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This is the fifth lesson in Dr. Camden M. Bucey and Dr. Marcus Mininger’s Reformed Academy course, Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide . It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers pages 74–114 of Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology , addressing the following topics: 00:00 Introduction and Overview 06:44 First Corinthians 15:42–49: Natural and Spiritual Bodies 09:01 The Corinthian Objection and Greek Dualism 15:54 Continuity and Transformation of the Body 19:56 Adam’s Original Body and Eschatological Life 28:52 The Two Adams and Two Modes of Existence 34:06 The Last Adam as Life-Giving Spirit 39:53 The Functional Unity of Christ and the Spirit 44:32 Romans 1: Son of God in Power 55:01 Resurrection as Royal Enthronement 58:19 The Gospel’s Two Historical Foci 65:05 Conclusion and Preview Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/resurrection-redemption-readers-guide Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #redemption #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the fourth lesson in Dr. Camden M. Bucey and Dr. Marcus Mininger’s Reformed Academy course, Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide . It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers pages 62–74 of Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology , addressing the following topics: 00:00 Introduction and Overview 04:52 The Father’s Activity and the Son’s Passivity 13:33 Paul and John on Christ’s Resurrection Agency 20:47 The Agency of the Holy Spirit 31:22 Spiritual and Physical Resurrection 39:40 Spirit, Power, Glory, and Life 47:13 The Personhood of the Holy Spirit 55:14 Summary and Theological Significance Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/resurrection-redemption-readers-guide Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #redemption #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the third lesson in Dr. Camden M. Bucey and Dr. Marcus Mininger’s Reformed Academy course, Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide . It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers pages 41–62 of Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology , addressing the following topics: 00:00 Introduction and Key Pauline Texts 04:08 The Believer’s Past Resurrection 11:46 Ephesians 2: Raised with Christ 18:50 Federal and Experiential Dimensions of Union 24:52 The Believer’s Transition from Death to Life 29:52 Distinct yet Connected Resurrection Events 33:33 Colossians 2–3: Made Alive and Raised with Christ 40:18 Romans 6 and Experiential Union 44:52 The Likeness of Christ’s Death and Resurrection 51:25 Galatians 2: Crucified with Christ 55:44 Present Inward and Future Bodily Resurrection 57:54 The Union Involved: A Dual Perspective 1:01:26 Union with the Heavenly Christ through the Spirit 1:03:32 Summary: Accomplishment, Application, and Already–Not Yet 1:05:33 The Redemption of Body and Soul 1:07:54 Conclusion and Preview Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/resurrection-redemption-readers-guide Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #redemption #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the second lesson in Dr. Camden M. Bucey and Dr. Marcus Mininger’s Reformed Academy course, Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide . It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers pages 31–41 of Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology , addressing the following topics: 00:00 Introduction and Review 08:50 From Paul’s Letters to Paul’s Theology 14:06 Christ’s Resurrection and the Resurrection of Believers 17:31 First Corinthians 15: Christ the Firstfruits 31:58 Head-Body Solidarity and Federal Representation 36:06 Colossians 1:18: Firstborn from the Dead 44:25 Resurrection and the Dawn of New Creation 48:55 Second Corinthians 4:14 and Shared Resurrection 53:49 Preview: The Believer’s Past Resurrection Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/resurrection-redemption-readers-guide Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #redemption #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

Hebrews never pits the covenants against one another as law versus gospel; it presents them as grace and grace—the same house, the same people, the same promise. Yet the old was always preparatory: shadow giving way to substance, promise to fulfillment. Marcus A. Mininger traces that organic development and shows why the unity of the one covenant is precisely what makes Hebrews’ warning so urgent. The address closes where the letter does—on persevering within the covenant and resting in the sole sufficiency of Christ. Dr. Marcus A. Mininger is professor of New Testament at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, with research on Paul and the General Epistles—including a forthcoming study of the warning passages in Hebrews. Delivered at the 2026 Reformed Forum Theology Conference , “The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose,” at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois, on September 26, 2026. Watch this address: https://youtu.be/DMhQflaD8PM Watch the full conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJykAlOwqPCA reformedforum.org Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

Few passages have unsettled readers like Hebrews’ warning that it is “impossible … to restore again to repentance” those who fall away. Does it teach a sin beyond forgiveness? Marcus A. Mininger clears away the common misreadings and names the real danger the author confronts: the temptation to abandon Christ and re-lay a foundation in the old covenant alone. The warning, rightly heard, is not about a sin too great to forgive but about the impossibility of going back—and it sets up the covenant question taken up in the session that follows. Dr. Marcus A. Mininger is professor of New Testament at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, with research on Paul and the General Epistles—including a forthcoming study of the warning passages in Hebrews. Delivered at the 2026 Reformed Forum Theology Conference , “The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose,” at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois, on September 26, 2026. Watch this address: https://youtu.be/9B4fCp9fems Watch the full conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJykAlOwqPCA reformedforum.org Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

A greater Joshua has come. Benjamin L. Gladd takes another look at Jesus’s exorcisms, reading them against the Old Testament backdrop of Israel’s conquest. Where Joshua led a people into an earthly rest by the sword, Christ leads his people into a greater rest by the Spirit and the word, defeating the powers that held them captive. The kingdom does not advance by force but by the triumph of the one Savior who gathers one people to himself, and the exorcisms are a preview of that greater conquest. Dr. Benjamin L. Gladd is executive director of the Carson Center for Theological Renewal and formerly professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson. He edits the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series and has written widely on the use of the Old Testament in the New, including works co-authored with G. K. Beale. Delivered at the 2026 Reformed Forum Theology Conference , “The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose,” at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois, on September 26, 2026. Watch this address: https://youtu.be/UeBRopgfpmI Watch the full conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJykAlOwqPCA reformedforum.org Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

When does the long-promised restoration of Israel take place? G. K. Beale gives particular attention to Acts 1:8 and its use of the Old Testament and argues that the restoration is already under way in the church's Spirit-empowered witness to the nations. God fulfills his covenant promises to Israel in Christ and carries them to the ends of the earth, as the one Savior gathers one people to himself. The answer has direct consequences for how we understand the church, the nations, and the promises of the covenant. Dr. Gregory K. Beale teaches at Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas. He is a leading New Testament scholar known for his work on biblical theology, the use of the Old Testament in the New, and the temple theme across Scripture. Delivered at the 2026 Reformed Forum Theology Conference , "The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose," at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois, on September 26, 2026. Watch the full conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJykAlOwqPCA https://reformedforum.org Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

The covenant of grace has its source in eternity, in the covenant of redemption: the eternal agreement of Father, Son, and Spirit to save a people. In "Before the Foundation of the World," Camden Bucey traces the historical covenant of grace back to that eternal counsel. Following Herman Bavinck, he shows that the covenant revealed in time rests on an unchanging foundation in the counsel of the triune God. Before creation and before the fall, God purposed one redemption with one Savior at its center, and the unity and certainty of the covenant of grace rest on that purpose. This opening address gathers up the first two conferences in the trilogy and lays the foundation for the addresses that follow. Download the handout (PDF) Dr. Camden M. Bucey is executive director of Reformed Forum and host of Christ the Center . He is the author of Karl Rahner in P&R’s Great Thinkers series and Defending Our Hope: An Introduction to Christian Apologetics . Delivered at the 2026 Reformed Forum Theology Conference, “The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose,” at Lakeland Church in Gurnee, Illinois, on September 26, 2026. Watch the full conference reformedforum.org Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the first lesson in Dr. Camden M. Bucey and Dr. Marcus Mininger’s Reformed Academy course, Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide . It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers pages 5–30 of Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology , addressing the following topics: 00:00 Introduction and Personal History with the Book 06:07 The Book’s Title and Purpose 10:02 Redemption Accomplished and Applied 16:41 A Biblical-Theological Approach 22:54 Paul’s Soteriology and Methodological Questions 30:22 Paul as Theologian and Interpreter 35:40 Biblical Authors as Theologians 39:16 Theology, Scripture, and Philosophical Categories 42:51 Apostolic and Post-Apostolic History 49:45 The Occasional Nature of Paul’s Letters 55:00 Contextual Theology, Unity, and Diversity Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/resurrection-redemption-readers-guide Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #redemption #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the fifth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ . This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Introduction to Modern Christological Errors 00:57 Liberal Historicism and Schleiermacher 11:24 Karl Barth’s Higher-Order Historicism 27:05 Traditional Kenotic Christology 38:35 Bruce McCormack’s Actualized Kenotic Christology 51:47 Charles Hartshorne and Process Christology 1:00:59 A Taxonomy of Modern Departures 1:03:20 The Christological Crisis and the Gospel 1:05:42 The Confessional Christ of Scripture 1:07:10 Recovering Reformed Christology Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christ Your donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the fourth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ . This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Introduction to Orthodox Christology 02:19 Westminster Confession of Faith 8.2 06:27 The Son’s Assumption of a True Human Nature 13:55 The Hypostatic Union 17:30 Ancient Christological Errors 18:17 Arianism 25:13 Docetism 28:29 Nestorianism 35:41 Apollinarianism 40:12 Eutychianism 45:22 Ebionitism and Adoptionism 48:04 Chalcedon and Its Refinements 50:42 The Enhypostatic Humanity of Christ 52:53 Christ’s Two Wills and Two Operations Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christ Your donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the third lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ . This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Adam, the Covenant of Works, and the Logos Incarnandus 04:25 Creation, Sin, and the Historical Necessity of the Incarnation 10:29 Creation’s Sufficiency and Its Fitness for Incarnation 13:20 The First Order of Subsistence: The Eternal Son 15:13 The Second Order of Subsistence: The Assumed Human Nature 17:22 Asymmetry and the Immutability of the Son 26:46 No Mutation or Deification in the Incarnation 29:40 The Human Nature Receives Personality from the Logos 44:22 The Human Nature as the Son’s Created Organ 53:28 The Communicatio Idiomatum 57:26 The Extra Calvinisticum 1:00:06 The Impeccability of the Mediator 1:02:11 The Spirit’s Gifts to Christ’s Human Nature 1:05:11 Summary: One Immutable Person in Two Natures Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christ Your donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the second lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ . This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Introduction to the Logos Incarnandus 01:38 Eternal Generation and the Possibility of Incarnation 05:05 The Son as Word and Image 13:25 The Logos Incarnandus and the Pactum Salutis 16:38 The Decree of God and the Covenant of Redemption 19:48 Biblical Foundations in John 6 26:28 John 17 and the Glory of the Son 37:32 Rejecting Eternal Subordination 45:16 The Son’s Essential and Mediatorial Glory 49:48 The Holy Spirit in the Pactum Salutis 57:38 The Covenant of Redemption and Trinitarian Communion Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christ Your donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the first lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ . This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Introduction: The Centrality of Christology 01:19 Three Dogmatic Perspectives on the Person of Christ 04:04 The Logos Asarkos: The Eternal Son 05:21 The Logos Incarnandus: The Son Appointed Mediator 06:28 The Logos Ensarkos and the Hypostatic Union 08:01 The Logos Asarkos in Orthodox Christology 10:45 Person, Essence, and Subsistence 16:28 The Divine Attributes of the Eternal Son 31:30 The Fullness of Deity and the Son’s Aseity 36:03 Biblical Witness to the Son’s Aseity and Worship 54:31 Autotheos and Eternal Generation 1:04:46 John 5:26 and the Son’s Mediatorial Life-Giving Work Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christ Your donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the sixth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapter 9 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics: 00:00 The Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 42 and 53 06:03 Baptism and Temptation 23:12 The Cross as the "Opportune Time" 30:58 Exile as Death 38:56 Isaiah’s Servant Songs and the Christ Hymn (Philippians 2) Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/un... Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the fifth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 7–8 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics: 00:00 Revelation 20–21 and the Final Judgment 07:12 Joshua and the Theocratic Ethic 11:00 Abraham and the Pilgrim Ethic 15:39 Common Grace, Holy War, and Intrusion Ethics 25:03 The Lord's Anointed and Goliath 31:08 The Prince of Peace and the Temple of Rest 40:15 Solomon, Wisdom, and the Temple Filled with Glory Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/un... Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the fourth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 5–6 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics: 00:00 Exodus 24 and the Three-Tiered Mount Sinai 05:03 Blood and Smoke: Ascending to God's Presence 10:30 The Seventh Day Rest and Heavenly Worship 30:51 The Golden Calf and Moses’s Intercession 37:46 Show Me Your Glory (Exodus 33–34) 43:27 The Bronze Serpent and the Rock 50:52 Ascension, Pentecost, and Preaching Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/un... Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the third lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 3–4 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics: 00:00 Genesis 15: The Lord Our Shield and Reward 07:26 The Covenant Ceremony and the Valley of Death 15:04 The Gospel Pattern: The Lord Bears the Curse 18:39 Mount Moriah and "The Lord will Provide" 29:23 Jacob and the Heir of Promise 39:00 Bethel, the Gate of Heaven Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/un... Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000

This is the second lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 1–2 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics: 00:00 Clowney’s Hermeneutical Approach 18:12 Adam, Christ, and the Covenants 24:25 The True Israel and the Temptation Pattern 30:01 Genesis 3 and the Lie 43:04 Genesis 3:15 and the Promise of the Seed 53:24 The Chosen Seed and the Generations 59:56 Jacob’s Wrestling as Preview of Coming Messiah Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/un... Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #biblicaltheology #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy Mentioned in this episode: Christ the Center 1000 Christ the Center 1000