A Series By Adam Malin* *Date: August 30, 2025
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A Series By Adam Malin Date: August 30, 2025
Overview: Scripture alone stands as the sufficient and supreme rule of faith and life; the infallible rule of interpretation is Scripture interpreting Scripture, as the apostolic writers themselves exemplify (Luke 24:27, 44; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:19–21). This roadmap proceeds by that apostolic method: Christ-centered, promise→fulfilment, type→antitype, in the one covenant of grace administered diversely before and after the cross. Confidence in the English text is grounded not in numerology but in God’s providential preservation of the “authentical” Hebrew and Greek and the propriety of faithful vernacular translations, as confessed by the Reformed churches.
Is Jesus Christ a Historical Figure? Audio Overview Video Overview This is the “ground-clearing” on-ramp for skeptics and new believers: using ordinary historical method (without assuming inspiration up front), it shows that Jesus of Nazareth belongs to real first-century history—publicly known, executed under Pontius Pilate, and immediately followed by a visible movement that spread rapidly and worshiped Him “as to a god.” It doesn’t try to prove every Christian claim; it simply removes the “maybe Jesus was invented” roadblock so the reader is prepared to take the next question seriously: if Jesus existed, who was He? (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 2 Peter 1:16, KJV).
Is Jesus Christ Really Who He Said He Is? Audio Overview Video Overview This is the identity-and-verdict follow-up: “apologetic through catechesis.” It walks straight through the Gospels (KJV) showing that Jesus claimed divine prerogatives (forgiving sins), divine authority (Lord of the sabbath), divine honor (honoured even as the Father), and messianic fulfillment (the Christ; Daniel’s Son of man enthroned and coming in the clouds)—and it highlights how His opponents understood those claims in real time (“blasphemy”). It then frames the resurrection proclamation as the Father’s public vindication of the crucified Jesus as “both Lord and Christ,” pressing the reader toward the only fitting response: repentance and faith in Christ through His appointed means (Mark 2:7, 10; Matthew 12:8; John 5:22–23; John 10:30, 33; Matthew 26:64–65; Acts 2:36; Romans 1:4, KJV).
Exegesis First: Case Studies that Correct Dispensational Eisegesis Short Version Audio Overview Video Overview Scripture declares one people of God in Christ and the finality of His once-for-all sacrifice; the kingdom is present and spiritual, and the temple is fulfilled in Christ and His church (Hebrews 8–10; Ephesians 2:11–22; Galatians 3:16, 29; Acts 15; 1 Peter 2:4–10; Joshua 21:43–45 with Hebrews 11:13; Daniel 9:24–27; John 10:16; John 18:36; Luke 17:20–21; Matthew 21:43; John 2:19–21).
Apostolic Hermeneutic: How the Apostles Teach Us to Read the Whole Bible
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The New Testament itself teaches the method: Christ the center, promise→fulfilment, typology, covenant storyline, Scripture interpreting Scripture, and the already/not-yet (Luke 24:27, 44; Acts 2; Galatians 3; Hebrews 10:1). The Confession summarizes: “The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself.”
Theology Proper & Christology in Reformed Covenant Perspective Audio Overview Video Overview Divine simplicity and immutability, with the indivisible work of the Trinity, together with the two natures and two wills of Christ, require an effectual New Covenant: His death and priestly intercession are coextensive for one definite people (John 1:1, 14; Romans 3:24–26; John 10:11, 15; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25). “To all those for whom Christ purchased redemption, He doth certainly and effectually apply and communicate the same… making intercession for them.”
Reading the KJV with Confidence
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Scripture is inspired; the Hebrew and Greek “being immediately inspired by God, and, by His singular care and providence, kept pure in all ages,” are “authentical,” and the Word ought to be translated into the vulgar language for God’s people to read with understanding. This grounds confident English use without KJVO exclusivism (Nehemiah 8:8; 2 Timothy 3:16–17).
The Bible in 66 Short Sections Video Overview Playlist The canon received by the church (thirty-nine books of the Old Testament and twenty-seven of the New) frames the one redemptive story culminating in Christ; these books alone are the rule of faith and life (Luke 24:44–47; Ephesians 1:9–10).
One Gospel Before and After the Cross Short Version Audio Overview Video Overview God has always saved by grace through faith in Christ—promise and types before the cross, fulfilment and clarity after (Genesis 15:6; John 8:56; Galatians 3:8; Hebrews 9:12, 15; 10:1). The Confession notes that the benefits of Christ were communicated to the elect under the law through types and ordinances until the fulness came in Him.
From Dispensationalism to Classic Reformed (Westminster) Covenant Theology: A Biblical Pathway
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Scripture unites Jew and Gentile as one new man and one household, heirs with Abraham in Christ (Ephesians 2:11–22; Galatians 3:16, 29; Acts 15:14–18). By covenantal continuity, circumcision gives way to baptism as the initiatory sign of the visible church, extending to believers and their children (Genesis 17:7; Acts 2:39; 1 Corinthians 7:14; Romans 4:11; Colossians 2:11–12). “There are not therefore two covenants of grace, differing in substance, but one and the same, under various dispensations,” and baptism is a sign and seal of that covenant, appointed until the end of the world—including the infants of believers.
Shadow to Substance: Reading Israel’s Prophecies in Light of Christ Audio Overview Video Overview We read Israel’s prophecies through Christ and the New Covenant: Scripture interprets Scripture, shadow gives way to substance, and God makes one new people in Him. We’ll show Zechariah 12:10 at the cross and Pentecost, Ezekiel 36–37’s Spirit-first order, Hebrews’ finality of the cross, and why Zechariah 14 doesn’t require modern political add-ons.
Why I Am Not a Messianic Jew (A Reformed Reflection) Audio Overview Video Overview Re-imposing Mosaic ceremonies contradicts New Covenant liberty and worship: the ceremonial shadows are fulfilled in Christ, and days/foods are not to bind the conscience (Acts 15; Colossians 2:16–17; Hebrews 8:13; 10:1). Worship is limited to what God prescribes in His Word—the Regulative Principle.
“Salvation Is of the LORD”: A Case for Embracing Calvinism Audio Overview Video Overview Scripture teaches human inability, unconditional election, definite atonement, effectual calling, and perseverance (John 6:37, 44; Ephesians 1:4–11; Romans 8:29–30; 9). The Confession concludes: those redeemed by Christ and saved are the elect only.
Sovereign Grace and the Bond Will: Free Agency, Total Depravity, and Compassionate Calvinism
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Scripture holds together God’s exhaustive decree and real human responsibility: God as first cause working all things after the counsel of His will, man as free agent in bondage to a corrupt nature (Romans 11:36; Ephesians 1:11; Romans 3:10–12; 8:7–8; John 6:44). We trace the fourfold state of man (innocence, sin, grace, glory), distinguish natural liberty from moral inability, unfold federal headship and imputed guilt, and show how monergistic regeneration and sanctification by the Spirit produce humility, empathy, and truth in love—not fatalism (John 1:13; Ezekiel 36:26–27; Philippians 2:12–13; 2 Timothy 2:24–26; WCF III, IX, X, XIII).
Predestination, “All,” and a Definite Gospel Audio Overview Video Overview The “all/world” texts are harmonized by the apostolic usage while the cross is presented as designed and effectual for the sheep given to the Son (John 10:11, 26–29; 17:2, 9; Revelation 5:9). Christ effectually applies redemption to those for whom He died.
Stop the Atheism Factory Audio Overview Video Overview Reform follows the Word: Word-ruled ministry, regulated worship, qualified eldership, meaningful membership and discipline, robust catechesis, and honest engagement with God’s world under God’s Word (Acts 2:42; 6:3; 20:28; 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1; Matthew 28:20). The sacraments are holy signs and seals; discipline proceeds according to Christ’s order.
Genesis “Days” & Deep Time in a Reformed Covenant Reading Audio Overview Video Overview Scripture teaches that God created all things of nothing, “in the space of six days, and all very good”; Adam from the dust, Eve from Adam; death through Adam; and a universal Flood (Genesis 1–2; 3; 6–9; Romans 5:12–19; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22). Scientific models are weighed only insofar as they do not contradict these settled teachings.
Covenant Theology and the End Times: A Vision from Scripture Short Version Audio Overview Video Overview Christ now reigns and will consummate His kingdom at His return with one resurrection and final judgment; hope fuels holiness in the present (John 5:28–29; Acts 17:31; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Peter 3; Revelation 20–22). The Confession teaches the intermediate state and the resurrection of the dead to judgment and glory.
Hell, Separation from God, Perseverance, and Assurance in Christ Audio Overview Video Overview A Scripture-first walkthrough of hell and judgment (Matt 25:46; 2 Thess 1:9), what “separation” means (Ps 139:7–8), perseverance of the saints (John 10:28; Rom 8:30), and how believers may have real assurance and still preach the free offer of the gospel (2 Pet 1:10; 1 John 5:13; Acts 16:31).
Westminster vs. 1689 Federalism: Covenants, Baptism, and the Table Audio Overview Video Overview Diagnostic questions clarify: (1) one covenant of grace under diverse administrations, (2) the visible church includes believers and their children, (3) sign-continuity from circumcision to baptism. The Old-Testament sacraments and the New are, “for substance, the same”; baptism is a sign and seal of the covenant of grace, ordained by Christ, and belongs also to the infants of believers; the Supper nourishes faith by Christ’s real spiritual presence (Genesis 17:7; Romans 4:11; Colossians 2:11–12; Acts 2:39; 1 Corinthians 10–11).
Confessional anchors referenced above: WCF I.8–9 on Scripture and translation; VII.6 on one covenant under diverse administrations; XXVII–XXIX on sacraments; III.6–8 on election and the definite scope of salvation; IV.1 on creation; XXI.1 on the Regulative Principle.