Killing Sin by the Power of the Spirit: John Owen’s approach to mortifying remaining sin (Geoff Thomas)

In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Prince of Puritans: John Owen,” Geoff Thomas has contributed an article called, “Killing Sin by the Power of the Spirit: John Owen’s approach to mortifying remaining sin.” He is the author of The Holy Spirit and is long-time minister of Alfred Place Baptist Church in Aberystwyth, Wales, since 1965. Here is the start of…

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What is the Incarnation? (Michael A.G. Haykin)

I have a long-standing tradition of reading a book relating to Christology around the time of Christmas. This year it was a booklet rather than a book, a part of the series Basics of the Faith, whose general editor is Sean Lucas, namely, What is the Incarnation? (P&R), by William B. Evans, the Eunice Witherspoon Bell Younts…

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Sunday’s Sermon: Supernatural gospel, Righteous Judge, and e pluribus unum (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 involved in pastoral ministry, serving those in the local church. So each Monday morning we will be highlighting “Sunday’s Sermon” on the blog to provide you with encouragement throughout the week and…

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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. Do You Believe in Common Grace?: Ray Ortlund – Ortlund says, “The glory and honor of human cultures — the music, the clothing, the literature, the dance, the languages,…

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A Wedding Sermon (Fred G. Zaspel)

So that we may better appreciate the meaning of their ceremony today, the bride and groom have requested that I take the time to explain for you all the “good news” of Jesus Christ and how this message defines marriage – for them and for us. The apostle Paul writes about all this in Eph.…

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Christ’s Gift to the Church: Prayer – John Owen on Public Prayer (Daniel R. Hyde)

Rev. Daniel R. Hyde–“Pastor Danny” to the members of Oceanside United Reformed Church–has an eclectic past: he was baptized Roman Catholic, was converted in a Foursquare church, attended an Assemblies of God college where he flirted spiritually with Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism before he discovered the riches of the historic Protestant and Reformed Christian…

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Timothy George on Augustine, Time, and Christ (Matthew Barrett)

There are certain theologians and historians I always read. Why? Several reasons. (1) They are gifted by God in speaking and writing. (2) They are theologically and historically insightful in ways others are not. (3) They are able to show how ideas have consequences. For me, one of these theologians is Timothy George. Every time…

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