The Westminster Standard

Grove City College Professor of Music Dr Paul Munson along with TE Sean Morris join the program to discuss Munson's book, Congregational Singing, which aims to apply biblical principles for what and how the people of God should sing in public worship. Munson collaborated on the work with Dr Joshua Drake. Visit their website: http://www.congsing.org. TE Sean Morris is the dean of the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education: https://www.brite-va.org. The Westminster Standard is the podcast of Jude 3. Visit our website: jude3pca.org.

Dr Robert Godfrey gives an overview of the seismic shift that occurred in the 20th Century in which Protestant churches largely abandoned an historic biblical theology of worship in favor of a pragmatic, charismatic worship. Read the book on which this lecture is based: http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/a-history-of-contemporary-praise-worship/382404 Visit the RWC Website :https://midwaypca.org/church-life/ministries/reformation-worship-conference/

Ruling Elder Matt Fender reflects some lessons learned in the Jonesboro decision and the need for the Church Courts to follow the proper procedures in our Book of Church Order. RE Fender reminds us the principles of due process manifested in our BCO have been developed over centuries to help ensure judicial fairness. By following these ancient and biblical principles, we can better walk with justice and mercy.

TEs David Strain and George Sayour join the program to discuss the challenges posed by a Progressive ethos to the PCA's faithful mission. In order to remain faithful to our mission and our confusion, we must rightly understand what Progressivism is and how it influences us. In order to remain united as the PCA, we must faithfully uphold the Confession we have subscribed. We must not succumb to a defacto "system subscription," but must remain whole heartedly a "Good Faith Subscription" church. TE David Strain is the Pastor of www.fpcjackson.org and TE George Sayour is pastor of https://meadowviewpca.org. The Westminster Standard is the podcast of Jude 3 & the PCA. Visit our website: jude3pca.org.

This lecture has been provided to us from the 2023 Reformation and Worship Conference hosted by the Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Springs Georgia. In this lecture, Teaching Elder Carlton Wynne outlines the incompatibility of Modernism with Christianity. Modernism or Theological Liberalism is fundamentally an assault on the transcendence of God in an attempt to do away with the distinction between the Creator and the Creature. The deepest assault on the Christian faith by the modernist is against the transcendence of God, which is absolutely fundamental to understand God. Dr Wynne helpfully defines transcendence and reminds us that God’s transcendence is not simply an extension of creaturely categories and he fortifies us against some of the errors creeping into Reformed Theology in our own day. In the main portion of his lecture, Dr Wynne identifies four movements in which the modernist attempts to compromise God’s transcendence in order to accommodate God to the culture. If we can understand these four shifts, it provides an excellent framework to diagnose the dysfunction in our current cultural moment. He closes with several applications to guard our own hearts against compromising God’s transcendence and the importance of God’s transcendence to our eternal hope and comfort in the Lord Jesus Christ. Dr Wynne is on the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary and associate pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. https://midwaypca.org/schedule/

Harry Reeder articulates the link between Theological Liberalism and contemporary Progressivism. They are not to be the same, but Progressivism and Liberalism/Modernism share common goals, methods, and mission. Christianity must always be distinguished from Liberalism and Progressivism. View the full sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFvhp3Xs5xg

Paul Harrell is joined by former PCA GA Moderator and veteran pastor TE Dominic Aquila to discuss the case Harrell, et. al. v. Covenant Presbytery, which was decided by the General Assembly. In that case several men from a church plant in Jonesboro Arkansas were indicted and censured by the Session for violations of the Fifth and Ninth Commandments when they raised concerns about and expressed opposition to having TE Jeff Wreyford offered to the congregation as a candidate for pastor. The SJC completely exonerated the seven church members. Contribute to the work of Christ Redeemer PCA in Jonesboro: https://www.christredeemer.org Read more here: https://rfbwcf.substack.com and https://pcapolity.com/2023/10/11/can-... The Westminster Standard Podcast is brought to you by Jude 3 & the PCA. Visit our website: https://jude3pca.org

Pastor David Strain of FPC Jackson articulates the difference between classical theological liberalism and contemporary theological progressivism. Thank you to Midway Presbyterian Church's Reformation & Worship Conference for providing this lecture to us. https://midwaypca.org/schedule/

Machen lays out the fundamental contrast between Genuine Christianity and Modernist Religion.

This is the year of Machen. For Sunday school at First Presbyterian Church Fort Oglethorpe we are making our way through Machen's Christianity & Liberalism. Here is a biographical lecture with some applications for our time on the life of Machen.