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Articles by Zachary Groff
The PCA cannot and must not make nice with partiality, racialism, or wokeness of any stripe. We must call upon the Lord our salvation and like the Israelites before the divided waters of the Red Sea, step forth in faith (Exod. 14:15), even in “the Faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). When Moses and the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord for salvation, the Lord saved (Exod. 2:23-25).
The Problem with Commissioning Deaconesses
By Zachary Garris | May 1, 2025 While the PCA’s Book of Church Order (BCO) allows for only men to be ordained as deacons, some PCA churches have “commissioned” women as deaconesses.
For Love of Jewish Neighbor
It should be uncontroversial to say that, on the one hand, Christians must be sober-minded—realist, even—about depraved human nature. On the other hand, Christians should be big-hearted for the love of the one true God and all our neighbors. Whether our neighbors (whoever they may be) deserve or want our love is immaterial. Whether they can be said to need, humanly speaking, our love does not matter. We are called by divine precept and approved example to show them the love of Christ.
Zachary Groff, Author at American Reformer
On Evangelism and Hatred Introduction It should be uncontroversial to say that, on the one hand, Christians must be sober-minded—realist, […] The recent horrors in Nashville have left Christians around the world brokenhearted.
Great Men of Meekness
It was by meekness that Christ conquered sin and death, and it is by meekness that He rides forth to conquer men and nations today. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said rightly, “Meekness is compatible with great strength. Meekness is compatible with great authority and power… the martyrs were meek, but they were never weak; strong men, yet meek men.”3 Central to God’s plan for redeemed and sanctified men is a Christlike meekness that must not be scorned. I have a story to tell about what it means to be a man.
The Essential Law of the Vineyard
The metaphor of God’s kingdom as a vineyard is one that has Old Testament vintage, which is appropriate when talking about a vineyard. Long before Christ’s first advent, the prophet Isaiah described the Kingdom of Judah as a vineyard well-supplied to do what it is supposed to do: produce grapes for wine (Isa. 5:1-2). As the owner of the vineyard, God sumptuously provides a setting in which His people can be productive. In turn, a healthy vineyard is a productive garden.
The Perfections of Christian Prayer
All too often, we find prayer to be an excruciatingly difficult discipline of the Christian life. Even the most experienced and sincere saints find it hard to contest Thomas Watson’s pithy observation, “Jesus Christ went more willingly to the cross, than we do to the throne of grace.”1 When we do bow our heads and urge our hearts heavenward, words frequently fail us. A feeling of inadequacy and a sense of uncertainty can dampen zeal and stifle the spirit.
Archibald Alexander’s 20 Counsels to Young Men & Women
Rev. Archibald Alexander’s 20 Counsels to Young Men & Women: Good Principles: Resolve to form your lives upon some certain principles, and to regulate your actions by fixed rules. Useful Knowledge: While you are young, avail yourselves of every opportunity of acquiring useful knowledge. Good Habits: Be careful to form good habits. Good Company: Be particular and select in the company which you keep, and the friendships which you form.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XV
In formal logic, the logical biconditional is the relation that exists between two statements when they imply – or necessitate – each other. It is usually expressed with the phrase “if and only if.” For example, the statement “I am breathing if and only if I am alive” necessarily entails the statement “I am alive if and only if I am breathing.” We come to something of a logical biconditional in Article XV of The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XIII
After introducing the theological concept of “inerrancy” in Article XII, the drafters of The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy proceeded to defend the use of this comparatively new term in reference to the veracity of Scripture. Article XIII declares: We affirm the propriety of using inerrancy as a theological term with reference to the complete truthfulness of Scripture.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XII
Following the scientific community’s widespread adoption of Darwinian evolutionary theory and the geological uniformitarianism of Charles Lyell in the nineteenth century, Christian scholars were divided into three camps. On the left were the theological Liberals (i.e., Modernists) who sought to shoehorn the rapidly changing scientific consensus into the Bible or otherwise reject the Bible writ large.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XII
Having established that Scripture is inspired by God (Articles VI through X) and infallible in nature (Article XI), the Chicago Statement proceeds to defend the Inerrancy of Scripture in all that follows. We have come to the heart of the matter. Article XII begins: We affirm that Scripture in its entirety is inerrant, being free from all falsehood, fraud, or deceit. By this affirmation, the Statement makes two important theological moves.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article XI
The terms Inspiration, Infallibility, and Inerrancy rise or fall together in our doctrine of Scripture. They are really in it together, we might say. Thus, it is no surprise that Articles VI through X of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy are so focused on explaining the doctrine of divine Inspiration, and what bearing this has on our understanding of the Bible as God’s Word to man through men.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article IV
God’s Word is given to mankind to know His will for our conduct and for our salvation; it is altogether clear and sufficient for Christian faith and practice. Through history, poetry, prophecy, and didactic instruction, God speaks to us in His Word in an intelligible manner. That is, God uses language to reveal to us His purposes for His glory and His people’s good.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Article IV
Having laid a foundation for the nature and authority of the Holy Scriptures as the Word of God in the three opening articles, the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy proceeds to define and defend mankind’s capacity to receive God’s Word. The framers of the Statement make the following affirmation in its fourth article: We affirm that God who made mankind in His image has used language as a means of revelation. This affirmation tells us something about God: He is our Creator.
Great Men of Meekness
I have a story to tell about what it means to be a man. Here it goes. Some years ago, while sitting in a diner in Media, Pennsylvania at a weekly Bible study with a dozen or so older men, I heard one of the guys – a true son of Delaware County – expressing justified frustration over the state of the world around us. When he paused to take a breath, another one of the guys spoke up and said something along the lines of, “I’m right there with you, but you want to know what bothers me even more?
The Order of Salvation: Regeneration
Do you remember the moment when the Spirit of God effected your regeneration? Can you pinpoint the instant in which you were “born again” (1 Ptr. 1:3, 23)? You have probably heard testimonies describing a sudden rush of spiritual realization and conviction of sin, a settled persuasion of the truth, and a flood of affection for God in Christ and His ways, taking place all at once and at a particular time on a particular day in a particular setting.
The Order of Salvation: Predestination and Election
The doctrine of election and predestination is profoundly comforting in the light of Christ’s finished work on our behalf. He did not die to make life possible for us. Christ died and rose again to secure for each of us whom His Spirit unites to Himself immortality and everlasting blessedness in the presence of His Father. His saving work is as effectual and unchangeable as the invincible decree upon which it rests.
The Order of Salvation: Predestination and Election
In our theological lexicon, two words in particular stand out as notoriously confusing, potentially offensive, critically important, and profoundly comforting all at the same time. The terms ‘election’ and ‘predestination’ – which have nothing to do with political decision-making and very little to do with popular cultural notions of destiny – refer to God’s eternal decree to claim and to save a people for His own glory.
Paul the Apostle's Pastoral Practice
In a previous post, we identified three ways in which “Jesus Christ is the church’s paradigmatic pastor.” From John 4 and 8, we considered that Christ demonstrates pastoral compassion in addressing spiritual needs through addressing felt needs, He wisely exercises authority in His pastoral ministry, and His aim as a pastor is the full harvest of souls.
Majoring in the Minors: Micah
As we survey the twelve so-called Minor Prophets, Micah seems to be the prophet most obviously oriented on Christ the coming Messiah. More clearly and directly than the other eleven books that make up this canonical collection, the book of Micah predicts the advent of Christ Jesus.
Jesus Christ as Our Pastor
We often refer to Christ as our Prophet, Priest, King, Redeemer, Savior, Lord, and God. Have you ever thought about Jesus Christ as pastor? Indeed, it is Christ Himself Who sets the standard as the ultimate pastor. What does this standard look like? In other words, what do we know about Pastor Jesus from His earthly ministry? John 4 and John 8 show us the major features of Christ’s pastoral ministry: His compassion, authority, and aim.
Majoring in the Minors: Joel
In reading the Minor Prophets, you might at first be overwhelmed by the sheer proportion of material concerning judgment: judgment against Israel, judgment upon neighboring nations, and judgment condemning the unrighteous. How should conscientious readers navigate the many passages of doom and gloom in these twelve prophetic books?
Ministry Moves Reported in 2023
When viewed in historical perspective (going back to 2013), it remains the case that more than any other denomination, the EPC is the destination of choice for PCA ministers transferring out of the PCA (71 in the years 2012-2022). The same move is much less common for entire congregations, despite certain high-profile examples, going back to the 1990s.
The Spirit's Fruit: Goodness
Just as the root of Christian living is the work of God’s Spirit in our hearts, goodness is the chief attribute of the Spirit’s blessing in our relationships. Along with patience and kindness, goodness is a social grace, a virtue realized only in societies (however great or small). True goodness is not a social nicety we produce, but a spiritual gift from the Father of lights (Jas. 1:17).
Polity Protects the Pulpit
Home/Biblical and Theological/Polity Protects the Pulpit Polity Protects the Pulpit Church government is subordinate to the worship of God. Written by Zachary Groff | Saturday, July 22, 2023 God has appointed for the protection of the pulpit is biblically regulated and sincerely administered polity.[1] Note that polity is an instrument. Polity is not an end in itself. The proper end toward which biblical polity is aimed is the worship of God.
Transgender Terrorism? | Zachary Groff
Tragedy in Nashville Recent horrors in Nashville, Tennessee have left Christians around the world brokenhearted, grieving with the families of the children, schoolteachers, and staff who were slain.
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Seven Occasions for Fasting
If we are being completely honest with ourselves, the spiritual discipline of fasting is far from “top-of-mind” in our thinking about the Christian life. Yet, it is one of three integral acts of devotion which Jesus highlights in Matthew 6 when instructing His disciples on the way of living in their heavenly Father’s heavenly Kingdom.
Greenville Seminary Will Oversee Publishing ‘The Confessional Presbyterian Journal’
Home/Churches and Ministries/Greenville Seminary Will Oversee Publishing ‘The Confessional Presbyterian Journal’ The Confessional Presbyterian Journal is currently in its 16th year of publication, with the 17th volume slated to come out later this year. The Seminary is committed to perpetuate the Journal with content derived from a spectrum of confessional Reformed and Presbyterian denominations.
Confessing Our Hope: The Podcast of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
#245 - "Masculine Christianity" by Zachary Garris In this episode, host Zachary Groff interviews author Zachary Garris (MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary; JD, Wayne State University) on his latest book, Masculine Christianity (Zion Press, 2020). Tune in as the ZGs discuss the book, its usefulness, and its call to return to the Bible's teaching on men and women. 55:51 April 16, 2021 #244 - Faith & Practice #63 President Emeritus Dr. Joseph A.
Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Board Selects Dr. Jonathan Master As Their Second President
Home / Churches and Ministries / Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Board Selects Dr. Jonathan Master As Their Second President Dr. Master earned a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Aberdeen. His research was in the field of Historical Theology, specifically the doctrine of assurance in the Westminster Confession and in the writings of Anthony Burgess. He earned both the M.Div. and the Th.M. from Capital Bible Seminary, and the B.S. in Bible at Cairn University.
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