Archive for July 2021
Why We Must Reject Social Trinitarianism: It is neither Nicene nor Biblical
Social trinitarianism is a fad today and when you encounter it some big flashing red lights should go off. It is popular, it is novel, and it fits like a hand in glove into the spirit of the age. So, these are signs that one must proceed with caution. I want to offer some thoughts…
Read MoreCredo Fellow Highlight: Fred Sanders
Credo is Latin for “I believe.” From the creeds of the Church Fathers to the confessions of the Reformation, Christians have been faithful to confess the faith once for all delivered to the saints. Credo retrieves this classical and reformational heritage in order to create and cultivate theological renewal today. By bridging the gap between church…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: What is the Reformed View of Free Will?
Debates over free will typically occupy Calvinists and Arminians. But did you know that even within the Reformed camp there has been recent debate over how to define free will? In this podcast, J. V. Fesko and Matthew Barrett discuss the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human free will with philosophical theologian, Paul Helm. Helm graciously…
Read MoreWhat is the Reformed View of Free Will?
Debates over free will typically occupy Calvinists and Arminians. But did you know that even within the Reformed camp there has been recent debate over how to define free will? In this podcast, J. V. Fesko and Matthew Barrett discuss the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human free will with philosophical theologian, Paul Helm. Helm graciously…
Read MoreThe Chalcedonian Definition: Christ’s Two Natures
The new issue of Credo Magazine focuses on the creeds of the Christian Faith. The following is an excerpt from one of the issue’s featured articles by Donald Fairbairn. Fairbairn is the Robert E. Cooley Professor of Early Christianity at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. His research interests focus on the relation between the doctrines of the Trinity,…
Read MoreAuthor’s Corner: Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
Each week on Credo we welcome you to join us in the Author’s Corner where we will meet a set of authors whose recent books deserve your attention and might even help you grow in your knowledge of theology, history, philosophy, and the scriptures. We hope the Author’s Corner can keep you up-to-date on the…
Read MoreA Look Inside the New Issue of Credo Magazine: We Believe
The new issue of Credo Magazine is here! We Believe: Creeds Every Christian Should Read If evangelicals are anything, they are a Bible people; a people of the book who hold the Holy Scriptures as sufficient and authoritative. This is undoubtedly a good thing. But must this high view of Scripture lead to a depreciated view of…
Read MoreNew Issue of Credo Magazine: We Believe
The new issue of Credo Magazine is here! We Believe: Creeds Every Christian Should Read If evangelicals are anything, they are a Bible people; a people of the book who hold the Holy Scriptures as sufficient and authoritative. This is undoubtedly a good thing. But must this appropriately high view of Scripture lead to a depreciated view…
Read MoreCredo Fellow Highlight: Louis Markos
Credo is Latin for “I believe.” From the creeds of the Church Fathers to the confessions of the Reformation, Christians have been faithful to confess the faith once for all delivered to the saints. Credo retrieves this classical and reformational heritage in order to create and cultivate theological renewal today. By bridging the gap between church…
Read More10 Questions on the American Revolution with Gary Steward
We cannot faithfully reflect on the 4th of July without pondering the providential implications that the adoption of the Declaration of Independence had on the history of the world. Adopted on July 4, 1776, the Declaration declared the original colonies to be free from British rule, giving legitimacy to the rising Revolution. For some, the Declaration…
Read MoreRetrieving an Ancient Sacramental Ecology, Part 5: How Should We Then Live?
As we have seen, according to Tolkien and Lewis, it is the materialist for whom a tree is never more than a tree. For the Christian, however, the tree is good, purposeful, spiritual, and part of a great plan. Soon after Lynn White, Jr., blamed the Judeo-Christian tradition for our ecological crisis, cultural apologist Francis…
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