Archive for April 2019
Eavesdrop on a Theological Conversation: Recent Episodes of the Credo Podcast
Are you looking to deepen your understanding of theology? In the last several episodes of the Credo Podcast, a range of doctrinal issues have been covered, including the Godward orientation and inversion of the image of God, Baptist history and the current reformed resurgence, God as the perfect being and the modern domestication of God,…
Read MoreWhy Pastors Should Engage the Belgic Confession
Among the historic confessions of the Reformed churches, the Belgic Confession deserves a special place of honor. Though the Belgic Confession is usually associated with the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort, as one of three confessional symbols of Reformed churches that find their roots in the Netherlands (the “Three Forms of Unity,” as…
Read MoreWhy We Need Systematic Theology
Of what use is systematic theology? Students preparing for Christian ministry have been known to joke that books of theology are very practical for putting in the trunk of your car to increase your traction on slippery winter roads. Seriously, though, why do we need systematic theology? How we answer the question depends a lot…
Read MoreImpassibility in the Church Fathers: Why the Great Tradition affirmed impassibility
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on The Impassibility of God. The following is an excerpt from Gerald Bray’s feature article, Impassibility in the Church Fathers: Why the Great Tradition affirmed impassibility. Gerald Bray (D. Litt., University of Paris-Sorbonne) is Research Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School. Bray is a minister in the Church…
Read MoreDoes Doctrine Matter for the Everyday Christian? New Credo Video with Matthew Barrett
Is theology only relevant for academics? Why does God’s grace always produce works in the life of the Christian? What is the significance of rehearsing the gospel each day? Why does the word ‘alone’ separate the Reformation from Rome? In this new Credo video, Matthew Barrett discusses why doctrine matters for the everyday Christian. Watch…
Read MoreDoes Doctrine Matter for the Everyday Christian?
Is theology only relevant for academics? Why does God’s grace always produce works in the life of the Christian? What is the significance of rehearsing the gospel each day? Why does the word ‘alone’ separate the Reformation from Rome? In this new Credo video, Matthew Barrett discusses why doctrine matters for the everyday Christian. Watch…
Read MoreIs biblical theology enough? New Credo podcast episode with Carl Trueman
Why must we not just think of God in terms of what he does in history but also who he is in himself? What are negative consequences to limiting ourselves to the history of redemption rather than also drawing theological conclusions about who God is in eternity? What is the relationship between biblical and systematic…
Read MoreIs biblical theology enough?
Why must we not just think of God in terms of what he does in history but also who he is in himself? What are negative consequences to limiting ourselves to the history of redemption rather than also drawing theological conclusions about who God is in eternity? What is the relationship between biblical and systematic…
Read MoreThe Task and Tools of the Daddy-Theologian
Most nights in the Bierig house right around 7:00 pm, I start the long ascent up the Mount Everest of our home known as “bedtime.” Post dinner and family devotions, Mal or I will turn to the other and say, “You ‘bout ready to put Levi down?” Thus, the ascent commences. It is a glorious…
Read MoreRaised for Our Justification: Matthew Barrett adds clarity to an ambiguous relationship
Matthew’s Barrett’s new edited volume, The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective (Crossway), is now available. And with Easter in just a few days, we’d like to highlight Barrett’s chapter “Raised for Our Justification: The Christological, Covenantal, Forensic, and Eschatological Contours of an Ambiguous Relationship.” It is…
Read MoreCan an Impassible God Love? Why an impassible love is not a contradiction for God
The new issue of Credo Magazine arrived: The Impassibility of God. The following is an excerpt from Thomas Weinandy’s feature article, Can an Impassible God Love? Why an impassible love is not a contradiction for God. Thomas G. Weinandy (PhD, King’s College, University of London), OFM, Cap., is a member of the Vatican’s International Theological Commission and…
Read MoreDoes God change? New Credo video with Matthew Barrett
Does God change? Why is the description of God as pure act so prominent in the writings of Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas? What is the connection between potency and immutability? How does potency imply imperfection? What consequences does immutability have for the Christian life? In this new Credo video, Matthew Barrett discusses God’s immutability, God…
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