Archive for June 2018
Enduring Pastoral Hardships
The pastor is not immune to pain. Some of the greatest sermons from one of the greatest preachers were born from times of great distress. Note the words of Charles Spurgeon: “Some of you may be in great distress of mind, a distress out of which no fellow-creature can deliver you. You are poor nervous…
Read MoreWhat Did Circumcision Mean?
The topic of circumcision in the Bible is probably not one that usually occupies our attention, and yet it is a surprisingly central biblical theme. It occurs in many of the controversies in the New Testament and it is the sign which marks out the community of God’s people in the Old Testament. Moreover, the…
Read MoreWho Runs the Southern Baptist Convention?
Southern Baptists will gather today and tomorrow in Dallas for the 2018 Annual Meeting. In our new book, SBC-FAQ’s: A Ready Reference (B&H Academic, 2018), Amy Whitfield and I seek to answer important questions about the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). As a Professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, I cannot remember a semester when I did not…
Read MorePodcast episode #3: Does God suffer? A theological conversation with Thomas Weinandy
The new Credo podcast is here and we highlighted the first episode with James Dolezal: What is simplicity and does it matter? and the second episode with Fred Sanders: Does eternal generation matter? But today we introduce you to our third episode: Can God suffer? with Thomas Weinandy. Can God still be loving and personal if he…
Read MoreDoes God Suffer?
Can God still be loving and personal if he is not susceptible to emotional change? How are we to think about God’s impassibility in light of his immutability? How can God be impassible if Christ has suffered on the cross? In this episode, Dr. Matthew Barrett is joined by Dr. Thomas Weinandy to discuss the…
Read MoreWhen Jesus Comes to Dinner: Gluttony and the Cross of Christ
In his Nicomachean Ethics, the philosopher Aristotle claims, famously, that virtue is often the mean between two extremes. One extreme is marked by deficiency, the other by excess. Thus, we can define a virtue such as courage as the honorable middle ground between carelessness (excess) and cowardice (deficiency). Generosity charts a path between profligacy and…
Read MoreExperiencing Contentment in a Difficult World
Sometimes I create in my mind a misguided picture of contentment. I believe if I can work out all the circumstances of my life, I’ll enjoy inner contentment. I picture myself in a hammock, enjoying a good book without a care in the world—then I’ll be content. However, the more I attempt to get life…
Read MorePresence: The Essence of Parenting
Presence is the essence of parenting. Parenting is more than accomplishing a task, choosing the most effective method of discipline, or producing a well-integrated contributing member of society. As Scripture attests, and ample statistical and anecdotal experience affirms, effective, God-honoring parenting essentially means developing an intimate, trusting, and growing relationship with a child. This relationship,…
Read MoreNew Credo video: What is the order of salvation?
As part of the relaunch of Credo, not only will we be releasing new podcasts every other week with top theologians, but we will be releasing videos aimed to introduce churchgoers, students, and pastors to some of the most important theological terms, concepts, and ideas. This week’s video is all about salvation: What is the…
Read MorePodcast episode #2: What is eternal generation? A theological conversation with Fred Sanders
The new Credo podcast was released a week ago as we highlighted the first episode with James Dolezal: What is simplicity and does it matter? This week we excited to introduce you to episode #2: Does eternal generation matter? What does it mean for God to be triune? When the trinitarian phrase eternal generation is used, what…
Read MoreWhat Is Eternal Generation?
What is eternal generation and does it matter?
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