This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. We continue our discussion of chapter XXV, “The Word of God and the Sacraments in General.” In this episode, we mostly talk about the nature of a sacrament as a means of grace. Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo…

As you may have noticed, or soon will, these recordings got sparse. As life reawakened from the COVD stupor, I was less purposeful about recording and posting, and am just now getting the final recordings up online. It was only a few months ago I realized that the series was getting quite a few views and someone asked "Hey what happened?" Well, I o…

As you may have noticed, or soon will, these recordings got sparse. As life reawakened from the COVD stupor, I was less purposeful about recording and posting, and am just now getting the final recordings up online. It was only a few months ago I realized that the series was getting quite a few views and someone asked "Hey what happened?" Well, I o…

WCF 10 Of Effectual Calling As you may have noticed, or soon will, these recordings got sparse. As life reawakened from the COVD stupor, I was less purposeful about recording and posting, and am just now getting the final recordings up online. It was only a few months ago I realized that the series was getting quite a few views and someone asked "H…

WCF 9 Of Free Will

WCF 8.4-8.8 Of Christ the Mediator Part 2

WCF 8.1-8.3 Of Christ the Mediator

WCF 7.4-6 Of God’s Covenant With Man

WCF 7.1-3 Of God’s Covenant With Man

Westminster Confession of Faith 6.5-6.6 Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof

6.1-6.4 WCF Study Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof

WCF 5.3-5.4

WCF 5.1-5.2

The teaching of Genesis 1 for ancients and moderns.

The days of Creation

Visible or Invisible

Creation- who, why, and how

Use of the doctrine of God’s eternal decree

The decree of God in the (pre)destiny of man

The decree of God and the (pre) destiny of man.

For those who are needing to remain in self-quarantine we will be recording and posting the full service.

I apologize for starting the recording late and the poor audio quality. Hopefully next week I’ll remember to start it and leave the phone in the pulpit when Pastor Wyatt preaches. Somebody yell at me if I don’t!

Of God's Eternal DecreeHandout Linkhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1geM7ANijCa9HtJc-7oE8ROv7-qD0fJVbSpFlXrP1vNs

The Holy Trinity. We finish up the Westminster Confession's treatment of Theology Proper (God Himself). Link to handout: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1R0NLvW696U3A30tT1o-4fT3yzpX-r6PmP1PIpvvzYZ4

(Explicit Content Warning) More about God, and particularly His authority. Yep, He gets to tell you what to do. From minute 28 or so, this ain't a kids show. You'll hear Annika walk out before it starts.

Grace Presbyterian Carbondale IL

Of God- Theology Proper

The final study of our doctrine of Scripture: its interpretation and authority.

Continuing in John 4, Pastor Wyatt George exposits how God does the impossible: building his church by saving us, His enemies.

We confess that it is the duty of the church to bring the word of God spoken and written to all the world in their own language. We also believe that allowing them to possess and study the word of God, written, and they own language, is commanded by scripture itself and is a positive good for the church. Not everyone has always agreed.…

Sermon by Wyatt George on John 4:1-30 January 26th, 2020 at Grace Presbyterian Church Carbondale, IL

Is all of life governed by scripture? Does scripture govern how we are to worship God? Should all people be allowed to read scripture for themselves? Should people interpret scripture by themselves? This week we looked at what the Westminster Confession has to say about these issues.

We continue to examine chapter 1 of the confession “Of Scripture” in which I do not pound the music stand! But I do kick it, and it’s loud. Apologies!

This week we begin looking at chapter 1 of the Westminster Confession of Faith entitled “Of Scripture.”

In order to get on to the text of the Confession itself next Sunday, I recorded the remainder of this lesson at home, replete with the sounds of screaming William! We will move on to Chapter one “Of Scripture,” on Sunday. Link to Handout (outline): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VSt9vNC0-DwzGeK1Uu1JVqdqF0v4FCDx/view?usp=sharing…

Historical Context Part 1- Begins with a few words on creeds and confessions. Link to Handout (outline): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VSt9vNC0-DwzGeK1Uu1JVqdqF0v4FCDx/view?usp=sharing

1. God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world, in righteousness, by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, word…

1. The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption: but their souls, which neither die nor sleep, having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them: the souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they behold the face of God, in light and glory, w…

1. For the better government, and further edification of the church, there ought to be such assemblies as are commonly called synods or councils: and it belongeth to the overseers and other rulers of the particular churches, by virtue of their office, and the power which Christ hath given them for edification and not for destruction, to appoint suc…

1. The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of his church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate. 2. To these officers the keys of the kingdom of heaven are committed; by virtue whereof, they have power, respectively, to retain, and remit sins; to shut that kingdom against the impenitent, bo…

1. Our Lord Jesus, in the night wherein he was betrayed, instituted the sacrament of his body and blood, called the Lord’s Supper, to be observed in his church, unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance of the sacrifice of himself in his death; the sealing all benefits thereof unto true believers, their spiritual nourishment and grow…

1. Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church; but also, to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of grace, of his ingrafting into Christ, of regeneration, of remission of sins, and of his giving up unto God, through Jesus Christ, to wa…

1. Sacraments are holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace, immediately instituted by God, to represent Christ, and his benefits; and to confirm our interest in him: as also, to put a visible difference between those that belong unto the church, and the rest of the world; and solemnly to engage them to the service of God in Christ, according t…

1. All saints, that are united to Jesus Christ their Head, by his Spirit, and by faith, have fellowship with him in his graces, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory: and, being united to one another in love, they have communion in each other’s gifts and graces, and are obliged to the performance of such duties, public and private, as do condu…

1. The catholic or universal church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. 2. The visible church, which is also catholic or universal under the gospel (not confined to …

1. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband, at the same time. 2. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with legitimate issue, and of the church with an holy seed; and for preventi…

1. God, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates, to be, under him, over the people, for his own glory, and the public good: and, to this end, hath armed them with the power of the sword, for the defense and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evildoers. 2. It is lawful for Christians to…

1. A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein, upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth, or promiseth, and to judge him according to the truth or falsehood of what he sweareth. 2. The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear, and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and …

1. The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all, is good, and doth good unto all, and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the might. But the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by him…