Archive for April 2019
Does 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…
Read MoreDoes God change?
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…
Read MoreMatrimony and the Mind: The Need for Husband-Theologians
The role of a husband is an ever-shifting endeavor that often takes the shape of marital needs. Our number is often called to take one of many positions – provider, protector, councilor, consoler, comedian, errand-runner, car-fixer, and more. However, there is a central role the faithful husband should pursue, that undergirds all the other positions…
Read MoreGod without weakness: Paul Helm explains why impassibility matters
The new issue of Credo Magazine has arrived: The Impassibility of God. The following is an excerpt from our feature interview with Reformed philosopher and theologian Paul Helm, in which we discuss why he is persuaded that impassibility is an attribute essential to God. Paul Helm taught philosophy at the University of Liverpool and was appointed to the…
Read MoreWhy Pastors Should Engage John Calvin
When I first discovered Calvinism, I utterly despised it. For years, I fought against Calvinism with all the free will I could muster. Nearly twenty-five years ago, as a student of theology and the original languages, I pored over Scripture, and I read everything I could get my hands on to help me understand what…
Read MoreMatthew Barrett on the Undomesticated Attributes of God: The first Book Talk at Midwestern Seminary
Sword and Trowel Campus Bookstore at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted their first BookTalks event featuring Matthew Barrett and his latest book, None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God (Baker). After giving a presentation of the book, Barrett was interviewed by Jason Allen, president of MBTS. About the book For too long, Christians have domesticated…
Read MoreMatthew Barrett on the Undomesticated Attributes of God: The first Book Talk at Midwestern Seminary
Sword and Trowel Campus Bookstore at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted their first BookTalks event featuring Matthew Barrett and his latest book, None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God (Baker). After giving a presentation of the book, Barrett was interviewed by Jason Allen, president of MBTS. About the book For too long, Christians have domesticated…
Read MoreHerman Bavinck’s doctrine of God is like no other
The new issue of Credo Magazine has arrived: The Impassibility of God. The following is an excerpt from Gayle Doornbos’ column, Herman Bavinck’s doctrine of God is like no other. Gayle Doornbos is a Th.D candidate in systematic theology at the University of Toronto/Wycliffe College. She also teaches part time for Calvin Theological Seminary’s online M.Div program.…
Read MoreIs Justification in the Old Testament? New Podcast Episode with Stephen Dempster
Where is justification visible in the Old Testament? Why is Genesis 15:6 such a pivotal text in understanding justification? How should we think about the connection between faith and works in the life of Abraham? Should we consider Abraham a type of new Adam and if so, how does he point us forward to Christ…
Read MoreIs Justification in the Old Testament?
Where is justification visible in the Old Testament? Why is Genesis 15:6 such a pivotal text in understanding justification? How should we think about the connection between faith and works in the life of Abraham? Should we consider Abraham a type of new Adam and if so, how does he point us forward to Christ…
Read MoreA Storehouse of Theological Riches: Past Issues of Credo Magazine
Established in 2011, Credo Magazine is an online magazine published quarterly with articles, interviews, columns, and book reviews on today’s most important theological issues. • Articles by some of the best pastors and scholars today on the most vital and pertinent issues in Christianity. • Columns engaging pastoral issues in the church and monumental figures…
Read MoreDoes God suffer? The Comfort of Divine Beatitude
Last week, the new issue of Credo Magazine arrived: The Impassibility of God. The following is an excerpt from Paul Smalley’s featured article, Does God suffer? The Comfort of Divine Beatitude. Paul M. Smalley (ThM, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary) is faculty teaching assistant to Joel Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the co-author of John…
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