Archive for August 2020
New Podcast: Have We Misunderstood the Lord’s Supper?
Have we left out important facets of the Lord’s Supper, like its present and future components? How is Christ’s presence manifested in the Lord’s Table? What is the role of faith in receiving the Lord’s Supper as a means of grace? How does the Lord’s Supper communicate our Pneumatology as well as Christology? Why is…
Read MoreHave We Misunderstood the Lord’s Supper?
Have we left out important facets of the Lord’s Supper, like its present and future components? How is Christ’s presence manifested in the Lord’s Table? What is the role of faith in receiving the Lord’s Supper as a means of grace? How does the Lord’s Supper communicate our Pneumatology as well as Christology? Why is…
Read MoreJesus and the Forces of Death
Since the Holocaust, many Christians have been made aware of the always-present danger of anti-Judaism in Christian thinking. In at least some Christian circles, accusations of anti-Judaism hold considerable power and can function as an effective way to dismiss the claims or arguments of another person. And ever since the pioneering work of Geza Vermes…
Read MoreWhy Read Early Christian Authors?
The new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Great Tradition,” focuses on the early Church Fathers. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured columns by Michael Haykin. Michael Haykin (Th.D., University of Toronto) is the Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality and Director of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies at…
Read MoreDivine Eternity and the Challenge of Creation
Is contemporary theology drifting toward divine temporalism? James Dolezal is afraid that might be the case. God’s life is not ahead of him nor behind him. Time is a creature that submits to the creator and yet God has “revealed himself temporally and administers his eternal plan successively.” Indeed, human language cannot transcend temporality as…
Read MoreHow the Psalms Teach Us to Complain
Not all complaint is bad. Indeed, given the fact that God inspired the psalter for our prayerful use, and since this same psalter is one saturated with complaint, we can be sure that God actually wants for us to complain. There is, of course, a right way to do this, and a wrong way. But…
Read MoreNew Video: What Does Hell Teach Us About the Character of God?
Is the doctrine of hell compatible with a loving God? Does Scripture specifically teach eternal conscious punishment or is annihilationism the biblical doctrine? Does the absence of hell cheapen the gospel? Is the doctrine of hell an acceptable belief for contemporary Christians or is it archaic and outdated? In this video, Alan Gomes discusses the…
Read MoreWhat Does Hell Tell Us About the Character of God?
Is the doctrine of hell compatible with a loving God? Does Scripture specifically teach eternal conscious punishment or is annihilationism the biblical doctrine? Does the absence of hell cheapen the gospel? Is the doctrine of hell an acceptable belief for contemporary Christians or is it archaic and outdated? In this video, Alan Gomes discusses the…
Read MoreThe Prayer Language of Racial Reconciliation
Lament is the prayer language when God’s people encounter the brokenness of the world. It’s the biblical way to express sorrow when we don’t know what to say. Lament vocalizes concern when life is hard and uncertain. This minor-key prayer keeps us talking to God and one another when pain and fear invade our lives.…
Read MoreBasil of Caesarea: He Need Only Live the Gospel
The new issue of Credo Magazine, “The Great Tradition,” focuses on the early Church Fathers. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured articles by Stephen Hildebrand. Stephen Hildebrand (Ph.D., Fordham University) has taught at Franciscan University of Steubenville since 2001. His publications on St. Basil include St. Basil the Great, On the…
Read MoreDivine Simplicity and its Modern Detractors
According to James Dolezal, “For many theologians the cost of confessing a simple God is simply too much to pay.” Why? Because human language cannot encapsulate God in His essence. These theologians may be open to the doctrine of simplicity up to a point but do not accept the implication that human language cannot “map…
Read MoreArianism: Its Teaching and Rebuttal
Sudden chaos overtook Alexandria in 318. A riot broke out and people streamed into the street chanting, “There was a time when Christ was not!” Historical Background The slogan expressed an idea that had become popular: that Christ was a created being. But that idea was opposed by another group of Christians, led by Bishop…
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