. — JOHN 3:3 What does Jesus mean when He tells us that we must be born again? Must we enter our mother’s womb again and...
Resources
The All-Powerful Physician Healing an Unclean Woman
Faith needing and coming to Jesus; Faith touching and being rewarded by Jesus; Faith being revealed and affirmed by Jesus....
Books
Book of the Month for February 2024
Beeke’s Book of the Month for February 2024 is Family Worship by Dr. Joel Beeke. Enjoy this brief excerpt from the first chapter to learn why family worship is the foundation of biblical parenting. (Note: All of the references in this article are properly footnoted in the full text of Family...
Church History
Extremism or Reasonable Service?
The Puritans were zealous not only to learn the Bible but to live the Bible. Some people think that such zealous attention to the Bible is a bit extreme. A common criticism that has been hurled at the Puritans is the charge of legalism. But their desire to honor the...
Church History
Theocentric, Scripture-Shaped Piety
Because the Puritans had a high view of the Bible, they had a high view of God. Actually, it was their high view of God that led them to have such a high esteem for the Bible, because it is His self-attested, self-authenticating, inspired and precious Word. They “received it...
Church History
The Preaching of the Word
“Preach the word” (2 Tim. 4:2), Paul charged Timothy. The Puritans took this charge seriously. The insistence of the Puritans on the primacy of preaching in the church was rooted in their conviction of the divine inspiration, authority, power, and purity of the Word. Being deeply convinced that God builds...
Resources
Swearing an Oath Christianly
For sin’s sake; For truth’s sake; For God’s sake....
Church History
The Reading of the Word
The Puritans believed that the Bible should be the Christian’s daily companion. The Scottish, puritan-minded Thomas Boston (1676–1732) said, “The reading of the word is an ordinance of God, and mean[s] of salvation, of God’s own appointment. The Bible is this word, and God has given it to us, and...
