Consider Your Opponent by Keith Mathison

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

I became convinced of the truth of Reformed theology while attending Dallas Theological Seminary — the flagship institution of dispensational theology. Some of my fellow students accused me of being apostate when they discovered that I had rejected dispensationalism. Having donned …Read More

Keeping the Lord’s Day by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | June 2011

In the summer of 1999, I was studying the Lutheran Reformation in eastern Germany with a group of fellow American graduate students. After attending a Sunday morning worship service at the Stadtkirche in Wittenberg, where Martin Luther often preached, we …Read More

With Heart and Mind by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | April 2002

Reformed folk have not earned a reputation for hearts overflowing with love. We tend to be the cerebral ones, very careful to dot our theological I’s and cross our philosophical T’s. Given our peculiar gift, it is no …Read More

The Covenant of Works by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | October 2006

Covenant theology is important for many reasons. Though covenant theology has been around for millennia, it finds its more refined and systematic formulation in the Protestant Reformation. Its importance, however, has been heightened in our day because of its relationship …Read More

The Politization of Truth: The New Sophism by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | March 1992

In October of 1991, the American people were riveted to the drama of the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas. Then, a twist of biting irony took place when Anita Hill emerged with allegations of sexual harassment. After Professor Hill …Read More

Adam & Eve Go to College by Stan Oakes

Few understand the unique influence of the university; few understand that the university is in a grave crisis. Few understand that the consequence of ignoring this crisis is the demise of America as we know it.

—S.E. Kao

Ten …Read More

Thus Saith the Lord? by Rod Rosenbladt

FROM TABLETALK | April 2002

“LAST WEEK, THE LORD TOLD me.…” To someone from a Reformed background, it is sort of jarring to hear a statement like that. But the proposition is not all that unusual—especially in Pentecostal circles. I remember once asking a …Read More

Spirit of Light by Sinclair Ferguson

FROM TABLETALK | April 2002

The reformers placed tremendous stress on the gifts of the Spirit to the whole body of Christ. John Calvin himself has rightly been described as “the theologian of the Holy Spirit” (B.B. Warfield). Yet Reformed Christians always have been …Read More

Consider the Public by Robert Rothwell

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

Unbelievers, even though their hearts and minds are opposed to God’s truth, sometimes have more spiritual insight than we give them credit for. At least that is what I learned as a junior in college. As a religion major …Read More

Why Controversy is Sometimes Necessary by Albert Mohler

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

I recently watched as a young mother acted quickly and decisively to end a squabble among two preschool boys. She acted righteously and quite effectively, and then she turned to her two charges and set down the law: “It is …Read More

The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath by James Dennison Jr.

The title of this essay is borrowed from a sermon bearing the heading by the esteemed American Puritan, Jonathan Edwards (1703-58).1 We borrow the title as a tribute to the scholar, teacher, and friend for whom this essay is …Read More

Why Do We Draw the Line? by Carl Trueman

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

In recent years, talk of uniting around the center has been very popular in conservative evangelical quarters. One obvious reason for this is that many regard such a center as reflecting the fact that there is a solid core of …Read More

It Is Finished by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | April 2002

Several years ago, I attended a conference that was held at a charismatic church. The building was the size of a small country and, being an inquisitive fellow, I decided to take a little stroll through the church’s many …Read More

Castles in the Sand by R.C. Sproul Jr.

FROM TABLETALK | July 2012

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are …Read More

Consider Yourself by Burk Parsons

FROM TABLETALK | May 2012

Controversy exists because God’s truth exists in a world of lies. Controversy is the plight of sinners in a fallen world, who were originally created by God to know the truth, love the truth, and proclaim the truth. We …Read More