PILLARS OF CHRISTIAN ORTHODOXY ACADEMY
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History. Truth. Faith. SANFORD, FL
Stephen Nichols, R.C. Sproul, Carl Trueman
DEAR FRIEND, ACADEMY C O N F E R E N C E
IN A DAY WHEN EVEN PEOPLE WITHIN THE CHURCH try to redefine what it means to be a Christian, it is important for us all to understand the importance of Christian orthodoxy — that body of content that is the authentic Christian religion. Orthodoxy rests on three pillars: history — the conviction that
God is working out His purposes through His people; truth — the gospel of Jesus Christ delivered once and for all to the saints; and faith — the conviction that salvation is found only through trusting in Christ alone. This winter we will be gathering again in central Florida for our annual Ligonier Academy conference. Drs. Stephen Nichols and Carl Trueman will be joining me for lectures on the theme History, Truth, Faith — Pillars of Christian Orthodoxy on January 21–22, 2011, on the campus of Ligonier Academy. This promises to be an exciting time of teaching and fellowship as we explore these elements that are essential to the health of the church. I hope that you will be able to join us this winter for this important and timely conference. As we understand more deeply the pillars of orthodoxy, we will be able to stand for Jesus, firm in our faith. In Christ,
R.C. Sproul
C O N F E R E N C E S P E A K E R S
STEPHEN J. NICHOLS is research professor of Christianity and culture and chair of the biblical division of Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School. A regular contributor to reformation 21 and member of the American Christianity section of the Evangelical Theological Society, he has authored several books, including For Us and Our Salvation, The Reformation, and Getting the Blues. R.C. SPROUL is president of Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies and the founder and president of Ligonier Ministries. He also serves as senior minister at Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and a worldwide radio audience listens to his teaching each day on the radio program Renewing Your Mind. Known for helping to reawaken a love for Reformed theology in the church today, Dr. Sproul has written over seventy books, including Can I Trust the Bible?, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, and commentaries on Romans, John, and Acts in the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series. CARL R. TRUEMAN is vice president for academic affairs and professor of historical theology and church history at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Penn. He is also a council member for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, a noted Reformed commentator on cultural issues, and the author of Minority Report, The Wages of Spin, Luther’s Legacy, and many other books.
C O N F E R E N C E S C H E D U L E
F R I D AY, J A N UA R Y 2 1 5:00 P.M. Registration & Bookstore Open 7:30 – 8:45 P.M. Session 1: Theology in Dialogue Stephen Nichols, R.C. Sproul, and Carl Trueman
S A T U R D AY, J A N UA R Y 2 2 9:00 – 10:10 A.M. Session 2: History Our God upholds, directs, disposes, and governs all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest to the least, by His most wise and holy providence. In short, what God creates, He sustains. In this lecture, Stephen Nichols examines the biblical doctrine of providence, showing that God upholds all things by His power and that in Him we live, move, and have our being. 11:00 – 11:50 A.M. Session 3: Truth During the sixteenth century, the Protestant Reformers appealed to Scripture alone (sola Scriptura). They recognized that all Scripture is God-breathed. It is the Word of the living God. Scripture is therefore infallible and inerrant and our only rule of faith and practice. In this lecture, Carl Trueman explains how the Word of God is truth and as such, our standard. 2:00 – 2:50 P.M. Session 4: Questions & Answers Stephen Nichols, R.C. Sproul, and Carl Trueman 2:50 – 3:40 P.M. Session 5: Faith Throughout her history, the church has been forced to fight those who have attempted to ground justification on human merit and works or some combination of faith and merit. This conflict came to a head in the Western church during the sixteenth-century Reformation. In this lecture, Carl Trueman explains the importance of maintaining the doctrine of justification by faith alone. 4:30 – 5:20 P.M. Session 6: Post Tenebras Lux The phrase “post tenebras lux” (after darkness, light), a rallying cry of Protestant Reformers, refers to the rediscovery of biblical truth in a time of spiritual darkness. Because the darkness of heresy and immorality constantly creeps in, the church must always be seeking to rediscover the light. In this lecture, R.C. Sproul examines the obligation and role of the Christian academy in recovering and proclaiming the light of truth.
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