Archive for August 2019
Reformation Invention or Historic Orthodoxy? Justification in the Fathers
Matthew Barrett, executive editor of Credo Magazine, has edited a new book with Crossway titled, The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective. Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone.…
Read MoreFaith Works: Properly Understanding the Relationship between Justification and Sanctification
Matthew Barrett, executive editor of Credo Magazine, has edited a new book with Crossway titled, The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective. Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone.…
Read MoreThe Righteous God Righteously Righteouses the Unrighteous: Justification According to Romans
Matthew Barrett, executive editor of Credo Magazine, has edited a new book with Crossway titled, The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective. Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone.…
Read MoreSalvation is the Lord’s: Prophetic Perspectives
Matthew Barrett, executive editor of Credo Magazine, has edited a new book with Crossway titled, The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective. Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone.…
Read MoreWhy use confessions in the church today?
Why should we use confessions in the church today? How are we to utilize confessions in relation to the Bible? How do confessions unify the church? Why do confessions move us to celebrate what God has done in Christ? In this new Credo Video, Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn discusses confessions and whether church’s should use…
Read MoreNew Credo Video: Why use confessions in the church today?
Why should we use confessions in the church today? How are we to utilize confessions in relation to the Bible? How do confessions unify the church? Why do confessions move us to celebrate what God has done in Christ? In this new Credo Video, Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn discusses confessions and whether church’s should use…
Read MoreCounter-cultural Aseity: God’s Aseity in the Old Testament
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on The Aseity of God. The following is an excerpt from Russ Meek’s article, Counter-cultural Aseity: God’s Aseity in the Old Testament. Russell L. Meek (Ph.D. Midwestern Seminary), is a freelance copyeditor at Meek Manuscripts. He writes widely for both academic and lay audiences and is co-founder and…
Read MoreThree Ways to Teach Teens to Think Theologically
Teenagers notoriously fall on the receiving end of some pretty uncharitable characterizations. But in my experience, not all teenagers are automatically lazy, apathetic, aloof mooches mindlessly scrolling on their phones. Some teenagers are actually interested in engaging with more of life’s complexities. Is the church ready to help? Some stereotypes are true. My freshman daughter…
Read MoreWhy Pastors Should Engage Herman Bavinck
It is not unusual for me to be asked about my fascination with Herman Bavinck. Maybe it is the common occurrence of dropping his name into my theology lectures. Or maybe (more likely) it is because of my go-to coffee mug (one that I unashamedly designed for myself). Nevertheless, I don’t recall who first pointed…
Read MoreTwo Worlds Collide: New Credo Podcast with David S. Dockery
Are theology and leadership irrelevant to one another? What challenges do evangelical colleges and seminaries face today? How has theology affected Dockery’s role as University president? What was it like at Southern Seminary during the years of theological liberalism? What role did Carl Henry play in Dockery’s life? How important are friendships to the development of one’s own theology? In this…
Read MoreTwo Worlds Collide: Theology and Leadership
Are theology and leadership irrelevant to one another? What challenges do evangelical colleges and seminaries face today? How has theology affected Dockery’s role as University president? What was it like at Southern Seminary during the years of theological liberalism? What role did Carl Henry play in Dockery’s life? How important are friendships to the development of one’s own theology? In this…
Read MoreEternal Life, Now and Then
As important as the word “salvation” is in Scripture and dominant as it is in our own vocabulary in describing the benefits we enjoy in Christ, it is surprising to us when we discover how little our Lord used this word himself. We do not find it at all in Matthew or Mark and only…
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