Archive for February 2014
Warfield In Eulogy (Fred G. Zaspel)
Ninety-three years ago today — Feb.16, 1921 — Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, “the lion of Princeton,” finished his earthly race and joined the church triumphant in the presence of Christ. His passing marked not only the end of his earthly life but the end of an era. It was Machen who remarked after the funeral that…
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. Happy 75th Birthday, R.C.: By Chris Larson – Larson notes: “How grateful we are for God’s calling on Dr. Sproul’s life and his sustaining grace.” In honor of Dr. Sproul’s 75th…
Read MoreMartin Luther on Marriage as a School of Character (Matthew Barrett)
Editor’s note: This post first appeared on TGC. “Before I was married,” Martin Luther recalled, “the bed was not made for a whole year and became foul with sweat. But I worked so hard and was so weary I tumbled in without noticing it.” However, when Martin married the runaway nun Katherine Von Bora, whom Luther…
Read More“Lights, Camera, Action”–A Pastor’s thoughts on Mark (Mathew Claridge)
[Editor’s note: To read previous articles in this series on the gospel of Mark, click here.] Act 2: Redemption The baptism and testing of Jesus not only draws on the creation account, but also on the Exodus account. Again, various features of the text direct our attention to Israel’s experience. First, the reference to Jesus…
Read MoreFrom Skeptic to Believer: R. Michael Allen’s Journey to Justification
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Justification: The Doctrine On Which the Church Stands or Falls,” we interviewed R. Michael Allen. In this interview, “From Skeptic to Believer,” he explains what justification has to do with the gospel and why it changed his life. Allen is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Knox Theological…
Read MoreRedesign: Warfield on the Christian Life (Fred Zaspel)
Credo Magazine contributor and blogger, Fred Zaspel (Ph.D., Free University of Amsterdam), is pastor at the Reformed Baptist Church of Franconia, PA. He is also Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvary Baptist Seminary in Lansdale, PA. He is the author of The Theology of B.B. Warfield: A Systematic Summary and Warfield on the Christian Life:…
Read MoreFuller on Contemplating Scripture
The great Baptist theologian, Andrew Fuller (1754-1815), has been the source of a resurgence of scholarly attention in recent years. This is seen most clearly through the work of the Andrew Fuller Center at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. In all of his pastoral duties, theological writing, and missions endeavors, Fuller still thought through the…
Read MoreP&R interview with Matthew Barrett on writing
In light of his new book, Salvation by Grace: The Case for Effectual Calling and Regeneration, P&R publishing recently interviewed one of our own, Matthew Barrett, asking him questions about the nature of writing. First, a little about Barrett. He received his PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He currently is Assistant Professor of…
Read MoreYou Saw It On Credo: Carl Trueman on John Owen and Overcoming Sin
Justin Taylor recently cited John Piper here on why Christians should read and engage with the Puritan theologian John Owen. This comes from the foreword an updated edition of John Owen’s work Overcoming Sin and Temptation, edited by Taylor and Kelly Kapic. Owen certainly said a great deal that was worthwhile and beneficial in regards to…
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. P&R Pastors Conference: By P&R Publishing & The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals – P&R and ACE are hosting a pastors conference this May, with speakers including Harry Reeder and Ed Welch. This conference…
Read MoreOur Father in Heaven: Two Interviews on God the Father
Interviews by Matthew Claridge– What is the goal of our salvation? Common answers might include escaping hell fire, seeing departed loved ones, or living happily ever after in the New Heaven and New Earth. We all should know it goes deeper than that, and more well-informed answers would refer to the famed Westminster Catechism, “to…
Read MoreGazing on His Beauty (Fred Zaspel)
In Psalm 27:4 the Psalmist-Prophet-King David unveils the deepest longings of his heart. “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his…
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