Archive for October 2020
The Missional Mindset of the Reformers
Ask anyone in the pews of our local churches, and, if they know about the Reformation, they won’t connect it with a robust interest in evangelism and missions. In fact, many will think the ideas of the Reformation are opposed to or at least conflict with the missions zeal. Then check our standard textbooks on…
Read MoreThe Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Legacy of Comfort
The first decades of the twenty-first century have seen a renaissance of catechetical instruction—a teaching of the basic tenets of Christianity that include expositions of the Decalogue, Symbolum Apostolorum, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Sacraments. Although many have been deprived of structured teaching concerning foundational biblical truths as they relate to the progression of the…
Read MoreHow to Teach the Reformation to the Next Generation
“Who’s this?” I asked my then-two-year-old son, as I pointed to the cover of a book I was reading, the biography of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. “Mah-tin,” came the reply. As a dad and pastor, I couldn’t have been happier. Already my son was learning major figures in church history. Before long, he’d know Calvin, Luther, and…
Read MoreTimothy George: Reformation Theologian and Churchly Theologian
Timothy George is a churchly theologian because the marks of the church are the marks of his theology. The four notae ecclesiae found in the Nicene Creed best summarize George’s understanding of historical theology and his work as a reformational theologian. These words are also known as the four marks of the church. The Nicene Creed confesses our belief “in one, holy, catholic,…
Read MoreFive Misconceptions about the Reformation
October is Reformation month. It is so designated because Martin Luther’s 95 Theses were initially published in October 1517. Whether they were actually nailed to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg is a matter of some debate. What is not debated, however, is the lasting impact they made on the church of the sixteenth century.…
Read MoreThe Five Solas: Soli Deo Gloria
Thomas R. Schreiner, Carl Trueman, Matthew Barrett, Stephen Wellum, and David VanDrunen all came together to discuss the five solas of the Reformation at Southern Seminary’s Theology Conference, sponsored by Zondervan. Credo Magazine will be sharing one message a day as Reformation Week quickly approaches. Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart…
Read MoreThe Five Solas: Solus Christus
Thomas R. Schreiner, Carl Trueman, Matthew Barrett, Stephen Wellum, and David VanDrunen all came together to discuss the five solas of the Reformation at Southern Seminary’s Theology Conference, sponsored by Zondervan. Credo Magazine will be sharing one message a day as Reformation Week quickly approaches. Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart…
Read MoreThe Five Solas: Sola Scriptura
Thomas R. Schreiner, Carl Trueman, Matthew Barrett, Stephen Wellum, and David VanDrunen all came together to discuss the five solas of the Reformation at Southern Seminary’s Theology Conference, sponsored by Zondervan. Credo Magazine will be sharing one message a day as Reformation Week quickly approaches. Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: Do the Church Fathers Still Speak Today?
How can the church fathers, who lived so long ago and in such a different context, benefit twenty-first-century Christians? Surely, we might be tempted to think, the world of the early church is too alien to inform those of us who live today, especially on topics such as corporate worship and Christian living. In this…
Read MoreDo the Church Fathers still speak today?
How can the church fathers, who lived so long ago and in such a different context, benefit twenty-first-century Christians? Surely, we might be tempted to think, the world of the early church is too alien to inform those of us who live today, especially on topics such as corporate worship and Christian living. In this…
Read MoreThe Five Solas: Sola Gratia
Thomas R. Schreiner, Carl Trueman, Matthew Barrett, Stephen Wellum, and David VanDrunen all came together to discuss the five solas of the Reformation at Southern Seminary’s Theology Conference, sponsored by Zondervan. Credo Magazine will be sharing one message a day as Reformation Week quickly approaches. Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart…
Read MoreThe Five Solas: Sola Fide
Thomas R. Schreiner, Carl Trueman, Matthew Barrett, Stephen Wellum, and David VanDrunen all came together to discuss the five solas of the Reformation at Southern Seminary’s Theology Conference, sponsored by Zondervan. Credo Magazine will be sharing one message a day as Reformation Week quickly approaches. Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart…
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