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Category: Systematic Theology

  • Wayne Grudem on the Atonement

    Wayne Grudem has provided his Systematic Theology: an enormous (1291 pages) and apparently popular (the cover of one recent printing claims sales of over 1/4 million) tome. Chapter 27 (pp. 568-607 in what appears to be the 2000 printing) addresses the topic of the atonement. Much of the material serves as a helpful general introduction…

  • Reformed Theology en Espanol (in Spanish)

    I recently came across a blog for the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico (link). My Spanish is not excellent, but it appears that this blog could become an excellent resource for those who are interested in Reformed theology, and who speak Spanish (particularly if they speak Spanish better than English). I particularly enjoy the on-going…

  • Witsius Explains the Righteousness of Christ

    Herman WitsiusThe Economy of the Covenants Between God and ManBook II, Chapter V XI. But we must proceed a step further, and affirm, moreover to that the obedience of Christ was accomplished by him, be believed, that it was in our room, in order thereby to obtain for us a right to eternal life. The…

  • Particular Redemption – Quotation from Reymond’s Systematic Theology

    Monergism.com has provided a lengthy excerpt from Robert Reymond’s A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith, 2nd ed. on the subject of Ten Lines of Evidence for Particular Redemption (link to excerpt). Reymond’s Ten Lines: 1) The Particularistic Vocabulary of Scripture2) God’s Redemptive Love Not Inclusive of Fallen Angels3) The Irreversible Condition of Lost…

  • Grudem On-Line

    I’ll confess that I greatly prefer Hodge, Shedd, Calvin, Turretin, Dabney, Ames, Ridgley, and Reymond to Grudem, and even prefer Berkhof to Grudem, nevertheless many of my Reformed Baptist brethren seem to enjoy Grudem’s Systematic Theology. That volume is now freely available on-line. -TurretinFan I’ve decided to remove the link, after reading the following article…

  • Read Systematic Theologies

    I noticed recently that Peter Beck at “Living to God” has encouraged folks to read Systematic Theologies (link). While I’d rather invert his list (placing items 4 and 5 at the top, followed by 3, and then by 1 and 2, it is valuable to read systematic theologies, particularly those that have withstood the test…