Altar Calls: Fred Zaspel debates Nathan Finn

On March 15th, Credo Magazine contributor and blogger, Fred Zaspel, debated Nathan Finn on the topic of altar calls on Moody Radio. Nathan A. Finn, who argued in favor of altar calls, serves as Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Baptist Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Fred Zaspel (Ph.D.,…

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Credo’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. What Do You Do When the Power Goes Out? Keep Preaching Christ: By Erik Raymond – Raymond notes: “This power outage served as an illustration for us. Don’t let anything or…

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Barrett’s Book Notes: Worldview, Pastoral Burnout, Final Days of Jesus, and God’s Holy-Love

James N. Anderson. What’s Your Worldview? An Interactive Approach to Life’s Big Questions. Wheaton: Crossway, 2014. Right now I teach a class called Foundations of Christian Thought where the Christian worldview plays a significant role. So this little book by Anderson, associate professor of theology and philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte), caught my attention…

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Eternal God and God in time (Paul Helm)

In some of my previous posts I have pointed out the strong tendency to think of God “dualistically.” In the work of Rob Lister, for example, God is both impassible and impassioned. This builds on what Bruce Ware says of God, that we must understand God’s relation to time as comprising both his atemporal existence…

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Sojourners and Strangers

Much seems to be happening in our culture that will call out those who are lethargic in the Christian faith. It may be that we will be called out as Christians as the culture becomes increasingly hostile and incredulous toward the Christian worldview. Much has been said recently on the various issues we are facing,…

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Credo’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. Avoiding Short Lived Ministry: By Kevin DeYoung – DeYoung notes: “A huge part of ministry is constantly training up others, releasing others, and empowering others, so that they can replicate what you…

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God as Father (Fred Zaspel)

The verbal images of God in the Bible, just as the various names given him, constitute a significant part of his self-revelation. When Scripture likens God to a lion or rock or shepherd or  judge or King it tells us much about who God is and about our relationship to him. One of the most…

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Skeptical of Expository Preaching? Think again

Editor’s note: This book review is taken from the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Justification: The Doctrine On Which the Church Stands or Falls.” Preaching:  A Biblical Theology (Crossway, 2013) is a new volume in the world of homiletics, and hopefully its effect will be a lasting one.  Jason C. Meyer serves as a gracious,…

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