Archive for January 2020
Should We Use Analogies to Describe the Trinity?
Why do our human analogies fail to describe the mystery of the Trinity? How do God-given analogies like Word, Son, and Image describe the Trinity? How do these biblical images help us understand eternal relations of origin? Why must we always respect the difference between the creature and the Creator? In this Credo video, Vern…
Read MoreGetting the Trinity Right Really Matters: A Review of Trinitarian Theology
In 2016, the theological landscape was set ablaze with debates surrounding the nature of the Trinity and its relation to human gender roles – debates which, to this day, have left their marks across the theological countryside. Charges of heresy were levied, theological methods were called into question, and theological giants were taken to the…
Read MoreTen Baptists Everyone Should Know: James Petigru Boyce
James Petigru Boyce was born on January 11, 1827 in Charleston, South Carolina. His father, Ker Boyce, was a banker and businessman. He was one of the most wealthy men in South Carolina. Boyce’s father wanted him to become a lawyer and was disappointed when he entered the ministry. When one of his father’s business…
Read MoreThe Gag-Reflex and the Doctrine of Hell: Realigning Our Emotional Response to God’s Justice
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the question, “Will all be saved?” The following is an excerpt from Denny Burk’s article, “The Gag-Reflex and the Doctrine of Hell: Realigning Our Emotional Response to God’s Justice.” Denny Burk (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, the undergraduate arm…
Read MoreLuther’s Doctrine of the Priesthood of All Believers: The Importance for Today
When the spark was lit for the reform of church doctrine and practice in 1517, not even Martin Luther himself could have perceived what was about to be unleashed. For Luther, his rediscovery in the Bible of the doctrine of justification by faith alone had immense implications for a whole array of doctrinal beliefs and…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: The Covenant of Redemption
What is the covenant of redemption? Why must the covenant of redemption be intra-Trinitarian? Does the covenant of redemption lead to a social trinitarianism? Does the covenant of redemption span across the Testaments? Why is the covenant of redemption essential to a right understanding of the history of salvation and the application of salvation? In…
Read MoreThe Covenant of Redemption
What is the covenant of redemption? Why must the covenant of redemption be intra-Trinitarian? Does the covenant of redemption lead to a social trinitarianism? Does the covenant of redemption span across the Testaments? Why is the covenant of redemption essential to a right understanding of the history of salvation and the application of salvation? In…
Read MoreWhy Are Progressive Christians Attracted to Universalism? How a Distorted View of God Distorts Our View of Good
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the question, “Will all be saved?” The following is an excerpt from Scott Smith’s article, “Why Are Progressive Christians Attracted to Universalism? How a Distorted View of God Distorts Our View of Good?” Scott Smith received his Ph.D. in Religion and Social Ethics from the University of Southern…
Read MoreThe Theology of Justification By Faith: The Theological Case for Sola Fide
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.…
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