As we commune with the triune God, we are overwhelmed by His beauty and glory. This communion is the beginning of enjoying Him. Some separate enjoying God from glorifying Him. But as we meditate on Him, we begin enjoying Him. We delight in Him. Enjoying God is the privilege of His sons and daughters.
Education & Degrees
- Belhaven College, B.A.
- Reformed Theological Seminary, M.Div.
- Westminster Theological Seminary, Ph.D.
- Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, D.D.
Positions
- Pastor, Tchula Presbyterian Church (PCA), 1970-1977
- Staff, Great Commissions Publications, 1977-1979
- Lecturer, Westminster Theological Seminary, 1978-1979
- Pastor, Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA), 1979-1990
- Professor & Dir. of Adv. Studies, Westminster Seminary California, 1990-1997
- Pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1991-1997
- President & Professor of Systematic & Homiletical Theology, GPTS, 1998-2020
- President Emeritus & Professor of Systematic & Applied Theology, GPTS, 2020-Present
- Pastor, Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA), 2020-Present
Books
- William Perkins & the Development of Puritan Preaching (author), Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D. Dissertation), 1985
- Root and Branch (author), Christian Focus, 1989
- The Lord’s Day (author), Christian Focus, 1996
- Written for our Instruction: The Sufficiency of Scripture for all of Life (co-editor & contributor), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2001
- Sanctification: Growing in Grace (co-editor & contributor), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2001
- Reformed Spirituality: Communing with Our Glorious God (co-editor & contributor), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2003
- Confessing Our Hope: Essays Celebrating the Life and Ministry of Morton H. Smith (co-editor & contributor), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2005
- The Covenant: God’s Voluntary Condescension (co-editor & contributor), Presbyterian Press, 2005.
- Did God Create in 6 Days (co-editor & contributor), Tolle Lege Press, Presbyterian Press, & The Covenant Foundation, 2006
- Galatians: God’s Proclamation of Liberty (author), Christian Focus, 2010
- The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Book: A Study Guide for Churches (author), Christian Focus, 2012
- The Beauty and Glory of the Holy Spirit (co-editor & contributor), Reformation Heritage Books, 2012.
- Is the Lord’s Day for You? (author), Reformation Heritage Books, 2016
- How Can I Do All Things for God’s Glory? (author), Reformation Heritage Books, 2017
- The Works of William Perkins: Volume 10 (co-editor), Reformation Heritage Books, 2020
Select Articles & Contributions
- “Great Things He Hath Taught Us: The Importance of Creeds & Confessions in the Church” in Onward, Christian Soldiers: Protestants Affirm the Church (edited by Don Kistler), Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 1999
- “Preaching: Still the Holy Spirit’s Major Medium” in Whatever Happened to the Reformation (edited by R.C. Sproul), P&R Publishing, 2001
- “Definitive Sanctification” and “Critique of Sonship Theology” in Sanctification: Growing in Grace (edited by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & J. Andrew Wortman), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2001
- “Covenantal Worship” in Written for our Instruction: The Sufficiency of Scripture for All of Life (edited by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & J. Andrew Wortman), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2001
- “The Glory and Beauty of God” and “The Lord’s Day and Communion with God” in Reformed Spirituality: Communing with Our Glorious God (edited by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & J. Andrew Wortman), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2003
- “Auburn Avenue Theology: An Overview of Critics’ Concerns,” and “A Response to ‘Covenant, Baptism, and Salvation” in The Auburn Avenue Theology Pros & Cons: Debating the Federal Vision (edited by E. Calvin Beisner), Knox Theological Seminary, 2004
- “The Purpose of Worship” and “Reformed Liturgy” in The Worship of God: Reformed Concepts of Biblical Worship, Mentor (Christian Focus), 2005
- “Morton Howison Smith: A Brief Sketch of His Life” in Confessing Our Hope: Essays Celebrating the Life and Ministry of Morton Howison Smith on His Eightieth Birthday (edited by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & C.N. Willborn), Southern Presbyterian Press, 2005
- “The Covenant and Our Children” in The Covenant: God’s Voluntary Condescension (edited by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & C.N. Willborn), Presbyterian Press, 2005.
- “From Chaos to Cosmos: Critique of Non-Literal Interpretations of Genesis 1:1-2:3” in Interpreting & Teaching the Word of Hope: Essays in Honor of Jack Brown Scott on His Seventy-Seventh Birthday (edited by Robert L. Penny), Presbyterian Press, 2005; also published in Did God Create in 6 Days (edited by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & David W. Hall), Tolle Lege Press, Presbyterian Press, & The Covenant Foundation, 2006
- “Exodus 20:4-6 and the Regulative Principle of Worship” in The Hope Fulfilled: Essays in Honor of O. Palmer Robertson (edited by Robert L. Penny), P&R Publishing, 2008
- “The Christian Sabbath” in Perspectives on the Sabbath: 4 Views (edited by Christopher John Donato), B&H Academic, 2011
- “The Holy Spirit and the Unique Power of Preaching” in The Beauty and Glory of the Holy Spirit (edited by Joel R. Beeke & Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.), Reformation Heritage Books, 2012.
- “Leading in Worship” in Equipping Preachers, Pastors, & Churchmen: Selected Articles by the Faculty of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (edited by Zachary Groff), Presbyterian Press, 2017
- “Calvin the Preacher and the Puritans” in Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke (edited by Michael A.G. Haykin & Paul M. Smalley), Mentor (Christian Focus), 2018
Contact
Email: jpipa@gpts.edu
Phone: 864.322.2717 ext. 307
