Join us as we discuss: The nature and extent of Christ's atonement.

Topics considered include:

• Did Christ die for the sins of all individuals?
• • General Atonement advocates teach that Christ died for all men
  • Particular Atonement advocates teach that Christ died for the elect
• What is the nature of Christ's atonement?
• • Substitutionary/Vicarious
  • Effectual
• What is the extent of Christ's atonement?
• • The Good Shepherd Laid Down His Life for the Sheep
  • The Husband Gave Himself for His Bride
  • Jesus Saves His People from Their Sins
• What does it mean that Christ is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world?
• • Not of the Jews Only But Also of the Gentiles
  • The Only Propitiation
• How do we make "the free offer of the gospel" to all men?

Recommended Resources:

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen

Your hosts:

TE Josh Owen

TE Aaron Garriott

RE Gabe Williams

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 9:45 AM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

Join us as we discuss: Ambrose's method of interpreting Scripture and applying it to the lives of his people.

Topics considered include:

• Biblical Interpretation in the Precritical Era
• Theological Exegesis
• Philo of Alexandria
• Clement of Alexandria
• Origen of Alexandria
• Threefold Exegesis
• • Literal/Historical
  • Moral/Tropological
  • Allegorical/Mystical/Anagogical
• Ambrose On Abraham
• Ambrose On Isaac
• Biblical Theology and Preaching

Recommended Resources:

Your hosts:

TE Josh Owen

TE Aaron Garriott

RE Gabe Williams

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

Join us as we discuss: The work of Ambrose of Milan entitled Duties of the Clergy. There is a lot of wisdom here for Christian men in general.

• Ambrose 340-397
• Ambrose from the Political Elite
• Trained in Rome as a Lawyer
• Served as Legal Advisor to Prefect
• Appointed as Consular in Northwestern Italy
• Compelled to Assume Bishopric of Milan in 374
• On the Duties of the Clergy 3 Books
• Disciplines/Virtues

o Silence

o Mercy

o Hope (anticipates Augustine's eschatological ethic of hope deferred)

o Modesty the companion to purity. Shame as a good companion to chastity.

§ Modesty in Gait and Gesture

• • • Modesty of Voice

§ Modesty in Fellowship, Friendship, Acquaintances etc.

o Reason over passion

o Speech

§ Not too lengthy

§ Not too soon cut short

§ Plain and simple, clear and evident, full of dignity and weight; not studied or refined, nor yet too rough in style

§ "Jests, although at times they may be quite proper, should be altogether banished among clergy" (I.23).

o Wisdom

o Prudence

o Justice

o Kindness and Good-will

o Fortitude

o Temperance

o Book II: Happiness and blessedness by living virtuously

o Book III: Self-examination

Christian Classics Ethereal Library https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf210/npnf210.iv.i.html

TE Josh Owen

TE Aaron Garriott

RE Gabe Williams

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org