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How Classical Theism Has Shaped My Spiritual Life
My first contact with theology was in the home. I grew up in what had been a Communist country until 1989, in Oradea, on Romania’s Western frontier with Hungary. My…
Read MoreNever Preach to One Person
When I first entered the pastorate I told myself never to preach to any one person in the congregation, and it seems like Providence confirmed this decision time and time…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! Classical Theology Panel Discussion – Trueman, DeYoung, Dolezal, Barrett
Why is Classical theology so important for the life and soul of the local church? This special episode of the Credo Podcast is from the 2023 Center for Classical Theology…
Read MoreClassical Theology Panel Discussion – Trueman, DeYoung, Dolezal, Barrett
Why is Classical theology so important for the life and soul of the local church? This special episode of the Credo Podcast is from the 2023 Center for Classical Theology…
Read MoreThe Intersection Between Our Lives and Biblical History
Now and again, some people ask me to mount an “apology” for, and explanation of, what many call “figural reading” of Scripture – an approach I have written about and…
Read MoreEpiphany and the Circumcision of Christ: The whole life of Christ in my Systematic Theology
The following update on Matthew Barrett’s Systematic Theology comes from his regular newsletter: subscribe here. January is such a cold, dark month, at least if you live in the Midwest.…
Read MoreDivine Simplicity Defended
This conversation featuring Owen Anderson and Credo Fellow, James Dolezal covers the doctrine of God, general revelation, the pre-Socratic materialists, Plato, Aristotle, mysticism, the beatific vision, doxology, and answers to…
Read MoreNew Credo Alliance! We Believe in the Holy Spirit
The next episode of the Credo Alliance is out but this time we caught it on video. Credo Fellows John Fesko, Fred Sanders, and Scott Swain join Matthew Barrett to…
Read MoreWe Believe in the Holy Spirit – Credo Alliance with Fesko, Swain, Sanders, and Barrett
The next episode of the Credo Alliance is out but this time we caught it on video. Credo Fellows John Fesko, Fred Sanders, and Scott Swain join Matthew Barrett to…
Read MoreNew Biblical Theology Podcast! Putting Backgrounds Back In The Background (Part 2)
If you rely on backgrounds for Biblical interpretation, what do you do if you do not know the author or date? How much of Paul’s biography should we use to…
Read MorePutting Backgrounds Back In The Background (Part 2)
If you rely on backgrounds for Biblical interpretation, what do you do if you do not know the author or date? How much of Paul’s biography should we use to…
Read MoreWe are made to know God
We are made to know God (Phil. 3:10). As we form friendships, even among equals, we come to know who our friends are and what they do. So it is…
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