Archive for May 2014
Rediscovering the Holiness of God (David Schrock)
Note then the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. —Romans 11:22— When God created Adam and Eve, he endowed them with righteousness and a limitless capacity to delight in God’s holiness. On the hill of the Lord, they were…
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. Where to Find Real Simplicity: By Scott Redd – Redd says: “The Lord’s identity and character require a response of wholehearted faith and simple love. The wholeness of the people’s love…
Read MoreESV Bibles – 50% off!
Westminster Bookstore is selling all their ESV Bibles at 50%! Don’t miss out on this deal. Here is a little about the ESV Study Bible too: The ESV Study Bible was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way. To accomplish this goal, an extraordinary team was created—95 scholars and teachers who…
Read MoreGood News: You Can’t Do It (Matthew Barrett)
Over at Desiring God, Matthew Barrett has written a short article called, “Good News: You Can’t Do It.” Barrett looks at God’s sovereignty in the new birth (regeneration) in light of his book, Salvation by Grace: The Case for Effectual Calling and Regeneration. Here is the introduction to his article to get you started: It’s…
Read More“Have It Your Way” – An Interview with T. David Gordon
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Churchy Gimmicks: Has the Church Sold Its Soul to Consumerism?”, we interviewed T. David Gordon about the consumeristic entertainment culture that has crept into the church. T. David Gordon is Professor of Religion and Greek at Grove City College and the author of Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The…
Read MoreSunday’s Sermon (Schreiner, Barrett, Zaspel)
Three of Credo Magazine’s main contributors include Thomas Schreiner, Fred Zaspel, and Matthew Barrett. Each of them are professors, but they are also pastors. So each Monday morning we will be highlighting their “Sunday’s Sermon” on the blog to provide you with encouragement throughout the week and an opportunity to study God’s Word.
Read MoreFaith is a Work of God in Us
I am currently teaching a class on theology, and we have been covering the various facets of salvation. I am always reminded of Luther’s understanding of justification by faith alone, and encouraged again and again to read him. In his day he was often accused of antinomianism, thinking that mere faith without works is not…
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. How to Lead a Good Prayer Meeting: By Kevin DeYoung – DeYoung says: “Over the past couple years, and especially over the weekend after I tweeted something about our prayer service,…
Read MorePracticing Humility as Young Mothers (Jessalyn Hutto)
It was only our third Sunday attending our new church when it happened. A very kind and welcoming woman who had introduced herself in Sundays past was once again seeking to get to know my children and me. Impressively, she’d already memorized my little one’s names and was now asking them how they liked their…
Read MoreAn Interview on Sex and Violence … in the Bible (Matthew Claridge)
Who says the Bible is prudish? Who says the Bible is tame? Not the author of the recently published Sex and Violence in the Bible: A Survey of Explicit Content in the Holy Book. Here to scintillate and educate us on the Holy Book’s seedier side is Joseph W. Smith III, a teacher of English…
Read MoreWhat Is Preaching For? Preaching That Fulfills Its God-Given Purpose (Dennis Johnson)
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Churchy Gimmicks: Has the Church Sold Its Soul to Consumerism?”, Dennis Johnson has contributed an article titled, “What Is Preaching For? Preaching That Fulfills Its God-Given Purpose.” Dennis E. Johnson is Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Seminary California. He is the author of Him We Proclaim: Preaching…
Read MoreSunday’s Sermon (Schreiner, Barrett, Zaspel)
Three of Credo Magazine’s main contributors include Thomas Schreiner, Fred Zaspel, and Matthew Barrett. Each of them are professors, but they are also pastors. So each Monday morning we will be highlighting their “Sunday’s Sermon” on the blog to provide you with encouragement throughout the week and an opportunity to study God’s Word.
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