Cultivating Womanhood in a World of Competing Voices

Todd Miles, one of our bloggers here at Credo, has recently contributed a book review to the Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. His review is titled: “Cultivating Womanhood in a World of Competing Voices.” A Review of James Dobson, Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women.…

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Were the Church Fathers Universalists?

By Paul Helm– I’ve read more than once the claim that most early Christians were universalists. And this is occasionally supported by the further opinion that several early (first six centuries) theological schools were universalist in their teaching. This seems implausible to me. However, I’m certainly not someone who is a student of the history…

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General Revelation

By Fred Zaspel– photo source The following helpful summary is from the late Robert J. Dunzweiler, my theology professor at Biblical Theological Seminary around 1990. These summary points are drawn from his analysis of such Biblical passages as Psalm 19, Romans 1, Acts 14:17, and 17:22-31. Doctrinal Formulation Concerning External General Revelation 1.  There has…

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Why Doesn’t God Just Tell Me ‘Yes or No’?

By David Schrock— More than once, the Bible says your ‘yes’ should be ‘yes’ and your ‘no’ should be ‘no’ (Matt 5:37; 2 Cor 1:17-20). Because God desires us to be impeccably honest, he instructs us to let our speech be filled with sincerity. Accordingly, the gospels bear witness to Jesus’ plain speech—conversation that is…

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How to Keep the Seminary Christian, Part 4

By Timothy Raymond – In this, my concluding post in this series (see part 1, part 2, part 3), I’ll share two final virtues that I believe made my seminary experience faith-building as opposed to faith-destroying.  So with no further ado, here are my final two virtues for keeping the seminary Christian… 5. Tight accountability…

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Ephesians

[Editor’s Note: This review is taken from the March issue of Credo Magazine, “Make Disciples of All Nations.”] Thielman, Frank. Ephesians. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. 544pp. Review by Joshua Greever Ephesians by Frank Thielman is a commentary worth owning for those who desire to study or teach…

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