Reformed Forum

Marcus Mininger, a Reformed theologian and biblical scholar, explores how Christ’s resurrection constitutes redemption itself. He and Camden Bucey discuss its relationship to death, adoption, justification, sanctification, and glorification, along with the eschatological shape of salvation. The conversation concludes with union with Christ, the whole Christ, and redemption’s pastoral goal: fellowship with God.

James Cassidy, pastor and Reformed theologian, explores the Gospel of Mark as a fast-moving portrait of Jesus, the divine King. They discuss Mark’s high Christology, exorcisms as signs of Satan’s defeat, Jesus cleansing the unclean, Scripture versus tradition, and the blind man’s two-stage healing. The conversation culminates in the kingdom’s victory through suffering, resurrection hope, and confidence for an anxious church.

Marcus Mininger, a Reformed theologian specializing in Pauline theology, explores Christ’s resurrection through 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 1. The discussion tackles natural and spiritual bodies, bodily continuity and transformation, Adam’s original destiny, Christ as the life-giving Spirit, and resurrection as royal enthronement. It also traces birth and resurrection as two defining moments in the gospel story.

Bradley G. Green, a theology and philosophy professor at Southern Seminary, offers a concise Christian analysis of critical theory. He traces its Marxist roots through the Frankfurt School and its shift toward culture, institutions, family, sexuality, and religion. The discussion explores critical theory as a counterfeit religion, Van Til’s critique of unbelieving thought, and how culture expresses competing religious commitments.

Marcus Mininger, a Reformed theologian and seminary professor, explores the Trinitarian shape of Christ’s resurrection. The discussion examines the Father’s action and the Son’s passivity, Paul and John’s complementary emphases, and the Holy Spirit’s role in resurrection. It also considers bodily resurrection, eschatological life, the Spirit’s personhood, and believers’ union with Christ.

Kevin DeYoung, a Reformed pastor, author, and church history teacher, discusses why Christianity is inseparable from history. He explores church history as family history, remembering saints without hagiography, and choosing representative figures. The conversation also examines monasticism’s legacy, Protestant retrieval of medieval thinkers, the pitfalls of Christian utopias, and what to expect from Volume Two.

Marcus Mininger, a New Testament scholar specializing in Pauline theology, joins Camden Bucey to explore believers’ resurrection with Christ. They examine Ephesians 2, Colossians 2–3, Romans 6, and Galatians 2, tracing union with Christ through baptism and the Spirit. The discussion connects present spiritual renewal with future bodily resurrection, highlighting the “already and not yet” of redemption.

Jared Poulton, executive director of the Institute for Reformed Biblical Counseling and a Reformed pastor, explores Van Til’s influence on Jay Adams and biblical counseling. They trace the movement’s theological roots, its identity crisis, and tensions surrounding secular psychology, common grace, and the two-book approach. They also consider Scripture’s sufficiency, presuppositions, and counseling’s role in the church’s disciple-making mission.

Daniel 9’s seventy weeks prophecy takes center stage, with discussion of Israel, Jerusalem, the Messiah, and covenant theology. The conversation explores Gabriel’s message, the spiritual realm, symbolic numbers, and competing covenant and dispensational readings. It also connects Christ’s sacrifice, the temple’s fulfillment, and Jerusalem’s destruction in AD 70 to Daniel’s vision.

Marcus Mininger, a Reformed theologian focused on biblical and Pauline theology, explores how Christ’s resurrection guarantees the future resurrection of believers. The discussion follows Paul through 1 Corinthians 15, Colossians 1, and 2 Corinthians 4, examining firstfruits, head-body solidarity, federal representation, bodily resurrection, and Christ’s resurrection as the dawn of new creation.