Archive for January 2021
Eavesdrop on a Theological Conversation: Recent Episodes of the Credo Podcast
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 eternal generation, typological hermeneutics, the qualities of a good historian, Greek philosophy, and the life and ministry of Herman Bavinck. In each episode, Matthew Barrett talks with fellow…
Read MoreAn Introduction to the Thirty-Nine Articles
The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion were first composed (as Forty-two Articles) in 1553, and after two revisions reached their final form in 1571. They are the chief expression of Anglican doctrine, though not all Anglican churches grant them formal recognition and some, like the American Episcopal Church, have adopted them in a slightly modified form.…
Read More10 Weeks on the Trinity: Back to the Future
Dr. Matthew Barrett is inviting you to travel with him back in time in order to help shape our theological future. In his first lecture in the new Trinity Course through the FTC institute, Barrett reveals a shocking discovery: we are experiencing Trinity drift. We have rejected key doctrines like eternal generation. When the deity of Christ…
Read MoreWhy Eternal Generation Matters
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the eternal generation of the Son. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured interviews with Bradley G. Green. Green is is Professor of Theological Studies at Union University. He is the author of several books, including The Gospel and the Mind: Recovering and…
Read MoreReading the Psalms Theologically: Part II
In my first post, I discussed the Christological character and ecclesial audience of the Psalter. In this second post, I want to dig further into the idea that the Psalter is a book about the Son, specifically through exploring its canonical shape.[1] The Psalter’s Canonical Context First, if we read the book of Psalms in…
Read MoreFTC Institute: The Unmanipulated Trinity with Matthew Barrett
We have some very exciting news: The For the Church Institute has just released a new course on The Trinity by Matthew Barrett. According to Barrett, we have drifted away from the orthodox Trinity of the Bible. We have manipulated the Trinity, recreating the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in our own image. We have even…
Read MoreAn Invitation to the Heidelberg Catechism: Part Three
Q&A 2 continues the theme of comfort with an outline split into three big parts: Q: How many things must you know to live and die in the joy of this comfort? A: Three: first, how great my sin and misery are; second, how I am delivered from all my sins and misery; third, how…
Read MoreContra Mundum: Athanasius and Eternal Generation
Why did God become man? Surely this is one of the most important questions of the Christian faith. Athanasius answered this question not only to help us understand the incarnation of the Son, but who the Son is from all eternity. Over against Arians in his day who subordinated the Son, Athanasius argued that unless…
Read MoreContra Mundum: Athanasius and Eternal Generation
Why did God become man? Surely this is one of the most important questions of the Christian faith. Athanasius answered this question not only to help us understand the incarnation of the Son, but who the Son is from all eternity. Over against Arians in his day who subordinated the Son, Athanasius argued that unless…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to be “Pro-Nicene”?
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the eternal generation of the Son. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured articles by Shawn J. Wilhite. Wilhite is founder and editor of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies and Fides et Humilitas: The Journal of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies. He…
Read MoreThe Simple Gospel of Carl Henry
If you examine a list of the best preachers of the 20th century, you will find the names of great orators such as Billy Graham, G. Campbell Morgan, and Gardner C. Taylor, but one name that most likely will not appear on the list would be Carl F. H. Henry. Much more powerful with a…
Read MoreReading the Psalms Theologically: Part One
The book of Psalms is one of the most treasured and read books in the Bible. Historically, most churches have sung the psalms each week, and many still do. Individual psalms, like Psalm 23, are known to many in Western culture even if they lack a rudimentary understanding of the Christian faith. Given the popularity…
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