My wife and I have recently started reading through J. C. Ryle’s Holiness, one of the greatest Christian books of all-time in my opinion. In his first chapter on “Sin,” Ryle wrote: “People will never set their faces decidedly towards heaven, and live like pilgrims, until they really feel that they are in danger of hell.Continue reading ” The Federal Vision and Sin”
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The Gospel According to Progressives
One of the problems facing Christians today is that progressives have subtly deleted important doctrines from the gospel to supposedly make it more palatable to modern man. Those deleted doctrines are not enumerated by them, so Christians have to pay careful attention to their pastors in order to identify their errors. These modern progressives stillContinue reading “The Gospel According to Progressives”
Prayer Meetings
The following article was submitted to me by Vanguard Presbyterian Church evangelist, TE Ryan Denton, who is the organizing pastor of the Lubbock Reformed Church in Lubbock, Texas and has also been instrumental in assisting the startup of several other churches in Texas and New Mexico—particularly in Clovis, New Mexico; Midland, Texas; and. Roswell, NewContinue reading “Prayer Meetings”
Groundskeeping
July 2024 Devotional: Groundskeepingby Dr. Joshua LightTeaching Elder, Vanguard Presbyterian Church “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many thingsContinue reading “Groundskeeping”
Every Believer an Evangelist
When John Murray was professor of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA, he was once asked by a student if there were any verses that taught every believer is to be a witness for Christ. Murray certainly could have answered that question immediately, but it was his custom to give carefully considered answers. Thus, heContinue reading “Every Believer an Evangelist”
Pastoral Job Posting
Below is the Pastoral Job Posting from Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tennessee. Email: EHPCPulpitCommittee@gmail.com
Biblical Conflict Resolution
The following article on “Biblical Conflict Resolution” was written by the newest minister to transfer into Vanguard Presbytery, TE William (Bill) Hill, pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church in Evansville, Indiana. His subject, and particularly his use of Matthew 18:15-18, is about the most basic principle of church government found in the Scripture. Sadly, it is alsoContinue reading “Biblical Conflict Resolution”
Why Vanguard is New Side, not Old Side
Vanguard Presbytery as a denomination is decidedly and unashamedly New Side and Old School in our views. Every officer in Vanguard Presbytery is required to affirm their agreement with the New Side Presbyterians of the 18thcentury and and Old School Presbyterians of the 19th century. denomination. The Old School—New School division of the 19th century and isContinue reading “Why Vanguard is New Side, not Old Side”
Defending Biblical Creation
youtube Series by Rev. Jeff Sheely and Grace Presbyterian Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania
No Exceptions, No Executive Committees, No BCO Changes
When I realized back in 2018 that it was going to be necessary to start a new denomination, one of the first things I did was to study what went wrong with the PCA, the PCUS, and other reformed denominations. If we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.Continue reading “No Exceptions, No Executive Committees, No BCO Changes”