Archive for February 2012
A Confession to Make: Discovering the Beautiful Formula of Psalm 32
By Dillon T. Thornton – “I need to repent of my repentance.” –The Valley of Vision I’ve done a lot of stubborn and stupid things in my life. I remember one event in particular that occurred when I was a devious tot—I placed a 911 call and fabricated a story about my house being…
Read MoreArdel Caneday’s Contribution to the New Book “Christian Contours”
Our readers may be interested to know that Dr. Ardel Caneday, Professor of New Testament Studies and Biblical Studies at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota and regular blogger here at Credo, recently contributed a chapter to a new book entitled Christian Contours: How a Biblical Worldview Shapes the Mind and Heart (Kregel Academic, 2012). …
Read MorePreaching the Unsearchable Riches of Christ
By Timothy Raymond – From time to time the Credo blog will seek to point its readers to some of the most helpful sermons we’re aware of. We’ll be doing this, firstly, to encourage your own pursuit of holiness, and secondly, to provide models of the kinds of preaching we believe most needful in the contemporary…
Read MoreThe Cross Shaped Christian Life: Carson and Zaspel
One conference that is just around the corner is The Cross Shaped Christian Life – Clarus ’12 (a regional conference of TGC). D. A. Carson and our own Fred Zaspel will be the main speakers. The conference is from March 9-11 at Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can view the entire conference…
Read MoreInterview with Robert Peterson
In the January issue of Credo Magazine, “In Christ Alone,” we interviewed Robert Peterson, Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, on inclusivism. He is the Series Editor for Explorations in Biblical Theology Series, P&R and he is Co-editor, with Christopher W. Morgan, of Theology in Community Series, Crossway Publishing . He is the author…
Read MoreChristian Apologetics
In the January issue of Credo Magazine, “In Christ Alone,” Steve Cowan, Professor of Philosophy, Louisiana College, has written a helpful review of Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith, by Douglas Groothuis. Cowan writes, Christian Apologetics is a truly masterful work. It covers almost all of the major apologetics issues that an apologetics instructor…
Read MoreDavid Platt: Exodus 32:1-10, 1 Corinthians 10:6-13
Last week David Platt preached at chapel at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The sermon was powerful and here is what he said:
Read MoreTempted and Tried
Nothing is more encouraging in our fight against temptation than knowing that we have a victor in Christ who has already conquered sin and Satan in our place. In Tempted and Tried, Russell D. Moore expounds upon this great truth. Jared Moore reviewed Russell Moore’s book. Jared Writes, In Temped and Tried, Russell Moore frames the temptation of Christ within redemptive history and…
Read MoreTopsy-Turvy (Part 2)
By Matthew Barrett – [photo by Keitha McCall] In my previous post, I explored the first half of C. S. Lewis’s “Introduction” to On the Incarnation, by Athanasius. In that article we sat at the feet of Lewis and benefitted from his wisdom when it comes to reading books, particularly the old books that have…
Read MoreDoes a Belief in Inclusivism Weaken Motivation for Missions and Evangelism?
One of the most important issues in the debate over inclusivism is how it impacts missions and evangelism. Does the inclusivist view undercut the biblical motivation for missions? In the January issue of Credo Magazine, “In Christ Alone,” Timothy Beougher argues that it indeed does. First, a little about Dr. Beougher. Timothy K. Beougher (Ph.D.,…
Read MoreThe Gift of Gill
By Paul Helm– While true Religion, and sound Learning have a single friend remaining in the British Empire, the works and name of Gill will be precious and revered. – A. M. Toplady John Gill I reckon the best, as well as the most learned, of all the Hyper-Calvinists. The rabbinical and the patristic…
Read MoreG. K. Beale: A New Testament Biblical Theology
Here are two videos where NT scholar G. K. Beale gives an overview of his new book, A New Testament Biblical Theology (which by the way is 41% off at Westminster Bookstore!!). HT: Dane Ortlund
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