Posted in Catechesis, Sabbatarianism & the Church Calendar, Theological Diagrams on July 26, 2022| 1 Comment »
The following chart gives a kind of basic taxonomy of various positions on the Sabbath within Christianity. This very helpful piece was designed by my elder, Brad Snyder. Well done, sir!
[Note, this was designed for our catechism class, which focuses on the education of our young people. Some parts could require more elucidation and explanation for adults.]
Posted in Authored by Site Admin, Biblical Interpretation, Catechesis, Covenant Theology, Theological Diagrams on March 10, 2022| 3 Comments »
Below is an expanded and updated set of diagrams I’ve worked on to explain covenant theology in its various dimensions. The earlier version was posted here.
I ended up making three interrelated diagrams so as to avoid things becoming too convoluted. These should be pretty intuitive for the average Reformed office-bearer and the better-educated Reformed believer. (And note, ‘construct covenants’ is a term I’ve coined. If there is a more standard one of which I’m ignorant, by all means let me know.)
Posted in Catechesis, Ordinary Means Ministry, Sacraments, The Lord's Supper, The Visible Church, Theological Diagrams on August 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Another theological diagram as a teaching aid for my next lesson on the Westminster Shorter Catechism this Sabbath. I designed this some time back and got some feedback on it from a couple of my ministerial colleagues.
Like any diagram, it doesn’t say it all. But I think it helps distinguish the Reformed position from extremes on either side. What think ye?
Posted in Catholicity, Christ & the Church, The Visible Church, Theological Diagrams on May 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I designed the following diagrams to illustrate my recent lesson on the Reformed doctrine of the “Catholic Visible Church” (WCF 25.2-6; cf. 30.2, 31.1). Watch the class here.
Posted in Ordinary Means Ministry, Psalmody, Sabbatarianism & the Church Calendar, Theological Diagrams, Worship, True & False on August 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Designed the diagram below as an aid in teaching catechism last Sabbath. Focusing on the 2nd Commandment at the moment.
![S Cat 049-052 Sorting Worship [CCat]](https://westportexperiment.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/s-cat-049-052-sorting-worship-ccat-2.jpg)
Posted in Authored by Site Admin, Biblical Interpretation, Catechesis, Covenant Theology, Theological Diagrams on December 17, 2019| 4 Comments »
[NOTE: The diagram below has since been expanded and reposted here on March 10, 2022.]
Here is something I designed for our catechism class to help young and old track with the main contours of Covenant Theology and its bearing on redemptive history. Comments below.
![S Cat 020 The Covenants [CCat]](https://westportexperiment.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/s-cat-020-the-covenants-ccat.jpg)
Much of this is self-explanatory for those with a working knowledge of Reformed doctrine. But a bit of clarification on my design. I added a dashed, horizontal line & arrow from Covenant of Works moving through the OT and NT dispensations to help reduce the impression that it is somehow a cipher after the Fall. I also configured the OT period to begin at Sinai (as technically it does), though canonically it usually embraces everything from Genesis to Malachi. Third, the dashed, vertical line above Sinai intersecting the horizontal lines of the Moral and Ceremonial law is intended to reflect the development and institutionalization of the latter and the explicit publication of the former. Last, the dashed and hard vertical lines at the cross represent the distinction between the definitive abolition of these laws at 33(-ish) A.D. and their actual, outward end with the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
I omitted the ‘biblical’ covenants (Noahic, Abrahamic, Davidic), leaving that for another day and another diagram.
And now you’ll need a chart to understand all that! Seriously, though, if you can help me perfect this further, I’m open. Just as long as you’re no Dispy, Hyper-Preterist, or any of the countless bunny trails from good old 1646 Federalism.
West Port Experiment 