B.B. Warfield’s Inspiration & Authority of the Bible
When it comes to the doctrine of inerrancy, no conversation on the topic is complete without reference to the work of B.B. Warfield.
June Intermission: From J. Gresham Machen’s Christianity & Liberalism to Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
We move from J. Gresham Machen and the 1920s to Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s as we discern the rights and the wrongs of the civil right era.
Why Machen is Important for the Church Today:A Reflection on Ch. 7 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 2)
If J. Gresham Machen was a church consultant in the year 2023, what would he counsel churches that feel the gravitational pull towards theological liberalism?
Christianity and Liberalism Turns 100: A Summary
A century has not relaxed the battle-lines of a robust, orthodox, confrontational biblical Faith on the one hand and all accommodationist revisions on the other. The lesson of Machen is the lesson for Christianity in every era: You cannot preserve a position without crusading for it.
Machen on the Church: A Reflection on Ch. 7 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 1)
What is the church? It’s not simply another social institution, but a gospel-proclaiming society of redeemed sinners.
Salvation by God at the Cross of Christ: A Reflection on Chapter 6 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 2)
While the theological liberalism of Machen’s day may no longer threaten the church, the danger of accommodating Christianity to the culture continually persists.
Salvation by God at the Cross of Christ: A Reflection on Chapter 6 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 1)
What happens when sin is redefined as a social issue instead of rebellion against a holy God? A new gospel is created to solve this new problem, and the cross of Christ is emptied of its power.
Machen on Missions: Missionaries of the Cross or Missionaries of Liberalism?
What happens when liberalism meets missions? Doctrinal ambiguity and social work take the lead, and the gospel eventually gets left behind.
2.29 Michael A. G. Haykin, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “John Gresham Machen, Defender of the Faith”
Machen knew that emptying Christianity of its historical claims would leave only a lifeless shell behind. True spiritual life is not opposed to history, but is produced by a God who acts in history. Listen in to this conversation on the life of one of the most able defenders of the faith in the 20th century.
Machen’s Orthodoxy and Progressive Christianity”: Reflections on Chapter 5 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 2)
Just as Machen fought the wolves of liberalism in the 20th century, so the church must fend off those who espouse “progressive” Christianity today through religious pluralism, feminism, and expressive individualism.
No Mere Exemplar: Christ as the Object of Christian Faith in Chapter 5 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 1)
Who is Jesus? That simple question is essential to the Christian faith, and Machen knew liberal theology did not provide a right response.
Machen on the Bible: Reflections on Christianity and Liberalism Chapter 4 “The Bible” (Part 2)
When anti-gospel ideologies threatened to erode the church, Machen stood on the firm foundation of Scripture. May the Lord grant us grace to do the same.
