Archive for July 2015
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 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. Demythologizing Adam: Case Unproven: By Hans Madueme – Madueme says, “We’re told that we can’t affirm a historical Adam because it’s scientifically unbelievable, but why trust Paul on the…
Read MoreThe Four Most Influential Theological Books I’ve Read (Timothy Raymond)
I often debate in my mind which books are the best books I’ve ever read. By the grace of God I’ve been able to read hundreds of great books throughout my life. So, trying to identify the “best” is really impossible. It’s sort of like trying to identify which is the best ice cream cone…
Read MoreBound for the Promised Land: An Interview with Oren Martin
If the political fight over the land of Israel weren’t bad enough, the role of the Promised Land in Scripture has often divided American Evangelicals. Are the Land Promises–so prominent in the Old Testament covenants and deeply embedded in the future hopes of the prophetic literature–simply allegorized in the NT church’s gospel mission or do…
Read MoreKilling sin in the Christian life: John Owen
John Owen certainly said a great deal that was worthwhile and beneficial in regards to killing sin in the Christian life. One of the great teachers of Owen’s life and theology is Carl Trueman, and recently he gave five talks on Owen and his teaching on sin and temptation. These talks were delivered at Cornerstone…
Read MoreWhy Biblical and Systematic Theology matter
There are some outstanding resources over at Simeon Trust, especially if you are a preacher or pastor. Today we would like to highlight two lectures, one by J. I. Packer on the importance of systematic theology and the other by G.K. Beale on the importance of biblical theology. WHAT IS SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY AND WHY DO…
Read MoreWhat are Theologians For? Why Doctors of the Church Should Prescribe Doctrine
“The real work of theology is, indeed, farming. Theologians are for growing healthy disciples who know how to live along the grain of the created order as it is being renewed in Christ. Theologians are for ministering health to the body of Christ, for helping its members to become little Christs. This is no waste…
Read MoreSinners in the Hands of a Jealous God – Interview with Erik Thoennes
The jealousy of God? Now that is not a divine attribute you hear about at church on Sunday! Yet, despite its neglect, the jealousy of God is an attribute that pervades the pages of Scripture. In this interview in the new issue of Credo Magazine, Matthew Barrett, executive editor, talks to Erik Thoennes about what…
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