Archive for July 2018
Who invented Christianity?
Is the high view of Jesus really a minority view in the first two centuries of the church?
Read MoreBook Review: The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers
What is the correct hermeneutical method? Inerrantist evangelical scholars have a clear historical answer: a literal-historical-grammatical method. But does the Bible itself support this view? How did the biblical writers interpret Scripture? How should their interpretive methods inform our own? Dr. Abner Chou, John F. MacArthur Endowed Fellow at The Master’s University, seeks to answer…
Read MoreIdol-Making Factories
Credo Magazine’s new issue has recently been released: Idolatry. The following is an excerpt from Nate Pickowicz’s article. Nate Pickowicz is the pastor of Harvest Bible Church and the author of Reviving New England: The Key to Revitalizing Post-Christian America and Why We’re Protestant: An Introduction to the Five Solas of the Reformation. The Origins of Idolatry…
Read MoreApostolic Fathers Every Christian Should Know: Ignatius of Antioch
This is the first of six articles written by Kenneth Berding focused on Apostolic Fathers every Christian should know. The Apostolic Fathers are the authors of the earliest Christian writings after the period of the Apostles. The writings span the end of the first century until the middle of the second. Kenneth Berding (Ph.D., Westminster…
Read MoreNew Credo Video: What is mortification?
What is mortification? What will happen if we do not actively kill sin? Why is mortification so crucial to our holiness and sanctification? Executive editor of Credo Magazine, Matthew Barrett, answers these questions and more in this new video interview. Watch other videos like this one on the Credo Video page.
Read MoreWhat is mortification?
What is mortification? What will happen if we do not actively kill sin? Why is mortification so crucial to our holiness and sanctification?
Read MoreMeasuring a Missionary’s Success
In 1793, William Carey – the Father of Modern Missions – set sail for India to never return home. His purpose was simple: to make the gospel known to the heathen, a task that many had said should be of no concern to him. Carey cared deeply for the lost. When you read his main…
Read MoreAn Interview with Steven W. Smith
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, Steven Smith answered questions relating to sermon preparation, preaching against idolatry, and more. The following is an excerpt from his interview. Steven W. Smith is the pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR. He is the author of two books on preaching: Dying to Preach and Recapturing the…
Read MoreEffective Expository Preaching in an Unchurched Context
Leaving seminary at Southeastern Seminary to go directly to Worcester, Massachusetts at the age of 27 to plant a church in a city that is less than 5% evangelical was quite a jolting experience. There was certainly a lot of trial and error, leaning on the Holy Spirit, and late night calls to mentors. Through…
Read MoreExchanging Truth for a Lie: Image, Idolatry, and the People of God
Credo Magaizine’s new issue has recently been released: Idolatry. The following is an excerpt from Benjamin Gladd’s article. Benjamin Gladd is Associate Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of Making All Things New: Eschatology in the Daily Life of the Church (Grand Rapids: Baker [2016]) with Matthew Harmon and The…
Read MorePodcast episode #5: How Thomas Schreiner became a New Testament scholar, part 2
In podcast episode four, Matthew Barrett was joined by Thomas Schreiner who discussed his journey from an unbeliever to seminary. Part 2 of the conversation captures Schreiner’s journey from seminary to being the New Testament scholar he is today. In this episode, Schreiner articulates why he became a preaching pastor alongside his professorship, how his writings and…
Read MorePodcast episode #4: How Thomas Schreiner became a New Testament scholar, part 1
So far on the Credo podcast, Matthew Barrett has talked with James Dolezal, Fred Sanders, and Thomas Weinandy about topics relating to classical theism and eternal generation. In episode four, Matthew Barrett is joined by Thomas Schreiner who discusses his journey from an unbeliever to seminary. Schreiner explains why he left the Roman Catholic Church to become a Christian,…
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