Archive for September 2023
Augustine, On Christian Doctrine
There are certain rules for the interpretation of Scripture which I think might with great advantage be taught to earnest students of the word, that they may profit not only from reading the works of others who have laid open the secrets of the sacred writings, but also from themselves opening such secrets to others.…
Read MoreInferno, Canto 20
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a literary masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its vivid depictions of the afterlife and its profound theological insights. As a work of Christian literature, it offers a unique vision of God’s justice and mercy as it invites readers to contemplate the ultimate destination of human souls. Through complex allegories…
Read MoreHospitality
One of the lost and dying arts in the church these days is the practice of exercising hospitality. In days gone by people in church regularly planned to exercise hospitality on the Lord’s Day. They would plan ahead, invite people over for Sunday lunch, and fellowship with Christ’s people on the Lord’s Day—a foretaste of…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: How then shall we read? Hermeneutics, Typology, and Trinity
What kind of book is the Bible? If, as some suppose, the Bible is simply the product of human ingenuity, then we must read it like we read any other book. The meaning of any particular passage is limited strictly to the intention of the human author who wrote it. Questions pertaining to historical context, grammar,…
Read MoreWhat is Natural Law?
David VanDrunen is a professor, ethicist, theologian, and minister. Additionally, he has written extensively on concepts such as the natural law, the two kingdoms, and a Christian’s role in the public square. In this short and introductory interview, Dr. VanDrunen held a discussion with Credo’s executive editor, Timothy Gatewood. During their conversation, VanDrunen addresses natural…
Read MoreCosmic Christology by the Pool: Retrieving Maximus the Confessor for Systematic Theology
“For the sake of my salvation, Christ, through his own death, voluntarily made my condemnation his own, thereby granting me restoration to immortality.” –Maximus the Confessor, Ad Thalassium 42 Summer is over…at least for us professors. It’s back to school, teaching systematic theology to students, some new, some old. What have I been up to…
Read MoreAll That Is in God with Dr. James Dolezal
In this video, Credo Fellow James Dolezal joins Anthony Alberino on Think for Christ to discuss his book, All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism (Reformation Heritage, 2017). To learn more about Dr. Dolezal and his work, check out his Credo Fellow Highlight.
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! What is the Doctrine of Participation?
“For from him and through him and to him are all things…” (Rom. 11:36) What does it mean to participate in God? In what ways do we share in Christ? Protestants today are oftentimes unfamiliar with or even suspicious towards the doctrine of participating in God. As some claim, does participation confuse the creation and…
Read MoreWhat is the Doctrine of Participation? Andrew Davison and Matthew Barrett
“For from him and through him and to him are all things…” (Rom. 11:36) What does it mean to participate in God? In what ways do we share in Christ? Protestants today are oftentimes unfamiliar with or even suspicious towards the doctrine of participating in God. As some claim, does participation confuse the creation and…
Read MoreThe Light of Nature and the Knowledge of God
In my Christian life, one of the most important insights in repenting of sin is to see how my various sins are all traced back to atheism in one form or another. In order to fully repent, I must understand the sin for which I am repenting. This is what David said in Psalm 51,…
Read MoreNatural Theology: Vos’s Historical Assessment of the Tradition
The second issue relates to Vos’s assessment of the Reformed tradition’s understanding of natural theology. In other words, how accurate is Vos’s historiography? Vos’s survey of the history of natural theology is relatively brief, and at times the answers to his questions only lightly touch upon figures and works. He notes that Augustine devoted extensive…
Read MorePublic Pulpit Prayers
This may come as a surprise but one of my least favorite things to do is offer public prayer. I have, what I believe, are good reasons for my dislike of public prayer. I do like to pray—it is a very personal thing for me where I can lay myself bare and express my fears,…
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