Reformed Christian Studies

 Posted at Log College Press : The Christian is called to endurance (2 Tim. 4:5) and self-denial (Luke 9:23-24) in this life, but not to monasticism or stoicism. B.B. Warfield explains the nuances of this distinction most ably in a sermon from The Saviour of the World (1913) titled “Imitating the Incarnation,” pp. 265-270. In the eloquent words below, Warfield also teaches us what it means to follow Christ’s example of humility in the truest sense, and what that looks like and leads to for the Christian on earth and into eternity. "…it is difficult to set a limit to the self-sacrifice which the example of Christ calls upon us to be ready to undergo for the good of our brethren. It is comparatively easy to recognize that the ideal of the Christian life is self-sacrificing unselfishness, and to allow that it is required of those who seek to enter into it, to subordinate self and to seek first the kingdom of God. But is it so easy to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that this is to

By Renton Rathbun (Trinity Presbyterian Church Podcast)

For a more in-depth study of Mr. Warfield and his work I've compiled a list of online resources below. I pray that you will be blessed with a deeper knowledge of this man and the reformed faith as you read his work and learn more about him.  - ed. Biographical Resources: BB Warfield Timeline (BBWarfield.com) BENJAMIN BRECKINRIDGE WARFIELD (1851-1921) (Log College Press) Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (The Southern Presbyterian Review/ PCA History) B. B. Warfield, 1851-1921 (Presbyterians of the Past) Online Sermons and Addresses: The Christian’s Attitude Toward Death (BBWarfield.com) Calvinism Today (The Highway) Calvin as a Theologian (The Highway) The Theology of John Calvin (The Highway) Warfield: Selected Shorter Writings (Rediscovering the Bible) BB Warfield Books (The Banner of Truth)

Posted at B.B. Warfield - The Life, Thought, and Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851–1921 : Warfield, Benjamin Breckinridge (1851–1921). The last of the great conservative theologians who defended Calvinistic orthodoxy from the chair of theology at Princeton Seminary. After his education at Princeton College and Princeton Seminary, Warfield traveled in Europe and taught NT at Western Seminary in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He succeeded Archibald Alexander Hodge as professor of didactic and polemic theology at Princeton in 1887. Warfield wrote a vast number of articles, reviews, and monographs for the popular press and learned journals. His scholarship was precise, wide-ranging, and well grounded in scientific literature. He was one of the great academic theologians at the turn of the century, and his work remains alive today among theologically conservative Protestants who share particularly his attitudes toward Scripture. Like his Princeton predecessors, Archibald Alexan

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) Wikipedia By Simonetta Carr - Posted at Place for Truth : Due to a need for brevity, many articles on Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) focus on his theology and his devotion to his wife, whose illness kept the couple close to home. Because of this, he is often seen as a solitary man leading an uneventful life. This view is compounded by the fact that we have a very limited access to his letters (the scholar who holds his correspondence is currently working on a long-due biography). In reality, while it’s true that Warfield spent much time at home and in his study, he was deeply invested in the lives of those around him: students, family, and friends. Young Warfield Warfield grew up in a farm near Lexington, Kentucky, learning about his father’s work as cattle raiser, collecting butterflies, moths, and rocks, memorizing the Westminster Catechisms (with Scriptural proofs), complaining about having to s

By Dr. Mark Jones - Posted at The Calvinist International : Christians have not agreed on the proper mode of baptism. Many believe that the only proper way to baptize someone is by the full submersion of the body under water. They typically argue that baptizo means immerse and they also appeal to Romans 6 as a watertight (pardon the pun) argument proving the need for full immersion. In response, we may wish to ask whether we do our theology by etymology or by looking at the rich tapestry of symbolism in the Scriptures to come up with a theology of baptism that may cause us to realize the case is not nearly as obvious as some may think. One could do a study on Hebrews 9:11–22 and look up all of the Old Testament references that the author calls baptisms. The New Testament does not give us the precise manner in which baptism must be administered. As B.B. Warfield has noted, “We may search the New Testament in vain if we are seeking minute instructions how we are to perform bap