Q. Does God love you?
A. Yes, He does.
Q. Why does God love you?
A. Because Jesus died for my sins, and gave me His righteousness.
Q. Will God ever stop loving you?
A.  No, because His love endures forever.
Q. What, then, does God require of you?
A. I am to love Him, because He first loved me.
Q. And do [...]

During the month of September, Ben Miller preached an excellent series titled “We Are Presbyterians”, at the Franklin Square OPC, asking the question, “What does it mean to be a Presbyterian?”  The entire series is now available on SermonAudio.

Great article over at ardentcries.com about Calvin’s idea of the “sensus divinitatis”.  He says:
Men of sound judgment will always be sure that a sense of divinity which can never be effaced is engraved upon men’s minds.

Pastor Ben Miller, author of The Kingdom Has Drawn Near: Studies In The Gospel Jesus Preached, gives us his recommended readings.
Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments by Geerhardus Vos
Not always easy reading, but the foundational text of Reformed biblical theology. A must-read.
Paul: An Outline Of His Theology by Herman Ridderbos
A seminally insightful exploration of the [...]

For anyone looking for a short, very accessible introduction to a Presbyterian view of civil government, I highly recommend Michael Wagner’s A Presbyterian Political Manifesto.  This essay has been instrumental in helping me form a biblical, covenantal perspective about government and how (and if) it should relate to Christianity.
One brilliant passage from Chapter 3 opened [...]