The Reformation in Europe
This lecture surveys the Reformation movement in Europe, from Martin Luther in Wittenberg to John Calvin in Geneva, Constantino Ponce de la Fuente in Sevilla, etc.
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The Spanish Reformation
This lecture highlights the Spanish Reformation, a suppressed yet profound movement, through figures like Julian Hernández, Constantino Ponce de la Fuente, and the translators of the Reina-Valera Bible, who advanced the gospel despite fierce opposition.
Learning Confession and Repentance with the Psalms and Reformers
This lecture highlights confession and repentance as essential to faith, emphasizing contrition, cleansing through Christ, and transformation in behavior, rooted in Psalm 51 and Reformation theology.
The Book That Made The West
The Bible is more than a book of antiquity, it transforms hearts and nations.
Turning the Hearts of the Children to the Father
The fractured individualism evident in our culture has made people seek forms of identity in pursuit of freedom, but it is a freedom never attained and at cost of the family.
The Preservation of the Scriptures
How can we trust our Bibles when there has been so much time between now and when the authors wrote the originals? Hasn’t the text been corrupted over all those years?
The Lens By Which We See The World
The inspired Word is the divine THESIS, the lens by which we can see the world for what it truly is, and the guiding principle by which we ought to order our lives.
Epiphany: The Manifestation of God
What is epiphany? The word “epiphany” can be defined as a “manifestation of God”, as what we see in the advent passage of Matthew 2:1-12, when the Christ was manifested to the magi. Rev. Steven R. Martins explains the biblical meaning of “epiphany” and what Christ’s revealed identity means for us.
The Transfiguration and the Knowledge of God
Speaking on Luke 9:28-43, Steven R. Martins challenges us to not settle for less when it concerns our knowledge of God. Peter thought he knew Jesus well enough, until he committed a fatal error at the Mount of Transfiguration.
A Distinctly Christian View of Philosophy and Apologetics
Theotivity: Theology + Creativity recently interviewed Institute founder Steven R. Martins on their podcast. Listen to their conversation on a distinctly Christian view of philosophy and apologetics.