Building upon Geerhardus Vos's foundational essay "The Eschatological Aspect of the Pauline Conception of the Spirit" Dr. Lane Tipton develops the role of the Spirit with regard to redemptive history, the law and soteriology. Vos remarks that the core of Paul’s eschatology lies in the sphere of the Spirit. The Spirit, given to the resurrected Christ, inaugurates the eschatological age of the world to come. This world to come is realized climactically in the resurrection of Christ as the firstfruits of the one great resurrection of harvest in the Spirit.

Lane Tipton and Camden Bucey open the beginning portion of the seventh chapter in Vos's Biblical Theology looking at Biblical criticism and theophany.

In our final episode of the year, we take a look back at some of the best moments of 2014.

Bruce Baugus speaks about the history and current state of missions in China with a focus on Reformed ecclesiology.

Gregg Allison provides a helpful overview of official Roman Catholic teaching with the goal of helping evangelicals to understand the Catholic Church more deeply and accurately.

We open the book of Hebrews briefly addressing its authorship, Christology, covenantal theology, and the difficult question of apostasy.

Vern Poythress presents a God-centered approach to life's big questions as he leads us through his book Redeeming Philosophy (Crossway).

Lane Tipton and Camden Bucey turn to points two and three of chapter 6 in Vos's Biblical Theology.

Jim Scott builds a compelling case arguing that J. Gresham Machen had written a substantial portion of a book on the Presbyterian Conflict only to have it taken after his death and published by another author.

Glen Clary lays out the issues regarding the beginning of the Reformation in Zurich by demonstrating Zwingli's commitment to sola Scriptura.

Vern Poythress instructs us in hermeneutical issues by opening his recent article Dispensing with Merely Human Meaning: Gains and Losses from Focusing on the Human Author, Illustrated by Zephaniah 1:2-3.