
Appendix 9: Covenant By the Spirit (New Covenant Sacraments)
Appendix 9: Covenant By the Spirit (New Covenant Sacraments)
Written by Ray Sutton

Westminster’s Confession: The Abandonment of Van Til’s Legacy
Written by Gary North
WESTMINSTER’S NEGATIVE CONFESSION
In the final days of October, 1990, the long-predicted book by the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary finally appeared: Theonomy: A Reformed Critique. In response come Westminster’s Confession. It is both a negative and a positive statement. Theonomists believe that “you can’t beat something with nothing.” It is not enough to demonstrate that someone is wrong; you must also show what is correct.
Cornelius Van Til made this principle the bedrock application of his apologetic method. It was not enough to demonstrate that his opponents’ systems of thought were internally inconsistent; he also showed why Christianity is the only logical alternative. But he left an incomplete legacy. He refused to offer an explicitly biblical alternative to the natural law theory that he had refuted. His system created a judicial vacuum.
Into that vacuum have come two rival factions: the political pluralists and the theonomists. The battle is now engaged.
Westminster Seminary’s problem for a generation – indeed, Calvinistic American Presbyterianism’s problem for two centuries – has been to justify a commitment to modern religious and political pluralism in terms of the Westminster Confession’s judicial standards. The faculty has been double-minded on this point:
Proclaiming their commitment to Van Til’s apologetic method, they have simultaneously denied the idea that the Bible is the bearer of biblical blueprints or judicial frameworks for society. In short, they have abandoned any ideal of a Christian society, i.e., Christendom itself.
This is Westminster’s social and cultural confession – a Theologically negative confession, proclaiming in the name of the original Westminster Assembly what society ought not to be, but never daring to suggest what it should be. In contrast, Westminster’s Confession offers a positive confession. It offers a biblical alternative. It restores the vision of Christendom.

#26: The Meat of the Word Q&A
#26: The Meat of the Word Q&A
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Easy Chair with R.J. Rushdoony
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The Easy Chair with R.J. Rushdoony is an audio series of colloquies, casual conversations, and roundtables presented by Chalcedon Foundation. Various topics are discussed solo by Rousas John Rushdoony and with guests, covering all areas of life and culture. Looking at life from a theonomic, Christian Reconstructionist perspective, we properly apply God’s word to our lives. These episodes were originally recorded in the 1980’s-1990’s.

The Cost of Following Jesus
The Cost of Following Jesus
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Do you really understand what it means to follow Christ? Do you understand what it will cost? In this episode we address these questions and more!

PART 5: TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH – Chapter 24: Fulfilling the Great Commission
PART 5: TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH – Chapter 24: Fulfilling the Great Commission
Written by David Chilton

025: How Do I Know If I Am a Good Citizen?
025: How Do I Know If I Am a Good Citizen?
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Charles Roberts and Andrea Schwartz discuss what it means to be a “good citizen” in Episode #25 of the Out of the Question Podcast.

20: Paul Barth, Presbyterian Memes, & Covenanters
20: Paul Barth, Presbyterian Memes, & Covenanters
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We had a great time chatting with Paul Barth, the creative mind behind Presbyterian Memes. We heard about his process for creating memes, his transition out of the military, and all about being a Covenanter. You will want to hear this one!
- Our Top 5 Favorite Presbyterian Memes
- 1650 Psalter: Psalms of David in Meter
- The Shaking and Translating of Heaven and Earth (John Owen, Complete Works, Sermon V)
- 7 Differences Between Covenanters and Reconstructionists
- Judicial Law: General vs. Particular Equity
- What is National Covenanting?
- Confessional Two Kingdoms
- History of the Work of Redemption Jonathan Edwards
- The Law of Nature and the Civil Enforcement of the First Table
- Lex Propria — Proper Law | Lex Propria, Part 2
- Reformed Theonomy Reading List

Part 3: Question 13: What Is the Proper Response?
Part 3: Question 13: What Is the Proper Response?
Written by Gary North and Gary Demar

Dr. Joel McDurmon
Dr. Joel McDurmon
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An Evening with Joel McDurmon. Bill & Joel talk about Theonomy and the Westminster Confession of Faith, general vs particular equity, popular strawmen, the use of label vs. doing the work of reconstruction, Joel’s response to critics, the importance of definitions, and theological Pharisees.