Archive for October 2023
Union with Christ: Ortlund and Barrett Team Up
Credo Fellow Gavin Ortlund tees up with Matthew Barrett for a special crossover episode between the Credo podcast and Truth Unites. Their goal is to root Protestants in the wisdom of scripture and the riches of the Great Tradition. In this episode, they talk to J. Todd Billings about union with Christ and its relationship…
Read MoreUnion with Christ: Barrett and Ortlund Team Up
Credo Fellow Gavin Ortlund tees up with Matthew Barrett for a special crossover episode between the Credo podcast and Truth Unites. Their goal is to root Protestants in the wisdom of scripture and the riches of the Great Tradition. In this episode, they talk to J. Todd Billings about union with Christ and its relationship…
Read MoreKuyper on Common Grace
The fixed historical starting point for the doctrine of common grace lies in God’s establishment of a covenant with Noah after the flood. In the past, inadequate attention has been paid to this significant and decisive event. People move too quickly to Abraham and the patriarchs, with the result that the weighty significance of the…
Read MoreLearning from the Church Fathers with Michael Haykin
In this conversation, Credo Fellow Michael Haykin discusses what we can learn from the early church fathers today. He reflects on what we should make of the early church’s allegorical reading of the Bible, the value of early Christian creeds for helping to define our faith today, and where to start if someone is interested…
Read MoreIs Mary the “Mother of God?”
In this video, Credo Fellow Gavin Ortlund articulates that calling Mary the Mother of God need not be a concern for Protestant Christians, and then clarifies what the Protestant concern actually is. Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Read MorePodcast Throwback: Why is the Beatific Vision our Hope? Michael Allen and Matthew Barrett
The apostle John once wrote to the church and made a bold promise: “Beloved we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). What does John mean…
Read MoreHoly Scripture Teaches Natural Theology
The heavens declare the glory of God, And the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, Whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the…
Read MoreListen, Don’t Critique
One of the biggest problems in Reformed churches, I believe, is that people come to church to critique the sermon rather than listen to it. How so? In Reformed churches there are always a number of theological commandos, people who love to study the Bible, read serious theological works, and encourage and spur others on…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
From Plato to Aristotle, Greek philosophy posits a transcendent view of reality often not appreciated by contemporary Christians living after modernism. But transcendence in Greek thought was not lost on the biblical authors. Narratives such as John 1 and Acts 17 reveal that the biblical authors understood and critically appropriated classical Greek philosophy into their…
Read MoreWhat has Athens to do with Jerusalem? Paul Tyson and Matthew Barrett
From Plato to Aristotle, Greek philosophy posits a transcendent view of reality often not appreciated by contemporary Christians living after modernism. But transcendence in Greek thought was not lost on the biblical authors. Narratives such as John 1 and Acts 17 reveal that the biblical authors understood and critically appropriated classical Greek philosophy into their…
Read MoreInferno, Canto 22
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 MoreNatural Theology, Calvin, and Revisionism
The following is an excerpt from Matthew Barrett’s new book, The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Historians have long observed that natural theology enjoyed a continual presence from the church fathers to the Scholastics, a fact that will be elaborated upon in the next chapter to explain a departure…
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