Confessional Presbyterian Journal
The Confessional Presbyterian Journal is an annual, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to Presbyterian doctrine and practice, produced by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Each volume features scholarly articles, biblical studies, and critical reviews grounded in the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Must We Believe? Jonathan Edwards and Conscious Faith in Christ
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Waddington critiques Morimoto’s reading of Jonathan Edwards, arguing it misplaces Edwards in a Catholic/inclusivist context and misinterprets his Reformed soteriology and dispositional ontology.
Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Anabaptists: Sola Scriptura and the Reformation of Christian Worship
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Examines Zwingli’s use of sola Scriptura to reform worship in Zürich, contrasting his and radical followers’ criteria for biblical warrant (e.g., Lenten fast, baptism).
Englishing the Bible: A Confessional Approach
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Survey of English Bible translation history contrasting formal (word-for-word) and functional (idiomatic) approaches. Advocates a confessional, theologically driven translation that honors verbal inspiration.
Covenant Theology and Recent Interpretation of Paul: Some Reflections
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Analysis of N. T. Wright’s New Perspective on Paul and its implications for Scripture and covenant theology, contrasted with Reformed covenantal readings.
The Presence of Divine Persons: Extending the Incarnational Analogy to Impeccability and Inerrancy
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Proposes a Chalcedonian incarnational analogy: Christ’s divine-personal impeccability mirrors Scripture’s inscripturated inerrancy. The analogy centers on pneumatology and divine primacy.
Psallo: Psalm 43:1–5
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Exposition of Psalm 43:1–5. The Psalmist pleads for God’s justice and deliverance, longs for public worship, and finds strength and guidance in God’s Word and truth.
In Translatiōne: De Brès versus Richardot: A Sixteenth-Century Debate Regarding the Lord’s Supper
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Intro and translation of the 1567 debate between Reformed Guy de Brès and Catholic François Richardot on the Mass/Lord’s Supper. Highlights confessional polemics and de Brès’s theological firmness.
Antiquary: Westminster Abbey Library
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Examines the Westminster Assembly’s need for books (1643–1652), Parliament’s sequestration of episcopal libraries, and the inventory of Archbishop Laud’s books taken for the Assembly.
John Calvin on the Doctrine of Divine Revelation
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Survey of John Calvin’s doctrine of divine revelation: Scripture’s centrality, the insufficiency of general revelation, and the necessity of special revelation in line with Westminster standards.
Samuel Rutherford’s Contribution to Covenant Theology in Scotland
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Assesses Samuel Rutherford’s role in establishing Scottish covenant theology, tracing its development from Reformation figures and examining his major writings and historical influence.
Reviews and Responses
A review of three books debating the doctrine of union with Christ in Protestant/Reformed theology, examining Calvin’s doctrine of participation and its relation to justification and sanctification.
Presbyterian Quintessence: The Five ‘Heads’ of Church Government
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Examines the PCA’s distinctive five “heads” of Presbyterian polity, tracing their Southern origins and explaining the first three heads—Church, members, and officers—using Scripture and metaphors.
Johannes Megapolensis: Pioneer Reformed Missionary to the Mohawks
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Examines Dutch Reformed missions in New Netherland, centering on Johannes Megapolensis and earlier ministers like Jonas Michaelius. Shows Reformation churches were mission-minded before William Carey.
An Answer to the Challenge of Preaching the Old Testament: An Historical and Theological Examination of the Redemptive-Historical Approach
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Traces the Dutch origins and theological development of the redemptive-historical approach to preaching the Old Testament, and analyzes its hermeneutical debates.
The Deacon: A Divine Right Office with Divine Uses
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Argues for a robust, biblical diaconate: Acts 6 and other NT texts inaugurate deacons, whose office includes spiritual qualifications, temporal care, and relation to eldership.
Francis Turretin and Barthianism: The Covenant of Works in Historical Perspective
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Examines Francis Turretin’s defense of the covenant of works and replies to Barthian critiques, arguing the covenant’s crucial role for rightly understanding the covenant of grace.
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