Philip Thomas Mohr
@ptmohr.bsky.social
Disciple of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Minister in the Northeast Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Assist. Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Erskine College, Online Instructor for Westminster Theological Seminary
A student on an exam told me that an organic theory of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures is "more chill" than a dictation theory. #TheologicalPrecision
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A student on an exam told me that an organic theory of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures is "more chill" than a dictation theory. #TheologicalPrecision
A morning reflection on #Olevianus's prefatory letter to the reader of his Exposition of the #Apostles' #Creed in connection to my own calling at Erskine College:
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An Exhortation to Caspar Olevianus and to the Youth Zealous for True Piety
A morning reflection on Olevianus’s prefatory letter to the reader of his Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed
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August 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A morning reflection on #Olevianus's prefatory letter to the reader of his Exposition of the #Apostles' #Creed in connection to my own calling at Erskine College:
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Meditations on Deuteronomy: “To Exterminate Us”?
A morning meditation from Deuteronomy 1.
A morning meditation from Deuteronomy 1.
Meditations on Deuteronomy: “To Exterminate Us”?
A morning meditation from Deuteronomy 1.
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August 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Meditations on Deuteronomy: “To Exterminate Us”?
A morning meditation from Deuteronomy 1.
A morning meditation from Deuteronomy 1.
“That’s Enough for You—Dwelling at This Mountain”
A morning meditation on Deuteronomy 1.6
A morning meditation on Deuteronomy 1.6
“That’s Enough for You—Dwelling at This Mountain”
A morning meditation on Deuteronomy 1.6
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August 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“That’s Enough for You—Dwelling at This Mountain”
A morning meditation on Deuteronomy 1.6
A morning meditation on Deuteronomy 1.6
Continued reflection on #Psalm 78…
The Wilderness Generation and the Perseverance of the Saints in Ps 78
Continued reflection on Ps 78 in light of the often misunderstood doctrine of the perseverance of the saints.
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May 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Continued reflection on #Psalm 78…
As I continue to think through the prophetic aspects of the #Psalter, Christopher #Ash's recent four-volume commentary has been a great resource.
#Grace #Jesus #Psalms #Spirit
#Grace #Jesus #Psalms #Spirit
Christopher Ash on the Blessings of the Psalter
As I continue to think through the prophetic aspects of the Psalter, Christopher Ash's recent four-volume commentary has been a great resource.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just jotting down some notes…
Some Notes on Psalm 78
I share a little bit of my early thinking and planning for a sermon on Psalm 78.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Just jotting down some notes…
“The #Eucharist presents [inaugurated eschatology] vividly: a memorial of the momentous past, a proclamation of and communion with the ascended Christ in the present, and an eschatological relation to the consummate marriage supper of the Lamb.”
–Letham, Systematic Theology, 821
–Letham, Systematic Theology, 821
May 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“The #Eucharist presents [inaugurated eschatology] vividly: a memorial of the momentous past, a proclamation of and communion with the ascended Christ in the present, and an eschatological relation to the consummate marriage supper of the Lamb.”
–Letham, Systematic Theology, 821
–Letham, Systematic Theology, 821
The church has never had a golden age, nor will it until the return of the one Head of the church, our Lord Jesus Christ. Then, anyway, both "golden" and "age" will fail fully to describe the glory to be enjoyed.
May 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The church has never had a golden age, nor will it until the return of the one Head of the church, our Lord Jesus Christ. Then, anyway, both "golden" and "age" will fail fully to describe the glory to be enjoyed.
A little reflection on my process of course design with the help of Therese Huston's Teaching What You Don't Know:
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#pedagogy #teaching #learning
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#pedagogy #teaching #learning
New Reading and Listening for Fall Courses
A little reflection on my process of course design with the help of Therese Huston’s Teaching What You Don’t Know
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May 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A little reflection on my process of course design with the help of Therese Huston's Teaching What You Don't Know:
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#pedagogy #teaching #learning
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#pedagogy #teaching #learning
What I've been doing, what I'm doing, what I plan to be doing…
Updates: Graduation, Ordination, Orientation
Since last November, I have been busy. Here are a few things that I was doing…
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April 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What I've been doing, what I'm doing, what I plan to be doing…
Q. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be man?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be man, that he might advance our nature, perform obedience to the law, suffer and make intercession for us in our nature, have a fellow-felling of our infirmities; →
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be man, that he might advance our nature, perform obedience to the law, suffer and make intercession for us in our nature, have a fellow-felling of our infirmities; →
December 9, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Q. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be man?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be man, that he might advance our nature, perform obedience to the law, suffer and make intercession for us in our nature, have a fellow-felling of our infirmities; →
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be man, that he might advance our nature, perform obedience to the law, suffer and make intercession for us in our nature, have a fellow-felling of our infirmities; →
Q. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death; give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;→
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death; give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;→
December 9, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Q. Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death; give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;→
A. It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death; give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;→
Here is some information about what I presented at the 2024 meeting of SBL.
Report on SBL 2024
I presented twice at the 2024 meeting of SBL.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Here is some information about what I presented at the 2024 meeting of SBL.
RBL recently published my review of Porter and Dyer's Origins of New Testament Christology
Review Published: Porter and Dyer’s Origins of New Testament Christology
My review of Porter and Dyer's Origins of New Testament Christology was published in RBL.
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November 25, 2024 at 3:42 PM
RBL recently published my review of Porter and Dyer's Origins of New Testament Christology
Last month, RBL published my review of Anslow's Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets.
https://immodular.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/review-published-matthew-anslows-fulfilling-the-law-and-the-prophets/
https://immodular.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/review-published-matthew-anslows-fulfilling-the-law-and-the-prophets/
November 24, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Last month, RBL published my review of Anslow's Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets.
https://immodular.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/review-published-matthew-anslows-fulfilling-the-law-and-the-prophets/
https://immodular.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/review-published-matthew-anslows-fulfilling-the-law-and-the-prophets/
“The beginning of our Theology consists in the appropriation of that supernatural process by which God has made Himself the object of our knowledge. . . . Our attitude from the outset must be a dependent and receptive one. →
February 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
“The beginning of our Theology consists in the appropriation of that supernatural process by which God has made Himself the object of our knowledge. . . . Our attitude from the outset must be a dependent and receptive one. →
“The theological tradition helps to rein in irresponsible individualism and irresponsible innovation. Conversely, the engagement with the Bible enables refinement and critique of tradition, which is fallible. →
February 8, 2024 at 4:20 PM
“The theological tradition helps to rein in irresponsible individualism and irresponsible innovation. Conversely, the engagement with the Bible enables refinement and critique of tradition, which is fallible. →
God is a native speaker of each human language, and a member—the key member—of the linguistic community.”
—#Poythress, In the Beginning Was the Word, 349
—#Poythress, In the Beginning Was the Word, 349
February 6, 2024 at 10:39 PM
God is a native speaker of each human language, and a member—the key member—of the linguistic community.”
—#Poythress, In the Beginning Was the Word, 349
—#Poythress, In the Beginning Was the Word, 349