Archive for February 2021
What Opposing Worldview is the Most Pressing for Christianity Today?
Which opposing worldview is the most pressing for the Church today? How can Christians think carefully about different perceptions of reality and respond well when met with opposition? How do rational and intellectual movements differ from moral or emotional movements? Philosopher, apologist, and seminary president Jamie Dew helps listeners think through these difficult questions. Rather…
Read More10 Weeks on the Trinity: The Ghost of Orthodoxy Past
Dr. Matthew Barrett believes that the ghost of orthodoxy past haunts the house of 20th century trinitarianism. In his third lecture in the new Trinity Course through the FTC institute, Barrett observes the many ways recent theologians have created a social trinity. Unlike Nicaea, modern social trinitarians believe that the three persons in the trinity…
Read More“The Profession of Truth”: The Purpose of Creeds in the 1677 Baptist Confession
Are creeds still useful today? For many churches, the statement of faith is like a piece of outdated furniture gathering dust in the corner. The language is archaic. The terms are confusing. Nobody remembers how it got there. And yet, for sentimental reasons, no one wants to get rid of it either. In our pragmatic…
Read MoreYour People Must Know Jesus
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 columns with Jonathan Parnell. Parnell is the lead pastor of Cities Church in Minneapolis-St.Paul. He is the Send Network’s City Missionary in the Twin Cities, where he also serves as…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast – Eavesdrop on the Trinity: Prosopological Exegesis
Have you ever wished you could eavesdrop on the divine Persons of the Trinity as they speak with one another? In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett and Matthew Bates explore prosopological exegesis. They discuss this ancient reading technique employed by the biblical authors and then picked up by the early church fathers. Barrett…
Read MoreEavesdrop on the Trinity: Prosopological Exegesis
Have you ever wished you could eavesdrop on the divine Persons of the Trinity as they speak with one another? In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett and Matthew Bates explore prosopological exegesis. They discuss this ancient reading technique employed by the biblical authors and then picked up by the early church fathers.…
Read More10 Weeks on the Trinity: The Dream Team
Dr. Matthew Barrett would like to introduce you to the Trinitarian Dream Team. In his second lecture in the new Trinity Course through the FTC institute, Barrett suggests that if we are to recover the biblical doctrine of the Trinity, then we will need the help of an All-star team. Just such a team stood…
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