Archive for March 2020
New Credo Video: What is the message of Micah?
What is the message of Micah? What role does the destruction and resurrection of the temple play in the book of Micah? How does the covenant of peace factor into Micah’s message? Why is the enduring character of God important to the message of Micah? In this video, Stephen Dempster discusses the temple and the…
Read MoreWhat is the message of Micah?
What is the message of Micah? What role does the destruction and resurrection of the temple play in the book of Micah? How does the covenant of peace factor into Micah’s message? Why is the enduring character of God important to the message of Micah? In this video, Stephen Dempster discusses the temple and the…
Read MoreHow to Read Genesis Theologically
Reading Genesis theologically is essential if we are going to have sound theology in the church that enables rational worship and gospel preaching. Many interpreters focus on the question of how Genesis and science can be related, but I think this is an unhelpful place to begin. We first need to consider what Genesis has…
Read MoreEavesdrop on a Theological Conversation: Recent Episodes of the Credo Podcasts
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 covenant of redemption, Roman Catholicism, Calvin and Luther, Trinitarianism, doctrine of Scripture, and Matthew Barrett’s new book: Canon, Covenant and Christology. In each episode, Matthew Barrett talks with…
Read MoreSaving Mr. Scrooge: How Reading Charles Dickens Changed My Life
The new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Truth Inside the Lie,” focuses on the relationship between theology and fiction. The following is an excerpt from Louis Markos’s article, “Saving Mr. Scrooge: How Reading Charles Dickens Changed My Life.” Louis Markos, Professor in English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University, holds the Robert H.…
Read MoreAnxiety Is an Opportunity to Know God’s Peace
Six years ago, I could not have written Anxiety: Knowing God’s Peace. I was a prisoner. Anxiety crippled me and held me captive. Satan took advantage of an extended season of depression I was going through that had been triggered by the impact of a myriad of difficulties in our church and family. Mounting pressure…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcasts: Canon, Covenant and Christology
We just released two episodes of the Credo podcast where Dr. Matthew Barrett is interviewed on his new book, Canon, Covenant and Christology: Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel. This is the latest contribution to D. A. Carson’s New Studies in Biblical Theology Series (IVP). Listen in to the podcasts today! What were Matthew Barrett’s…
Read MoreCanon, Covenant and Christology (Part 2)
What does the fulfillment theme in Matthew say about the canon as a whole? Why does John use of Old Testament imagery to capture who Jesus is and what he came to accomplish? What does eschatology have to do with the relationship between Israel’s Scripture and the coming of Christ? Does Christ’s covenant obedience to…
Read MoreJesus’s View of the Bible
On March 24, 2020, Matthew Barrett’s new book, Canon, Covenant and Christology, will officially release. In anticipation, we are highlighting an extract from Canon, Covenant and Christology. Here, Matthew Barrett explores how a high Christology and an evangelical view of Scripture go hand in hand, as he introduces his new book. The scriptural story in which…
Read MoreWhy Do I Write for Kids?
I never planned to write for kids. Yet God had other plans. By training and vocation, I’m a pastor, not an author. Yet over the last decade, the Lord has opened opportunities to write theological books for children—a Bible storybook for preschoolers (God’s Love), a seminary-for-upper-elementary-students book (The Radical Book for Kids), a middle school…
Read MoreThe Hound of Heaven: Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited
The new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Truth Inside the Lie,” focuses on the relationship between theology and fiction. The following is an excerpt from Timothy Larsen’s article, “The Hound of Heaven: Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited.” Timothy Larsen is McManis Professor of Christian Thought at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. He is an Honorary Fellow, Edinburgh University,…
Read MoreThinking through the Life of the Church during COVID-19
Timothy Raymond has allowed us to share what Trinity Baptist Church is thinking through this current coronavirus crisis. Prayerfully, this will assist pastors and church members in thinking through and operating during this unique time. During the Second World War, our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were called upon to make great sacrifices to help defeat…
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