Archive for July 2014
The gospel and duty (Paul Helm)
I think it would be worthwhile to return to the question of whether in sanctification believers have a duty to obey the law. This came up in an earlier post concerned with the place of the law in sanctification, the third use of the law as it is sometimes called. The question arises also in connection…
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Sunday’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 MoreWhat Are You Doing With Your Bible?
I have recently been enjoying Kevin DeYoung’s latest work, Taking God at His Word. It is an excellent discussion concerning what the Scripture says about itself, so that one can formulate a proper theology of Scripture. This reminded me of a quote I had read long ago about the importance of Scripture in our lives. For…
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. Forget Regret: By Barry Cooper – Cooper says: “If there is repenting to be done, repent. But then set the chrysalis aside. Look up. Take your place in wonder alongside Joseph’s…
Read MoreWives Be Gracious to Your Husbands (Jessalyn Hutto)
“Thus the very hour of disillusionment with my brother becomes incomparably salutary, because it so thoroughly teaches me that neither of us can ever live by our own words and deeds, but only by that one Word and Deed which really binds us together—the forgiveness of sins in Jesus Christ. When the morning mists of…
Read MoreBarrett’s Book Notes: ESV Bibles
ESV Reader’s Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014. The ESV Reader’s Bible is now available and I would recommend it to every Christian. What is so different about it? There are no headings and verse numbers, but just plain text. Chapter numbers still remain, but that is it. The text is much closer to what the…
Read MoreWorship By Means of Confession
This summer our church is doing a preaching series on the doctrine of the church. We are discussing a variety of aspects, and one facet we will discuss is the worship of the church. Most often, when people conceive of the idea of worship, they picture instruments, choirs, and hearty singing by the congregation. This…
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 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. The Gospel and Total Depravity: By Rick Phillips – Phillips says: “Thank God the believer in Christ is no longer totally depraved! We show our thanks and affirm our new status…
Read MoreRecovering Eden: An Interview with Zack Eswine (Matt Claridge)
In the church traditions I grew up in, a popular favorite was the “Gospel Song” Victory in Jesus. It still makes me cringe. The theology of the song is actually not terribly bad; it’s even a bit Calvinistic–“he sought me and bo’t me with his redeeming blood; He loved me ere I knew Him, and…
Read MoreScripture and the Authority of God
N. T. Wright. Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2011. Review by David Burnette The former bishop of Durham and renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright now serves as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews’ School…
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