To The Obedience of Christ
through remastered audio lectures, class syllabi, video conferences, and easy-to-print essays from the late Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen.
All materials on this website are released into the public domain thanks to our generous supporters. Please share them far and wide until the knowledge of the glory of the Lord fills the earth, as the waters cover the sea.
Use the links below to browse our library or to contact the institute. Scroll down for the latest featured content.
Bringing Every Thought Captive
New Resource
Christ Is King – Theonomy and Civil Government
This 68 page paperback offers a brief, but compelling, summary of the biblical and philosophical basis for the “theonomic” view of civil government.
Publisher may earn from qualifying purchases
“In a D.Min seminary course that I teach on public theology, God & Politics: Four Views on the Reformation of Civil Government is required reading. I am gratified to see the republication of Greg Bahnsen’s contribution to that volume, as it remains the most mature and clearest argument for the theonomic viewpoint. His renowned intellectual gifts are here on full display. Naturally, his case was debatable when he wrote it (as the subtitle of the book indicates) and it remains so today. Readers across the theological spectrum would do well to revisit and be challenged by this essay. Not only will detractors will find the strongest arguments with which to contend, but many enthusiastic present-day theonomists of the “nationalist” variety may be chastened by Bahnsen’s repudiation of coercion, violence, or revolution to bring about a sanctified body politic.”
“When I first read Christ is King as a chapter in the Geneva College symposium God and Politics, I was convinced it was the best distilled articulation and defense of theonomy Greg Bahnsen had ever written. I still believe that today, and I’m excited about its publication in freestanding form. I’ve noted with gratification a renewed interest in theonomy over the last few years, but I’m occasionally troubled, not only by enemies who misrepresent and distort it, but even by some of its friends, in whose house it is wounded simply because they seem not to understand the nuances Greg articulated almost 40 years ago. This brief but poignant statement should set the matter straight, and whether you end up agreeing or disagreeing with theonomy as Greg masterfully explained it, at least you will have a knowledgeable and objective standard by which to evaluate it.”
P. Andrew Sandlin, Center for Cultural Leadership
Featured Content
Remastered Audio
Video Recordings
Printable Articles
Apologetics: Defending the Faith with Greg Bahnsen
This curated compilation showcases some of the finest material from Dr. Greg Bahnsen on the subject of Christian apologetics, drawing from sermons, classroom lectures, radio broadcasts, debates, and public addresses spanning his decades of ministry. With remarkable clarity and conviction, Bahnsen applies the Reformed presuppositional method to a...
A College Course in Christian Ethics
Taught by Dr. Greg Bahnsen at Christ College in 1991, this course offers a thorough introduction to Christian ethics, examining the foundations of moral reasoning and the biblical standards that govern human conduct. Dr. Bahnsen begins by exploring the nature and scope of ethics, contrasting the biblical worldview with secular systems such as...
Evangelize or Fossilize
Dr. Greg Bahnsen’s "Evangelize or Fossilize" is a compelling five-part seminar delivered at Sovereign Redeemer Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Boise, Idaho, urging Christians to embrace evangelism as essential to both personal spiritual growth and the vitality of the Church. With clarity and conviction, Dr. Bahnsen unpacks the greatness of the Great...
The Need for and Usefulness of Bahnsen’s Apologetic
Alan Strange is professor of apologetics and church history at Mid-America Reformed Seminary in Dyer, IN and associate pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church of South Holland in South Holland, IL. In this lecture he speaks about the approach to apologetics taught by Dr. Greg Bahnsen (1948-1995).
Analysis of the Bahnsen-Sproul Debate
In this video, Rev. Roger Wagner and Rev. Brian De Jong discuss the 1977 debate between Dr. Greg Bahnsen and Dr. R.C. Sproul over apologetic method (Presuppositional Apologetics vs. Classical Apologetics).
Q&A: Greg Bahnsen and Presuppositional Apologetics
This Q&A session, moderated by Peter Bringe, concluded the 2022 Apologetics Conference hosted by the Bahnsen Institute. The speakers, Roger Wagner and Alan Strange, answered questions from the audience about Greg Bahnsen and presuppositional apologetics.
Presuppositional Procedure
Here then is how the presuppositional (transcendental) method of defending the faith would proceed once the preliminary discussions and clarifications have taken place with the unbeliever - and the two outlooks now come head to head. The unbeliever says that he knows that miracles are impossible, that a personal almighty God does not exist, that...
Theses on Divorce and Spousal Abuse
At the beginning of human history, prior to man's sinful condition, there was no just ground for divorce. "He said to them, With reference to your hard-heartedness Moses authorized you to divorce your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning" (Matthew 19:8). "From the beginning" (Matt. 19:8) alludes to man's situation when God "made them...
Gospel Prosperity and the Future of Israel
By Dr. Greg Bahnsen in Calvinism Today: 4, Vol. III, No. 2 (April 1993) Talk of eschatology in evangelical circles today will inevitably come around to the issue of God’s plans for ethnic Israel (the Jews). Special reference is often made to the nation of Israel in prophecy. One of the most popular preachers in southern California proclaimed in...
Bahnsen Institute Merch
We invite you to support the institute or contact us for more information.
Trending on Sermonaudio
Mail Correspondence
Bayview OPC
505 E. Naples St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Memo: Bahnsen