Irresistible Grace: The Gauley River & God
In my adult years, I have enjoyed whitewater rafting. Several years ago, my wife and I decided to do the Gauley River. Every fall, the Somerville Dam is released and…
Martin Blocki
Martin B. Blocki is the Associate Pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North Hills in Pittsburgh, PA and a Professor of Biblical Counseling at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary also in Pittsburgh. In addition, Rev. Blocki is a gifted musician and along with his wife, Kathy, they have two married sons, one daughter, who is now with the Lord, and four grandchildren.
Limited Atonement: A Walk Through the Basics
How many people do you know who wear glasses? Perhaps you yourself wear them. Glasses are a wonderful help for people who are near or far sighted. When the lens…
Unconditional Election: Implications of Election
As a A.C.B.C. certified counselor and ordained pastor, I have the privilege of helping at the Biblical Counseling Institute associated with the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.[1] I…
Confession and Pastoral Theology: A Dark Age or a Fresh Work of God?
God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and…
Confession and Apologetics: Theological Assumptions & Culture
“Although the light of nature and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men un-excusable; yet are…
Confession and Orthodoxy: for Church and Society
I went to listen, to get a lay of the land. What I heard was, humanly speaking, both frightening and exasperating. Perhaps you have heard of my community in the…
The New Testament’s Use of the Old Testament: The Psalms and Christ
I don’t claim to be a logician, but I do know at least one basic syllogism, it goes as follows: If: A = B And: B=C Then: A=C With this…
Knowing Christ: Growing Up In Christ
In his helpful (and for me “much used”) Dictionary of Theological Terms, Alan Cairns defines “Christology” as follows: “The Department of Systematic Theology which deals with the doctrine of the…
Preaching Needs to be Exegetical & Systematic
Why do so many professing Christians think that following Christ is about their personal happiness and success? Perhaps … these professors no longer endure sound teaching and have itching ears…
Worldview Case Studies
Do you wear glasses? Why? It is, of course, because without them you don’t “see” the world rightly. Have you ever switched glasses with a friend? Maybe they are near…
Will You Trust Him?
You are dutifully in worship on the Lord’s Day and the preacher exhorts you to “glorify” God. The congregation dutifully nods their heads in agreement. Their hearts are stirred by…
Saving Faith
At 5:00 P.M. on June 30th, in the year 1859, the French Tightrope walker Jean Francois Gravelet, (known as Blondin) walked across the Niagra River on an 1100 foot rope. …