Archive for April 2013
The Greatest Love of All
By Matthew Barrett— There are some things that you continually return to as a teacher. For me, one of those things is the greatness of God’s love in light of the greatness of our depravity. I often remind my students that unless you first understand the horrific state you are in as a sinner before…
Read MoreHow the Triune God Transforms Worship
In new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Trinity and the Christian Life: Why a Triune God Makes All the Difference,” Robert Letham has contributed an engaging and convicting article entitled, “How the Triune God Transforms Worship.” Robert Letham is Senior Lecturer in Systematic and Historical Theology at Wales Evangelical School of Theology (W.E.S.T.). He has…
Read MorePanel on “Kingdom through Covenant”
Here is a recent panel discussion at SBTS on Wellum and Gentry’s new book, Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants. (Also, you may be interested in the interview Credo Magazine did with Wellum and Gentry here and here.)
Read MoreFred Sanders on John 1
Do not miss Fred Sanders’s new article in “The Trinity and the Christian Life: Why a Triune God Makes All the Difference.” To get you warmed up, here is a blast from the past from a message Sanders gave at Biola on John 1.
Read MoreReview: Spectacular Sins And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
By Fred Zaspel– John Piper. Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008. Most Christians have wondered at some time or another about the problem of evil. The question why God allows “spectacular” sins and disasters can be a puzzling one. And of course many books have been written…
Read MoreMichael Reeves explains why the Trinity matters
Be sure to check out the new issue of Credo Magazine: “The Trinity and the Christian Life: Why a Triune God Makes All the Difference.” To view the Magazine as a PDF Michael Reeves is one of the contributors to this latest issue. Below are nine different videos with Michael Reeves on the Trinity. If…
Read MoreThomas Ridgley on the Trinity
By Paul Helm– The period of English history in which Thomas Ridgley lived is generally regarded as inglorious from a religious and theological point of view. The Puritan aspirations were punctured by the Act of Uniformity, and the political and theological reaction to Puritanism accelerated its decline. 1662-1689 was a period of severe discrimination and…
Read MoreThe Trinity: The God Behind the Gospel (Fred Sanders)
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Trinity and the Christian Life: Why a Triune God Makes All the Difference,” Fred Sanders has contributed an article entitled, “The Trinity: The God Behind the Gospel.” Fred Sanders is Associate Professor in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University. He is a systematic theologian who studies…
Read MoreBook Notes: Adam, the Trinity, and Grace
By Matthew Barrett– J. P. Versteeg. Adam in the New Testament: Mere Teaching Model or First Historical Man? Translated by Richard B. Gaffin Jr. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2012. It is always fascinating to me how debates tend to recycle themselves from one generation to another. While the debate over the historical Adam is on the…
Read MoreFeature Articles in Credo Magazine: “The Trinity and the Christian Life”
Last week we announced that the new issue of Credo Magazine is here: “The Trinity and the Christian Life: Why a Triune God Makes All the Difference.” Here are the feature articles in this new issue: The Trinity: The God Behind the Gospel, by Fred Sanders The Mystery of the Trinity, by Scott R. Swain…
Read MoreThe Harold O.J. Brown Lectures with Dr. Derek Thomas
Recently Dr. Derek Thomas gave the Harold O.J. Brown Lectures at Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte). The lectures series was titled: Anything Less than Exposition is Tyranny! Reflections on a Lifetime’s Love Affair with Preaching. Here are the four lectures: Name Description Released Price 1 A Narrative of a Surprising Conversion — 3/5/13 Free View In…
Read MoreWhy I Like the Gospel Coalition
By Fred Zaspel– TGC has quickly become quite the phenomenon. In a relatively brief time it has grown from a private conversation between Don Carson and Tim Keller to an international voice that continues to draw the attention — whether in admiration or in criticism — of people everywhere. There are many reasons I…
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