The Pactum

Pat and Mike talk about assurance in this episode and interact with Louis Berkhof's book, "The Assurance of Faith." Resources mentioned in this episode – The Assurance of Faith by Louis Berkhof – The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson

This week, Pat and Mike answer listener questions for the first Pactum Responsum episode. Resources mentioned in this episode: – Willliam Carey by S Pearce Carey – Spurgeon v. Hyper-Calvinism by Iain Murray – Surviving Religion 101 by Michael Kruger – Christless Christianity by Michael Horton – The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? by James White – Pat's dissertation on covenant theology can be found here.

With all the resources available today, what should you use as you seek to better understand God's Word? In this week's episode, Pat and Mike discuss this very thing and give some pointers on how to study the Bible. Resource mentioned in this episode: – Reformation Study Bible – Top Commentaries on Every Book of the Bible on Ligonier.org – Commentaries for Biblical Expositors by Jim Rosscup – The Unfolding Word: The Story of the Bible from Creation to New Creation by Zach Keele

In this episode we highlight and discuss the so called five points of Calvinism. Resources mentioned in this episode: – Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul – Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer – Why Dort Happened, or Why Arminius Is Not the Hero of the Story: Part I by W. Robert Godfrey

In this episode Pat and Mike offer encouragement to Christians as they get burned by others in their Christian life. Look to Jesus Christ, the righteous.

In this episode, Pat and Mike discuss ten reasons they say no to theonomy. Resources in this episode: – Critique of Theonomy; a Taxonomy by T. David Gordon – Some Common Theonomic Arguments by Lee Irons You can also access a copy of Pat's dissertation here.

In this episode Pat and Mike discuss the ordinary means of grace ordained by the Lord for the church. Resources mentioned in this episode: – Ordinary Means by Michael Brown – Ordinary by Michael Horton

Join Pat and Mike as they talk about the benefits of being a confessional Christian. Resources mentioned in this episode: – The Creedal Imperative by Carl Trueman – The Need for Creeds Today by J.V. Fesko

In this episode we discuss Islam, the second largest religion in the world. We highlight some similarities and key differences between Christianity and Islam. We trust that you will be helped to better understand Islam and be encouraged to love and share Christ with Muslims.

In this last episode of our Machen series, we discuss the final chapter of "Christianity and Liberalism" by J. Gresham Machen.

In this episode we discuss the sixth chapter on salvation from J. Gresham Machen's work, "Christianity and Liberalism."

Join us as we discuss chapter four of J. Gresham Machen's "Christianity and Liberalism" on Christ.

Join us this week as we look at chapter four of Machen's "Christianity and Liberalism."

On this week's episode we discuss chapter 3 from J. Gresham Machen's book, "Christianity and Liberalism."

This week we look at chapter two of "Christianity and Liberalism" by J. Gresham Machen. Join us as we look at some of the major themes from the chapter.

This week we begin a short series, "Marching with Machen," where we talk about J. Gresham Machen and specifically discuss themes from his book, "Christianity and Liberalism." You can access "Christianity and Liberalism" here.

What is a covenant? On this episode of The Pactum we discuss what a covenant is and then discuss eight covenants we see in Scripture. Resources we mention in this episode: – Politics after Christendom (Chapter 2) by David VanDrunen – Biblical Covenants timeline

This week on The Pactum we discuss Zionism as it relates to hermeneutics. Join us as we work through eight problems with Christian Zionism. Resources mentioned in this episode: – Understanding the Land of the Bible by O. Palmer Roberston (specifically Chapter 10) – Kingdom Prologue by Meredith Kline

What does it mean for Jesus to be vindicated and how does this relate to us as believers? Join us as we discuss the justification of Jesus in this episode of The Pactum.

In this episode we discuss the need for Christians to read the Bible like Christians. Join us as we discuss five biblical reasons for Christ centered preaching, teaching, and reading of God's Word. Resources mentioned in this episode: – Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegisis by Craig A. Carter – Canon, Covenant, and Christology: Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel by Matthew Barrett – Him We Proclaim by Dennis Johnson – Walking with Jesus Through His Word by Dennis Johnson – Reformation Study Bible

What is the Law and Gospel paradigm and why is it so important? Join us as we discuss this important topic and see how you do on the Law/Gospel quiz at the end of the episode. Resources mentioned in this episode: – Christless Christianity by Michael Horton – The Christian Faith by Theodore Beza – Institutes of Elenctic Theology by Francis Turretin

Join us on The Pactum as we discuss Biblicism. We discuss what biblicism is, where it came from, and its dangers. Resources mentioned in this episode: – The Need for Creeds Today by J.V. Fesko – The Creedal Imperative by Carl Trueman – The London Baptist Confession of 1689 – The Shape of Sola Scriptura by Keith Mathison