Archive for September 2012
Turretin on the Senses
By Paul Helm– In the course of his long discussion of the doctrine of transubstantiation in the Institutes, Calvin wrote this about the body of Christ: The body with which Christ rose is declared not by Aristotle, but by the Holy Spirit, to be finite, and to be contained in heaven until the last day.…
Read MoreA Conversation with Andy Naselli
Interview by Matthew Claridge– If you are a close follower of the Credo blog, you will notice a regular feature we cover is the “NT use of the OT.” Through Ardel Caneday’s tremendous series of posts, we are learning that this is not a niche area of NT studies but something that permeates and ultimately…
Read MoreThe Man-Centered Gospel?
By Luke Stamps– One of great strengths of the Reformed tradition is its unflagging emphasis on the glory of God. Indeed, this emphasis can rightly be said to be the sine qua non of Reformed theology. Underneath predestination, underneath the doctrines of grace, underneath justification by faith alone stands the firm foundation of the…
Read MoreSt. Patrick or Patrick the Christian saint
By Michael A.G. Haykin– When judged from the vantage-point of the New Testament, the entire medieval project of elevating some Christians to the status of “saints” is an illegitimate undertaking. In that yardstick of Christianity, all believers are “saints,” set apart for God and declared holy by virtue of union with Christ. A number of…
Read MoreFive Favorite Books on Preaching
By Timothy Raymond – Recently, God gave me grace to preach my 300th sermon as the pastor of my church. In light of this, and inspired by Adrian Reynolds’ helpful list over at the always edifying Proclamation Trust blog, I thought in this post I might briefly enumerate my top five books on preaching. Here’s…
Read MoreReformed Dogmatics by Geerhardus Vos now in English!
By Fred G. Zaspel– Well, it’s not entirely new, of course. Geerhardus Vos’ Gereformeerde Dogmatiek has been around since 1896. But it has been available only in Dutch. Now, thanks to Logos Bible Software and under the editorial direction of Richard Gaffin — long a Vosian affectionado — this important expression of Reformed theology…
Read MoreFrom Old Princeton to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
By Matthew Barrett– “Of Scots and Hibernians we have about a dozen, several being Glasgow graduates; also a Baptist preacher, and wife, from Charleston. Last year there were five or six Baptists, all most promising young men.” These are the words of J. W. Alexander, describing the new crop at Princeton Theological Seminary. But who…
Read MoreA Caution to Young, Culture-Embracing Evangelicals (John Piper)
A Caution to Young, Culture-Embracing Evangelicals from Desiring God on Vimeo.
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