Archive for September 2014
The Need for Christian Fortitude
Over the next several weeks I will be offering some quotes and thoughts from Jonathan Edwards’s Religious Affections, a work that has greatly impacted my view of conversion. In this first installment Edwards seeks to make the point that our primary battle is within. We must battle, through Christian fortitude, to counteract the false claims of…
Read MoreWisdom for Ministry (Matthew Barrett)
On November 4th I will be giving a message at The Master’s Seminary for chapel. I will be preaching on 2 Timothy 3:14-17 and my message will be called, “Remain Faithful to the Holy and Sufficient Word of God.” I look forward to this time at TMS and welcome you to attend if you are…
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. Jesus Did More to Save Us than Die: By Gavin Ortlund – Ortlund says: “We need a balanced focus on the broader narrative as well as the cross (or the cross…
Read MoreThe Born Again Preacher: George Whitefield on the New Birth (Ian Hugh Clary)
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “George Whitefield at 300,” Ian Hugh Clary contributed an article entitled, “The Born Again Preacher: George Whitefield on the New Birth.” Ian Hugh Clary is finishing doctoral studies at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) where he is writing on Arnold Dallimore and the search for a usable…
Read More10 Questions with Mike McKinley
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “George Whitefield at 300,” pastor and author Mike McKinley answered 10 Questions on church planting in the city, assurance of salvation, technology, preaching through the book of Revelation, and much more. Mike McKinley was raised in suburban Philadelphia. In 2004, he was brought onto the pastoral staff at…
Read MorePastor, do you feel like quitting? (Matthew Barrett)
Are you a pastor? If so, do you feel like quitting? Are you discouraged and depressed? Do you feel tired and worn-out? Does your preaching and teaching seem to bear little fruit? Are there days when you wonder why God has you there? If that is you, read this journal entry from John Piper, dated…
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 MoreThe Beauty of Election
At the start of this new academic year, I began my classes by reading Ephesians 1:3-14 and recounting the excellencies of our great Triune God. In the beginning of this passage we see that God the Father has chosen us in Christ before the foundations of the world, and predestined us to adoption into His…
Read MoreNow available at Westminster Bookstore: The Grace of Godliness
The Grace of Godliness: An Introduction to Doctrine and Piety in the Canons of Dort, by Matthew Barrett, is now available at Westminster Bookstore. Matthew Barrett (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at California Baptist University, as well as the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine. Barrett is…
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. He Must Increase; Our Churches Must Decrease: By Jared C. Wilson – Wilson says: “A gospel-centered church is okay with its own decreasing — in reputation, in acclaim, in legacy, even…
Read MoreHamilton’s Biblical Theology Three Volume Set on Sale
Westminster Bookstore is selling three books by Hamilton on biblical theology at a reduced price. God’s Glory in Salvation Through Judgment What is Biblical Theology? The Bible’s Big Story: Salvation History for Kids Each of these books targets a different audience, from academic to churchgoers to children. You can order all three for $35 for…
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