Archive for April 2020
Born for These Unstrange Days
A little over two years ago the winter Olympics were in full swing. We watched when we could, wowed by the training and talent on display by athletes from all over the world. Around that same time we found ourselves facing our own unique Olympics: a middle of the night seizure for our youngest son…
Read MoreThe Cross and the Kingdom
What is the relationship between the atonement and the kingdom of God? How does the narrative of Scripture showcase this relationship? What characterizes Jesus’s reign? What does the kingly reign of Christ mean for Christians? In this video, Jeremy Treat discusses the relationship between Christ’s work on the cross and the kingdom of God.
Read MoreNew Video: the Cross and the Kingdom
What is the relationship between the atonement and the kingdom of God? How does the narrative of Scripture showcase this relationship? What characterizes Jesus’s reign? What does the kingly reign of Christ mean for Christians? In this video, Jeremy Treat discusses the relationship between Christ’s work on the cross and the kingdom of God.
Read MoreChristian Mercy in a Time of Plague
In the first centuries of the Christian church, several major plagues swept through the Roman Empire. In each case, the Christians’ reaction to the crisis demonstrated the transforming power of the Gospel in their lives. Pandemic in the Early Church In 165, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, an epidemic of what is thought to…
Read MoreThe Necessity of a Historical Resurrection: An Interview with Michael Licona
Michael Licona is an associate professor of theology at Houston Baptist University and the president of Risen Jesus, Inc. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, churches, Christian groups, retreats, debates, and has appeared as a guest on dozens of radio and television programs. He is best known for his research regarding the resurrection…
Read MoreWhat’s the Best Way to Teach Preschoolers About the Resurrection?
So much of Easter in our culture revolves around candy, eggs, and the Easter Bunny. Parents are buying their kids cute Easter outfits for Easter Sunday, and grandparents are buying up chocolates and plastic eggs to make sure the baskets are ready. It’s not surprising that many Christians wrestle with the commercialization of Easter. Some…
Read MoreActs and the Exaltation of Christ
In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.” Acts 1:1–2 (ESV, emphasis added) Thus begins the book of Acts, which serves…
Read MoreResurrection Hope in a Season of Death
It’s April, and we are still under quarantine. The hospitalized can’t see loved ones, patient wards continue to expand, and more burial plots are dug. While most in the world ignore the cries of the nearly 125,000 babies who are aborted globally every day, very few on the planet can now ignore the reality of…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: Saving Hermeneutics from Its Interpreters
How should we interpret, preach, and apply the Scriptures? What are the challenges historical criticism and postmodernism pose to the unity of the Bible? How does the unity between the testaments oscillate on the person and work of Jesus Christ? How is the Christ event eschatological? What is the rule of faith and how should…
Read MoreSaving Hermeneutics from Its Interpreters
How should we interpret, preach, and apply the Scriptures? What are the challenges historical criticism and postmodernism pose to the unity of the Bible? How does the unity between the testaments oscillate on the person and work of Jesus Christ? How is the Christ event eschatological? What is the rule of faith and how should…
Read MoreHow to Read Kings Theologically
The Books of 1 and 2 Kings introduce us to the study of theology through what is primarily narrative. 1 Kings includes administrative records (ch. 4), letters (ch. 5), building descriptions (ch. 6-7), and prayers (ch. 8), but the larger context remains the narratives of the royal houses of Judah in the south and of…
Read MoreResources in Light of COVID-19
There is one subject that has been on everyone’s minds in recent weeks: the coronavirus. To say that this epidemic has caused every aspect of society to shift would be an understatement. Students are now at home during the day instead of in school, family worship in the home is now taking place on Sunday…
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