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This is the second lesson in Dr. James Cassidy's Reformed Academy course, The Doctrine of the Church. This lesson covers the following topics:
00:00 The Church Militant and the Church Triumphant
04:51 The Church as Organization and Organism
10:13 Ecumenicity
19:51 The Attributes of the Church: The Church as Holy
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In this episode, Dr. Harrison Perkins speaks about his new book A Penitent People: The Doctrine of Repentance (Christian Focus). Perkins brings the warmth of pastoral ministry together with the clarity of confessional Reformed theology. He explains that repentance is often misunderstood—as if it were a dreary duty or an entrance requirement for grace. Instead, Scripture presents repentance as a saving grace, a divine gift through which Christ frees his people from sin's enslaving power and draws them into renewed joy. Repentance is not the price we pay to come to Christ; it is the fruit of having already been brought to Him by the Spirit through faith.
Together they explore key biblical passages (Psalm 51, Psalm 38, 2 Corinthians 7, Luke 3), the Reformed confessions, unhealthy distortions of penance, and the pastoral challenge of helping people see repentance not as a terror but as a mercy. Repentance doesn't merely involve feeling guilty—it involves embracing Christ, turning from sin, and tasting the joy that accompanies renewal. They also discuss what a repentant church culture looks like: a community marked by humility, honesty, grace, and a shared approach to the Lord's Table as those who come on equal footing—sinners saved by a gracious Redeemer.
Harrison Perkins (PhD, Queen's University Belfast; MDiv, Westminster Seminary California) is the pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is the author of Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction (Lexham Press 2024), Catholicity and the Covenant of Works (Oxford University Press, 2020), Righteous by Design: Covenantal Merit and Adam's Original Integrity (2024), Created for Communion with God: The Promise of Genesis 1–2 (Lexham Press, 2025), and a number of popular and academic articles. He regularly writes articles for Heidelblog and Modern Reformation.
Chapters- 0:00:07 Introduction
- 0:10:03 Background to the Book
- 0:16:22 Reframing Our Understanding of Repentance
- 0:20:39 The Joy of Repentance
- 0:24:35 The Reformed Confessions on Repentance
- 0:37:17 Psalms 38 and 143
- 0:43:26 Bearing Fruit in Keeping with Repentance
- 0:48:15 Distinguishing Fruits of Repentance from Acts of Penance
- 0:53:28 Illustrations of Repentance
- 1:00:41 Exodus 24, Covenant, and the Repentant Community
- 1:06:45 Hope for Readers of This Book
- 1:12:06 Conclusion
Participants: Camden Bucey, Harrison Perkins
This is Christ the Center episode 936 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc936)
This is the first lesson in Dr. James Cassidy's Reformed Academy course, The Doctrine of the Church. This lesson covers the following topics:
00:00 The Church as the Covenant Assembly
07:18 The Church as the Dwelling Place of God
15:12 The Church as God's Chosen People
19:00 The Attributes of the Church: The Church as One
25:38 The Visible Church and the Invisible Church
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Reformed Forum is happy to introduce a major new publishing initiative: the Redemptive-Historical Bible Studies series. In this episode of Christ the Center, Camden Bucey is joined by Ryan Noha, Jim Cassidy, and Dan Ragusa to discuss how these resources embody Reformed Forum's vision for accessible, Christ-centered theological education.
This series begins with two volumes—Jim Cassidy's The Book of Job: Suffering unto Glory and Dan Ragusa's Exploring 2 Peter: The Promise and the Path—each drawn from Reformed Academy courses. Designed for adult Sunday schools and small groups, these studies help readers encounter Christ in every book of Scripture. Rooted in the conviction that all Scripture testifies to the sufferings and glories of Christ, these studies move beyond mere grammatical-historical observation to unfold the redemptive unity of God's Word.
Together, these books and their free companion courses mark the beginning of Reformed Forum's long-term plan: to produce faithful, Christ-centered studies for all sixty-six books of the Bible—so that the church may mature in Christ through the Word.
Chapters- 00:00 Word & Deed
- 01:18 Introduction
- 03:59 Our Plan for Reformed Academy
- 11:42 Writing the Books
- 18:26 Themes in Job
- 25:49 Themes in 2 Peter
- 29:27 The Importance of Studying the Bible Redemptive-Historically
- 42:21 The Relevance of Redemptive-History
- 43:58 The Textual Divisions of Job
- 49:57 How to Get the Books
- 52:24 Other New and Forthcoming Books
- 57:27 Conclusion
This is Christ the Center episode 935 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc935)
This is the twelfth lesson in Dr. William Wood's Reformed Academy course, Redemptive History and the Regulative Principle of Worship. This lesson covers the following topics:
0:00 Introduction
3:25 Old Testament Laws on Oaths and Vows
13:08 Old Testament Literary Forms of Oaths and Vows
19:30 The Faithful Vows of Jacob, Israel, and Hannah
27:07 The Negative Examples of Jephthah and Absalom
33:45 Oaths as Covenant Commitments
41:16 The Nazirite Vow
47:46 Oaths and Vows in the New Testament Epoch
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