Reformed Faith and Theology

43 Questions for Preachers by Lewis Allen The Value of Catechesis Catechisms are almost as old as Christianity. In the early Christian centuries a catechism (from the Greek word meaning “teaching”) was a body of Bible truths to be taught to children and new converts. The form developed into a series of questions and answers, often to be recited aloud and committed to memory..

What’s So Great about the Sovereignty of God? by Richard D. Phillips A great many Christians can bear testimony to the earthshaking effects of realizing the sovereignty of God. These same kinds of testimonies are found in the Bible, perhaps none more profound than the prophet Isaiah’s account of his life-changing encounter with the sovereign Lord. If the apostle Paul is the..

Report of a meeting which was never held by J. H. Bavinck What I am going to tell you is pure fantasy, but it might be useful to pause a moment, because it can teach us something. It was some years after our Lord and Savior had risen from the dead, and the congregation of Jerusalem had already become quite large. One evening there was a meeting, held with the elders of the cong..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 22~24 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第二十二章 成圣(Sanctification) 　　神的圣洁 　　在人里面之神的形象，不仅包括真理与仁义，同时也包括圣洁。人不单必须恢复与神的正常关系，也必须按照神圣洁的律法使他得着内里的更新。罪是罪债,但同时也是..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 19~21 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第十九章 圣灵的恩赐(The gift of the Holy Spirit) 　　基督差遣圣灵 　　基督在升高到父右边后所作的第一件事就是差遣圣灵。在他的升高上，他从父神领受了旧约中应许的圣灵，因此他现今能与圣徒一同分享圣灵，正如..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 16~18 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第十六章 基督的神人二性(The divine and human nature of Christ) 　　使徒为基督所作的见证 　　照圣经所记，基督所作关乎自己的见证，是藉着使徒的教训发展并且加以证实的。承认一个名叫耶稣的人是基督、是父的独生子..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 13~15 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第十三章 罪恶与死亡(Sin and death) 　　天使的堕落与人的堕落 　　创世记第三章已经告诉我们人的堕落与悖逆。或许亚当是在被造之后不久就干犯了神的诫命 。 创造与堕落并不是同时共存的，也不能够彼此相互认同..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 10~12 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第十章 三位一体的神(The divine trinity) 　　神藉着三而一的存在更丰富更充满活力地启示自己 　　神在他三而一的存在中启示他自己，比在他的属性中启示的更丰富、更充满活力。可以说在此神圣的三一体中，神本性..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 7~9 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第七章 圣经(The Holy Scriptures) 　　圣经就是启示之书 　　我们有关一般与特殊启示的知识，都是从圣经中得来的。 　　了解启示与圣经二者之间的关系是非常重要的。一方面二者之间有一重要的区分。例如启示在多方..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 4~6 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第四章 一般启示的价值(The value of general revelation) 　　不能高估或低估一般启示的价值 　　在决定一般启示的价值上，有一个大的危险--那就是评价不是过高便是过低。当我们注意到神在他特殊启示上，所赐与的丰盛恩..

我们合理的信仰 (Our Reasonable Faith) 1~3 (荷)赫尔曼·巴文克(Herman Bavinck) 第一章 人之至善(Man's highest good) 　　人之至善就是神，仅靠物质世界不能满足人神，唯独神才是人之至善。在一般的意义上，我们可以说神乃是他一切受造之物的至善。因为神是万物的创造者与支持者，一切生命的来..

Classic Articles & Resources on Reformed Theology A SAMPLING OF THE BEST RESOURCES AGGREGATED ON MONERGISM http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/classic.html

理所当然的侍奉 (The Christian's Reasonable Service) (荷)威廉默斯·阿·布雷克(Wilhemlmus à Brakel) 附录二(Appendix 2) 改革宗传统中的经院主义与正统神学 原著：瑞慕勒 翻译：王志勇 一．经院主义与正统神学的问题 对于一些人而言，“试论改革宗传统中的经院主义和正统神学”这个题目可能似乎..

理所当然的侍奉 (The Christian's Reasonable Service) 附录一 恩约论(Appendix 1) The Administration of the Covenant of Grace in the Old and New Testaments 5~6 (荷)威廉默斯·阿·布雷克(Wilhemlmus à Brakel) 第五章 旧约时代众信徒所处的状态(The State of Believers in the Old Testament) 在旧约众信徒和新约众信徒之间，就信徒所蒙..

理所当然的侍奉 (The Christian's Reasonable Service) 附录一 恩约论(Appendix 1) The Administration of the Covenant of Grace in the Old and New Testaments 3~4 (荷)威廉默斯·阿·布雷克(Wilhemlmus à Brakel) 第三章 西乃山赐礼仪律及西乃山至基督降世时教会的状况(The Ceremonial Laws Given at Sinai and the Condition of the Church from Sin..

理所当然的侍奉 (The Christian's Reasonable Service) 附录一 恩约论(Appendix 1) The Administration of the Covenant of Grace in the Old and New Testaments 1~2 (荷)威廉默斯·阿·布雷克(Wilhemlmus à Brakel) 第一章 旧约中自亚当至亚伯拉罕时代的教会(The Church of the Old Testament from Adam to Abraham) 迄今为止，我们已经全面地论..

理所当然的侍奉 (The Christian's Reasonable Service) Vol.4 末世论: 末后事的教义 (Eschatology: The Doctrine of the Last Things) 103~104 (荷)威廉默斯·阿·布雷克(Wilhemlmus à Brakel) 第一百零二章 关于末后的审判和世界的结局(The Last Judgment and the End of the World) 当所有按照上帝的预旨将要出生的人都已经存在并..

理所当然的侍奉 (The Christian's Reasonable Service) Vol.4 末世论: 末后事的教义 (Eschatology: The Doctrine of the Last Things) 100~101 (荷)威廉默斯·阿·布雷克(Wilhemlmus à Brakel) 第一百章 关于死亡以及死后灵魂的状况(Death and the Ensuing State of the Soul) 上帝以前面所列举的各种方式带领祂的选民，当他们已经..

New Resources - Fred H. Klooster (1922-2003)Link: www.heidelberg-catechism.com/en/resources/articles.html?a=168As professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary for many years, Fred Klooster devoted many hours of research to the Heidelberg Catechism. According to his widow, Leona Klooster, he fell in love with the Catechism while preparing for the Catechism's 400th anniversary i..

AD CATHOLICOS EPISTOLA CONTRA DONATISTAS VULGO DE UNITATE ECCLESIAE LIBER UNUS. [Note: [Col. 0391] Liber de Unitate Ecclesiae castigatus olim per Lovanienses ex collatione Endoviensis manuscripti, et nunc per nos emendatus est denuo ex veteris codicis Floriacensis, ac editionum Am. Er. et Lov. lectione.] [Note: [Col. 0391] Comparavimus praeterea eas omnes editiones initio Retr...

The Authority Scripture by William webster Scripture has authority, as both Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants will agree, because it is the Word of God. But Scripture is not the Word of God merely because the Church says it is. Scripture’s authority is derived from its intrinsic nature as a communication from God to man—it has an authority independent of the Churc..

'오직 성경'의 교리에 관한 종교개혁 이전의 역사적 증언1) (The Witness of Pre-Reformation History to the Doctrine of Sola Scriptura) - 네이선 부세니츠(Nathan Busenitz) 성경의 무오성과 권위를 인정하는 견해는 개신교 종교개혁의 핵심이다. 개혁자들은 오직 성경만이 교회의 교리를 세울 수 있는 토대로 인..

성경의 무오성과 종교개혁 : 지금도 역사하는 말씀의 능력 (The Power of the Word in the Present : Inerrancy and the Reformation) - 칼 트루먼(Carl R. Trueman) 나는 비교적 조심스럽게 성경의 무오성과 종교개혁이라는 주제를 다루고 싶다. 무오성의 교리가 계몽주의의 인식론을 기독교 신앙에 접목시킨 결과..

The Mystery of Lawlessness is Already at Work by Rev. W. Reid Hankins (Trinity OPC Church, Novato, CA) Sermon preached on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 7/8/2018 in Novato, CA. Sermon manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 7/8/18 “The Mystery of Lawlessness is Al..

Confident of Better Things by Rev. W. Reid Hankins (Trinity OPC Church, Novato, CA) Sermon preached on Hebrews 6:9-12 by Rev. W. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 7/1/2018 in Novato, CA. Sermon manuscript Rev. W. Reid Hankins, M.Div. Hebrews 6:9-12 7/1/18 “Confident of Better Things” When someone compliments or encourage..

The Resurrection of Christ by J. Gresham Machen Some nineteen hundred years ago, in an obscure corner of the Roman Empire, there lived one who, to a casual observer might have seemed to be a remarkable man. Up to the age of about thirty years. He lived an obscure life in the midst of an humble family. Then He began a remarkable course of ethical and religious teaching, accompan..

우리 인격의 통일성과 유기적 성격은 우리가 행위의 근거로써 통일된 지식(unified knowledge)을 가지고 있을 것을 요구한다. - 코넬리우스 반틸(Cornelius Van Til)

오직 믿음으로 그 객관적 사실의 의미를 인식 할 때, 구속의 결과가 우리의 지각과 의지에 주관적으로 역사한다. - 존 머레이(John Murray)

History of the OPC Part I History of the OPC Part II https://sites.google.com/view/reformedfaith/theology/p-church

진정한 믿음과 거짓된 믿음 존 칼빈(John Calvin) 또 믿음은 우리에 대한 하나님의 인애를 아는 지식과 그 인애의 신실성에 대한 확실한 신념이지만, 하나님의 사람에 대한 인식이 세속적인 일들 때문에 소멸되는 것은 이상한 일이 아니다. 이 인식은 믿음에 가깝지만, 거기에는 큰 차이가 있..