Archive for January 2014
You Saw It On Credo: Michael Horton and Apologetics
Michael Horton, Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary California, recently sat down and answered five of the most common apologetics questions people get when they share their faith with their friends and family. These are excellent, succinct resources to know and share what you believe and why you believe it. …
Read MoreCredo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. Westminster Seminary California’s 2014 Conference — “Transforming Grace: Our Need for Holiness”: By Kim Riddlebarger – Check out Westminster Seminary’s live conference feed on transforming grace on January 17th and 18th! 2. Mortifying…
Read MoreAtonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Review)
What does Hebrews say about the bodily resurrection of Jesus? David Moffitt, in the revised version of his doctoral dissertation at Duke University entitled Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews, seeks to answer this question. Moffitt’s thesis is two-fold: First, the bodily resurrection of Jesus is essential to the…
Read MoreBarrett’s Book Notes: Augustine
Augustine is truly one of the greatest theologians of all time. It is strange, therefore, to see little interaction with him by contemporary pastors and theologians. Typically Luther, Calvin, Edwards, and C. S. Lewis get the spotlight. While I highly value each of these historical figures, I wonder if we have neglected Augustine. Right now…
Read MoreBooks by G. K. Beale…and a free article!
In the last issue of Credo Magazine, “What’s the Big Story? Why Biblical Theology Should Matter to Every Bible-Believing Christian,” G.K. Beale participated in a roundtable discussion called “Putting the Whole Bible Together.” If you enjoyed that piece, you may also be interested to know that Westminster Bookstore has discounted his books significantly for a…
Read MoreThese Fallen Wombs (Jessalyn Hutto)
In her morning devotional Free Grace and Dying Love, Susannah Spurgeon made this extraordinary statement: “tears are the inheritance of Earth’s children” (emphasis mine). Who would dare to question the legitimacy of this claim? Who is there that has not felt the sting of sin’s consequences in one way or another. When our first parents,…
Read MoreDelightful Meditation on Christ
With the new year in mind I recently preached a sermon on Psalm 1. The intention was to draw people this year to delight in, study, and meditate on their Bibles with the intention that they might know their God better. The mind and soul were created to have God as their main object of…
Read MoreMatthew Barrett reviews Bird’s Evangelical Theology
Matthew Barrett, executive editor of Credo Magazine, has written a review of Michael Bird’s new systematic theology for The Gospel Coalition, which you can read here. This is what Barrett had to say: Michael F. Bird. Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 912 pp. $49.99. Rarely will a biblical theologian…
Read MoreYou Saw It On Credo: Vanhoozer, Piper, Chandler
Each week we will be featuring “You Saw It on Credo” which will highlight some of the best videos on the web. Our purpose is to provide you with resources that can help you in your Christian life. Here is what we have for you this week: What Are Theologians For (Kevin Vanhoozer) Kevin Vanhoozer…
Read MoreOur Lord Jesus is Ever Giving
Recently, while preaching Romans 12:1-2, I was reminded of the great mercies of God that our ours in Christ. To fully understand God’s mercies (though they are truly incomprehensible) one must come to grips with the depth of their sin. They must have an Isaiah 6 moment, recognizing how wretched they truly are in the…
Read MoreComing soon…Justification: The doctrine on which the Church stands or falls
The new issue of Credo Magazine is almost here! January’s issue is called, “Justification: The Doctrine on which the Church Stands or Falls.” There is an impressive line-up of contributors. Thomas Schreiner has contributed an entire article in response to N. T. Wright’s magnum opus on Paul. R. Michael Allen talks about his new book…
Read MoreCredo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. So Dad, How Much Do You Earn?: By David Murray – Murray notes: “Growing up I always wanted to know how much money my Dad was making. I never found out…
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