The
whole gospel is contained in Christ. -John Calvin
In His
life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live; in His death, He is a
sacrifice, satisfying for our sin; in His resurrection, a conqueror; in His ascension,
a king; in His intercession, a high priest. --Martin
Luther
No man
ever errs on the side of giving too much honor to God the Son. No man ever
thought too much of Christ. There is an infinite fullness in Christ. -J.C. Ryle
Unless
your vision of Christ is as large as it can possibly be, you will always be in
danger of heresy. --Donald English
Dear Friends,
I am excited to invite you to the second annual
Puritan Reformed conference. We are delighted to be hosting this year's event
August 26 - 28, at the beautiful Prince Conference Center, on the campus of
Calvin College and Seminary, in Grand Rapids. Last year's turnout was
tremendous, and the response to the conference was overwhelmingly positive. Many
of you said you were looking forward to coming back this year.
We
feel deeply about our conference theme this year: "The Beauty and Glory of Christ." By the Spirit's grace, we long
to saturate your mind and soul for two and a half days with this glorious theme
of Christ, who is the hope of our glory and the glory of our hope.
As
a Reformed Christian, I am convinced that to be truly evangelical, one must embrace
doctrinally and experientially the Reformation's major tenets: sola gratia, sola fide, solus Christus, sola
scriptura, and soli Deo gloria.
At the heart of these stalwart truths is solus
Christus (Christ alone). "Christ
alone" is our life and salvation, our beauty and glory.
Please
join us at the Puritan Reformed Conference, August 26-28. Hear some of the
world's finest speakers on the grandest of all subjects. Plumb the depths of
God's holy Word with us on the beautiful, glorious Savior and Lord, whose "legs
are as pillars of marble" (Song of Sol. 5:15), for He is strong and steadfast
and is "altogether lovely" (v. 16). As Thomas Brooks said, "Christ is lovely,
Christ is very lovely, Christ is most lovely, Christ is always lovely, Christ
is altogether lovely. Christ is the most sparkling diamond in the ring of
glory."
If
you are new to the Reformed faith, you will find no better way to meet
likeminded believers and to find encouragement in your walk with Christ than to
attend this year's Puritan Reformed Conference. Once again, we have kept your
cost of the conference well below our cost, not wanting to hinder anyone from
attending. Donations to help cover our shortfall are most appreciated.
Pray
for Chris Hanna and our team at Puritan Reformed Seminary as we prepare for
another wonderful conference. Pray that God will do far more than we can ask or
think (Eph. 3:20) to revive our souls at this conference with His superlative
Son.
As
I write this in late January, we are going to press with a beautiful book, Calvin for the 21st Century, containing
edited versions of last year's fifteen conference addresses. As editor of this 300-page
book, I know its worth. If you sign up for this year's conference by the early
registration deadline and include $10 extra, we'll send you this $25 book.
I
hope to see you in August, Lord willing.
Warmly, in the Master's service,
Joel
Beeke