reformed perspectives

Author Portfolio


Jack and Carol Arnold   Dr. Jack L. Arnold (1935-2005), President of Equipping Pastors International, and Pastor Emeritus of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Oviedo, FL (pictured with wife Carol)

• Introduction to Church History

• The Church Fathers (A.D. 96-313)

• The Doctrinal Beliefs of the Early Church up to A.D. 313

• The Church Victorious (313 A.D.)

• The Council of Nicea

• The Councils of Constantinople, Ephesus and Chalcedon

• The Scientific Theologians (A.D. 325-460)

• The Fall of Rome

• The Entrenchment of the Roman Catholic Church (590–800)

• The Medieval Muddle (800–1073)

• The Height and Decline of the Papacy (1073–1517)

• Preparation of the World for Christianity

• The Reform Before the Reformation

• Protestantism in France, Netherlands, Hungary, Spain and Italy

• The Reformation in England, part 1 (1509–1625)

• The Reformation in England, part 1 (1625–1702)

• Christianity Is Christ: 6 B.C. to A.D. 30

• The Reformation in Scotland

• Reactions to Historic Protestantism During the Modern Era in Europe, part 1 (1500-1700)

• Reactions to Historic Protestantism During the Modern Era in Europe, part 2: The Age of Rationalism (1700-1800)

• Reactions to Historic Protestantism During the Modern Era in Europe, part 3: The Age of Science (1800-1900)

• The Church in America: 17th Century

• The Great Awakening: 18th Century

• American Christianity: 18th Century

• American Christianity: 19th Century

• The Early Jewish Church: A.D. 30-44

• The Background, Conversion and Early Work of the Apostle Paul: 3 B.C. to A.D. 46

• The Missionary Journeys and Work of the Apostle Paul: A.D. 47-68

• The End of the Apostolic Age

• A Creed, a Canon, and an Organization (A.D. 96-313)

• Persecution by the State (A.D. 60-313)

• The Roman Catholic Church of the Reformation

• The Anabaptists

• The Theology of the Reformers and the Anabaptists

• The Cause and Results of the Reformation

• Martin Luther: From Birth to His Conversion (1463-1516)

• Martin Luther: From Struggle with Rome until Death (1517-1546)

• Luther and Melanchthon

• Ulrich Zwingli

• John Calvin -- From Birth to Strassburg (1509-1541)

• John Calvin -- From Second Reform in Geneva to Death (1541-1564)

• Another Side of John Calvin

• Introduction to Romans

• The Consequences of Rejecting Light

• You Too Are Guilty, Oh Moral Man!

• Principles of Judgment

• Judgment for the Religious Man

• How Shall God Judge the World?

• Paul or Peale?

• The Major Purpose for the Mosaic Law

• Justified Freely

• Redemption

• Propitiation

• The Gospel: A Study on Romans 1:1-3a

• Justification in the Old Testament

• Justification by Grace Through Faith

• How Faith Operates

• Will the “By Faith Way” Work?

• Much More

• In Adam and in Christ

• Shall We Continue in Sin?

• Dead to Sin

• Baptism into Christ

• Alive in Christ

• What Think Ye of Christ? A study on Romans 1:3-4

• The Crucified Old Man

• Experiencing Union with Christ

• Slaves — Never to Be Emancipated

• Slaves for Holiness

• Dead to the Law

• Law and Sanctification

• Discovering Our Sinfulness

• Who Shall Deliver Me?

• Deliverance through the Spirit

• Walking after the Spirit

• Why I Believe in the Virgin Birth

• Heirs with Christ

• Groanings Because of Sin

• Suffering and God's Plan

• From Eternity to Eternity

• God’s Love for His Own

• Who Chose Whom?

• Let God Be God!

• The Marvelous Mystery of Salvation

• Man’s Responsibility? Faith!

• A Universal Gospel

• The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

• Has God Cast Away Israel?

• God's Covenant

• God's Plan for Israel

• A Living Sacrifice

• What is Worldliness?

• What are your Spiritual Gifts?

• Practical Christianity

• Love Offended

• Subjection to Governmental Authority

• Dare You Resist Your Government?

• The Grace of God

• Render unto Caesar

• Should a Christian Go to War?

• The Christian's Responsibility to his Neighbor

• Christian Understanding in Doubtful Things

• An Exhortation to the Weak Brother on Doubtful Things

• Exhortation to the Strong Brother on Doubtful Things

• Do All Things to Please Christ

• God's Power

• Righteousness or Wrath -- Which Will It Be?

• Are the Heathen Lost?

• Power to Please

• The Concerns of a True Minister

• The Former Day Saints

• False Teachers

• The Closing Words of the Book of Romans

• Another Look at Missions for the New Millennium

• Soteriology Notes: 1a

• Soteriology Notes: 1b

• Soteriology Notes: 2

• Soteriology Notes: 3a


Rev. Russell B. Smith   Rev. Russell B. Smith, Pastor of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, 717 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH (ph: 513-621-4144; fax: 513-621-1066)

• Who's Afraid of the Holy Ghost?

• Who's Your Daddy?