In the latest installment in our series, “Getting to know the RTS Orlando Faculty,” we have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Jonatán Simons, noted patristics scholar and RTS Fellow in Early Christianity. Coming from Fundación Universitaria Seminario Bíblico de Colombia (FUSBC), Dr. Simons is serving as fellow on the RTS Orlando campus from July […]
Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity 1 Timothy 5:1-2 On October 11, 2023, Scott Swain spoke at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA. His chapel sermon on 1 Timothy 5:1-2, titled “Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and […]
The Trinity & Work: How God’s Work Informs Our Work
How does the work of the triune God inform our work? In 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, Paul provides an illuminating framework for addressing this question. In our various fields of labor, we are called to cooperate with God the Father in service to the Lord Jesus Christ by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Under God’s […]
Ten Things I’m Thankful for in 2023
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever” (Ps 136:1). Christians have many reasons to be thankful because the goodness of the Lord is abundant and enduring. We at RTS Orlando have many things to be thankful for in 2023. 1. 35 years of RTS Orlando: In 2024, […]
How the Trinity Enriches our Biblical Theology of Salvation
The hope of Christian pilgrims is grounded in the truth that “salvation belongs to the Lord” (Ps. 3:8), who is “making all things new” (Rev. 21:5). In the first part of this two-part session, Scott Swain surveys how the doctrine of the Trinity can help enrich our understanding of our salvation and enlarge our affection […]
How the Spirit Assures Us: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5







