Archive for May 2021
Creeds: An Ancient Remedy for the Global Church
Should church leaders encourage non-western churches to use the creeds in worship and discipleship? Some say no. For them, the creeds are rigid, old-school, and irrelevant. Others add that the creeds smack of western colonial encroachment. But as I hope to argue, the church makes a grave error in shelving the creeds. On the contrary,…
Read MoreThere Is Something Wrong and We Don’t Even Know It: Gary Wilkerson and Matthew Barrett
Anyone familiar with boating knows the dangers of drifting. It can seem slight, but if not corrected, over time it will take you far off course. Matthew Barrett joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss the dangerous drifts taking place within the church’s understanding of the Trinity. Developing a proper doctrine of the Trinity will take work…
Read MoreWhat does the ascension have to do with the atonement? Matthew Barrett and Patrick Schreiner
The ascension of Christ is often given far too little attention. What is the ascension for? Is it a minor detail tacked onto the end of the story of Christ’s resurrection? And what is Christ doing in his ascended state now? Far from passively waiting for the moment of his return, Christ is interceding for…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: What Does the Ascension Have to do with the Kingdom of God?
The ascension of Christ is often given far too little attention. What is the ascension for? Is it a minor detail tacked onto the end of the story of Christ’s resurrection? And what is Christ doing in his ascended state now? Far from passively waiting for the moment of his return, Christ is interceding for…
Read MoreWhy is Inseparable Operations Such a Hard Sell?
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the trinity. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured articles by Adonis Vidu. Vidu is professor of theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Atonement, Law, and Justice: The Cross in Historical and Cultural Contexts; Theology after Neo- Pragmatism; Postliberal Theological…
Read MoreWhy Every Local Church Needs Spiritual Mothers
“Where are they? Where are the godly women who are making disciples in the church?” I remember asking myself this question when I became a Christian a decade ago. With a dark past and a hollow, cold heart, I had not the slightest clue as to what a God-fearing, steadfast, devoted, hope-filled, and enduring woman…
Read MoreAn Appropriate Pact
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the trinity. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured articles by Jake Rainwater. Rainwater is the Assistant Registrar and a Ph. D student in systematic theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His research interests include the doctrine of sanctification, soteriology, and theological methodology.…
Read MoreWhy Must God be One to be Three? Matthew Levering and Matthew Barrett Discuss Divine Simplicity
This is a series of conversations between major theologians and Matthew Barrett on the doctrine of the Trinity. According to philosopher Ronald Nash, the doctrine of divine simplicity has a PR problem. However, contrary to the claims of its opponents, the belief that God is one is essential to biblical Christianity and classical theism. Quite…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: Why Must God be One to be Three?
This is a series of conversations between major theologians and Matthew Barrett on the doctrine of the Trinity. According to philosopher Ronald Nash, the doctrine of divine simplicity has a PR problem. However, contrary to the claims of its opponents, the belief that God is one is essential to biblical Christianity and classical theism. Quite…
Read MoreThe Tragedy of Chronological Snobbery
The older I get, the more often I find myself coming back to the wisdom of C.S. Lewis. For those who have been immersed in his writings for years, his ever-relevance produces a renewable sense of amazement. He seems to speak out from his mid-twentieth century grave directly to so many of our pressing questions.…
Read MoreHope Beyond Heaven and Justice Now
An angry mob seizes an innocent man on the street. They beat him with rocks. They drag him as a lifeless animal and dump him in an unmarked place. They leave him for dead in dust and blood. They walk home, unaccountable. Many Christians crave heaven as an escape from such unjust realities on earth.…
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