Archive for June 2019
God’s Being and Man’s Becoming: Herman Bavinck and God’s Aseity
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on The Aseity of God. The following is an excerpt from Ron Gleason’s feature article, God’s Being and Man’s Becoming: Herman Bavinck and God’s Aseity. Dr. Ron Gleason is a 1975 graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div., magna cum laude, member of the Phi Alpha Chi academic honor society) and…
Read MoreA Look Inside the New Issue of Credo Magazine
The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here: The Aseity of God. Does God depend on you? Is he a needy God, one that relies on his creation not only for his existence but for his happiness and fulfillment? The instinct of many Christians is to answer yes to questions like these. In an effort…
Read MoreThe New Issue of Credo Magazine Is Here: The Aseity of God
The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here: The Aseity of God. Does God depend on you? Is he a needy God, one that relies on his creation not only for his existence but for his happiness and fulfillment? The instinct of many Christians is to answer yes to questions like these. In an effort…
Read MoreIs Justification in the Old Testament?
Where is justification visible in the Old Testament? 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 as the last Adam? Is justification lost on the prophets? In…
Read MoreNew Credo Video with Stephen Dempster: Is Justification in the Old Testament?
Where is justification visible in the Old Testament? 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 as the last Adam? Is justification lost on the prophets? In…
Read MoreTheology in College Ministry
According to R.C. Sproul, “Theology is the study of God.”[1] This is theology in the most basic sense. John Frame, while he would not disagree with Sproul, does focus on the more practical aspect of theology when he says, “Theology is a practical discipline,” and “the application of the Word to all areas of life.”[2]…
Read MoreDistinctively Christian Stewardship
When Christians think about money, we often encounter a Psalm 73 moment—“I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have no pangs until death, their bodies are fat and sleek. They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.…
Read MoreCan God Change?
In this piece we shall consider God’s immutability, and its consequences. But what is the nature of his immutability? God is surrounded in mystery, and it is often prudent to stress the negative side of things, lest we think that we are involved in a detailed search for what God is like, or even worse, a…
Read MorePerforming the Scriptures: New Credo Podcast with Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Why did Kevin Vanhoozer become a theologian? What is theo-drama and why did it prove to be the model Vanhoozer needed for his students? Is doctrine a guide for right performance of our holy script? Why is it so critical that theologians see every doctrine of the faith through a trinitarian lens? How should theology…
Read MorePerforming the Scriptures: The Drama of My Life
Why did Kevin Vanhoozer become a theologian? What is theo-drama and why did it prove to be the model Vanhoozer needed for his students? Is doctrine a guide for right performance of our holy script? Why is it so critical that theologians see every doctrine of the faith through a trinitarian lens? How should theology…
Read MoreWilhelmus à Brakel and The Christian’s Reasonable Service
Wilhelmus à Brakel is among the most venerated of the theologians representing the Dutch Further Reformation (Nadere Reformatie), a period similar to and coinciding with English Puritanism. This veneration is largely due to the profound and abiding influence of his magnum opus De Redelijke Godsdienst, available in English as The Christian’s Reasonable Service. The importance…
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