Are you ready for Reformation to occur? Thomas Ford says that you must not only be ready for it to occur, but that you must be settled to see it through to the end. This is EVERY Christian’s duty.

Jonathan Edwards on the Nature of True Virtue

Christ or the Lodge? by Orthodox Presbyterian Church
A paper outlining the results of a study conducted by the OPC of secret organizations and especially Masonry and its related organizations. The committee concludes that “Masonry is a religious institution and as such is definitely anti-Christian”.

Moses’ Law for Modern Government: The Intellectual and Sociological Origins of the Christian Reconstructionist Movement by J. Ligon Duncan III
This paper was written by Ligon Duncan, a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Though from a more sociological perspective, it is a critique/overview of Theonomy, a particular view of ethics.

Wholesome Severity Reconciled with Christian Liberty by George Gillespie
Should the civil magistrate enforce both tables of the law of God? G. Gillespie states in a Wholesome Severity, “I have endeavored in the following discourse to vindicate the lawful, yea necessary use of the coercive power of the Christian Magistrate in suppressing and punishing heretics and sectaries, according as the degree of their offense and of the Church’s danger shall require.”

To the Protector Somerset by John Calvin
Duties Imposed on the Protector by the High Office which He Holds — Plan of A Complete Reformation in England — Preaching of the Pure Word of God — Rooting out of Abuses — Correction of Vices and Scandalous Offenses

Human Beings and Abortion by C. Matthew McMahon

Situational Ethics and WWJD? by C. Matthew McMahon

The Barren Womb and IVF Part 1 by C. Matthew McMahon

The Barren Womb and IVF Part 2 by C. Matthew McMahon

The Teleological Suspension of the Ethical by C. Matthew McMahon

For Whom Was God’s Law Intended? by Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen

A Biblical Perspective on Abortion by Ed Walsh

A Letter To Paul Hill by Gary North

Speech Against Abortion by Alan Keyes

Behind the Scenes of an Abortion Clinic: Ex-Director Speaks by Carol Everett

An Abstract of the Laws of New England by John Cotton (1641)
An eye-opening glimpse into the early Puritan theocracy.

Some Thoughts on Theonomy by G. I. Williamson
The author offers his views on the issue of “Theonomy”, a hotly debated topic in Christian ethics. CRTA feels that his article offers a good perspective on this difficult topic.

The Law and the Saint by Arthur W. Pink (PDF)

The Christian and the Theatre by Samuel Miller (Sermon on Theatre Attendance) (1812).

Thomas Brainerd’s Sermon on the Influence of Theatres (1840).

Detecting Some of the Errors Concerning God’s Ordinance of Civil Magistracy by James Douglas (1779-1857)

A Reformed Response to Daniel Helminiak’s Gay Theology by Derrick K. Olliff and Dewey H. Hodges

A Further Look at Pro-Homosexual Theology by Derrick K. Olliff and Dewey H. Hodges

God and the Gay Christian by Al Mohler (PDF)
A response to Matthew Vine’s homosexual viewpoint (Vines teaches that the bible does not teach God’s condemnation against the sin of homosexuality and sodomy).

The Biblical Offense of Racism by Douglas M. Jones III

Population Growth as Blessing or Blight? by E. Calvin Beisner

The Other Shoe: Copyright and the Reasonable Use of Technology by John M. Frame
This paper, published in Antithesis magazine, examines the nature of copyright law and suggests improvements that would allow for a more “reasonable” use of photocopy technologies for copyrighted materials. This issue is indeed ethical — Romans 13 binds the conscience of Christians to follow copyright laws.

The Lord’s Day, Christian Sabbath and Fourth Commandment (See the Full Lord’s Day Page Here)

The Christian Sabbath: Its Nature, Design and Proper Observance by R. L. Dabney
From, Discussions of Robert L. Dabney, Volume I, pages 496-550.

The Fourth Commandment by Charles Hodge
From his Systematic Theology, In Three Volumes. – Vol. III, pp. 321-348

The Fourth Commandment by James Durham

The Westminster Assembly’s Position on the Lord’s Day

Check out these books on the Lord’s Day at Puritan Publications. And these books:

The True Doctrine of the Sabbath, by Nicholas Bound
Moral Law and the Covenants, by Anthony Burgess
The Christian Sabbath Vindicated by Daniel Cawdrey and Herbert Palmer
The Commandments of God, by Edward Elton
God’s Holy Mind, by Edward Elton
An Exposition of the 10 Commandments, by Ezekiel Hopkins
An Abstract of the Duties Commanded and the Sins Forbidden in the Law of God, George Downame
The Law Unsealed, James Durham
The Sermons of John Calvin on the 10 Commandments, by John Calvin
The Commandments, John Dod
Sunday a Sabbath, John Ley
A Defense of the Christian Sabbath, John Wallis
The Moral Law Expounded, Lancelot Andrews
A Brief Exposition of the Ten Commandments, Patrick Simon
The Lord’s Day, Thomas Young
The Sabbath’s Sanctification, William Gouge
The Christian Sabbath Defended, William Twisse
A Profitable Discourse on the Sabbath Day, Zachary Ursinus
Sin, The Law and the Glory of the Gospel, by Joseph Bellamy
The Lord’s Day, by Joseph Pipa
The Ten Commandments, by Thomas Watson
Theses Sabbaticae, by Thomas Shepherd
A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel, by John Calqhoun
Call the Sabbath a Delight, by Walter Chantry
Celebrating the Sabbath, by Bruce Ray
The Lord’s Day, by Daniel Wilson
The Grace of Law, by Ernest Kevan
The Law of God, by William Plumer
The Worship of the English Puritans, by Horton Davies
The Worship of the American Puritans, by Horton Davies
Calvin and the Sabbath, by Richard Gaffin
Hebrews, Volume 2, The Name, Original, Nature, Use, and Continuance of a Day of Sacred Rest, [Pages 265-460], By John Owen
Discussions, Volume 1, [Pages 496-550], by R. L. Dabney
Systematic Theology, by [Pages 351-357; 366-397], by R. L. Dabney
The Works of Jonathan Edwards Volume 2, 3 Sermons on the Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath, [Pages 93-103] by Jonathan Edwards
The Marrow of Theology, [Pages 112, 283-284, 291-295, 298] by William Ames
The Collected Writings of John Murray, Volume 1 [Pages 205-225] and Volume 3, [Pages 34-35; 43, 49, 72-73, 75-76, 101, 108], by John Murray
Institutes of Elenctic Theology, Volume 2, [Pages 1-37; 77-100] by Francis Turretin
Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volume 2, [Book 2.8.29ff], by John Calvin
Systematic Theology Volume 3, [Pages 257-275; 321-340], by Charles Hodge
The Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, [879-926], by Richard Baxter
The Works of Ezekiel Hopkins, Volume 3 [Pages 236-267; 364-387], by Ezekiel Hopkins
Paul, An Outline of His Theology, [Pages 99-100; 106-107; 130-158; by Herman Ridderbos
The Sabbath Defended, James Milligan