Archive for March 2022
What is Trinitarian Appropriation?
The Summa Theologiae is one of the most influential works of Christian Theology ever written. Yet many people today are unfamiliar with Thomas Aquinas and his works while others remain skeptical of his theological and philosophical methods. Nevertheless, contrary to the caricature that has been painted by his detractors, Christians today have much to learn from the…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: What is the Extra Calvinisticum?
But if his human nature is not present wherever his Godhead is, are not then these two natures in Christ separated from one another? Not at all, for since the Godhead is illimitable and omnipresent, it must necessarily follow that the same is beyond the limits of the human nature he assumed, and yet is…
Read MoreWhat is the Extra Calvinisticum? KJ Drake and Matthew Barrett
But if his human nature is not present wherever his Godhead is, are not then these two natures in Christ separated from one another? Not at all, for since the Godhead is illimitable and omnipresent, it must necessarily follow that the same is beyond the limits of the human nature he assumed, and yet is…
Read MoreThe Greatest Doctrine You’ve Never Heard Of
In his work, The Hole in Our Holiness, Kevin DeYoung says that, “Union with Christ may be the most important doctrine you’ve never heard of.” I think he is right. Union with Christ deserves to stand next to the most vital of the Christian doctrines in terms of significance yet many of the people in…
Read MoreWhy Should We Affirm Christian Platonism?
The latest issue of Credo Magazine focuses on Christian Platonism. The following is one of the issue’s featured articles by Craig A. Carter. Dr. Carter serves as Research Professor of Theology at Tyndale University in Toronto and as Theologian in Residence at Westney Heights Baptist Church. What is Christian Platonism? Why do I advocate a return to…
Read MoreFirst Principles: No Plato, No Augustine
The latest issue of Credo Magazine focuses on Christian Platonism. The following is one of the issue’s featured columns by Matthew Barrett. Dr. Barrett is the executive editor of Credo Magazine and the host of the Credo podcast. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. –2 Corinthians 4:18 Evangelical Christians…
Read MoreA Look Inside the New Issue of Credo Magazine: What does Plato have to do with Jesus?
The new issue of Credo Magazine is here! What does Plato have to do with Jesus? We live in a day when goodness, truth, and beauty exist in the eye of the beholder alone, mere social constructs we name (Nominalism). As a result, skepticism reigns as society questions whether reality even exists beyond the material…
Read MoreThe new issue of Credo Magazine is here! What does Plato have to do with Jesus?
The new issue of Credo Magazine is here! What does Plato have to do with Jesus? We live in a day when goodness, truth, and beauty exist in the eye of the beholder alone, mere social constructs we name (Nominalism). As a result, skepticism reigns as society questions whether reality even exists beyond the material…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: What Is Eternal Generation?
What does it mean for God to be triune? When the trinitarian phrase eternal generation is used, what is it referring to exactly? Why did the Fathers of the Church believe eternal generation was crucial for a biblical view of the Trinity over against heresy? In this episode, Dr. Matthew Barrett is joined by Dr. Fred Sanders…
Read MoreBe Somebody or Do Something
Over the years I have had many students come into my office and ask me about pursuing doctoral studies. One of the first questions I ask them is, “Why?” I ask this question because many students don’t know that pursuing doctoral studies is a long, difficult, and burdensome path. Once you finish your master’s degree…
Read MoreAuthor’s Corner: Essential Studies in Biblical 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 MoreResurrection Life in the Age to Come
The traditional picture of the eternal state as an ethereal, floaty, intangible, interminable disembodied church service is frankly bizarre and unappealing. It is small wonder that many professing Christians remain so firmly attached to this present life, despite what they may tell their Sunday school teachers. In this message entitled “Resurrection Life in the Age…
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