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The Errors We Might Fall into If We Don’t Affirm the Doctrine of Aseity
If we don’t affirm the doctrine of divine aseity, it can be very easy for us to imagine that God is in some way enriched by or benefited by us.
Articles on Theology
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The Problem of Sin and Why We Need a Mediator
Who are the mediatorial figures in the Old Testament that point forward to Christ? What counts as mediation? That depends on how expansively one treats the term mediation or mediator.
Matthew’s Unique Approach to Forgiveness
Both Jesus’s suffering/death and his death-defying resurrection are necessary parts of the gospel story, as they should be in our theology.
5 Mediators in the Bible Who Foreshadowed Christ
Jesus is the only way to God. Jesus himself says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me“ (John 14:6).
He is unalterably fixed in his being, so that not a particle of it can be lost from it, not a mite added to it.
3 Expressions of the Father’s Delight in the Son
God’s pleasure is first and foremost a pleasure in his Son. The Bible reveals this to us while showing us the face of Jesus shining like the sun of our solar system.
Podcast: How to Study the Book of Matthew (Jonathan Pennington)
Jonathan Pennington answers questions about the book of Matthew and what it has to teach us today.
Podcast: How Reverence Changes the Way You Worship, Suffer, and Grow (Laura Story)
Laura Story discusses the importance of reverence towards God and how it helps us through suffering, changes our worship, and is the soil for spiritual growth.
4 Bible Passages That Help Explain the Doctrine of God’s Aseity
I name myself as a husband, as a dad, as a theologian, and as a human. I’m naming myself in relation to other things. God names himself as “I AM,” as the one who doesn’t need anyone or anything.
Did Martin Luther and John Owen Champion a Rationalistic Gospel?
“You have to get them lost before they can be found,” echoed across the auditorium as I sat listening to the speaker encourage the crowd of eager students in a “how to evangelize” lecture.
Podcast: What Is Repentance, and Am I Doing It Right? (Chris Brauns)
Chris Brauns discusses the doctrine of repentance and how it is not just the way into the Christian life, but the way of the Christian life.
John Owen on How You Can “Abound More and More” in Your Walk with God
“Truly, the great thing that is upon my heart to exhort you unto—and this text of Scripture confirms it—is to ‘abound more and more’ in such work wherein we might please God.”
Podcast: The Historical, Cosmic, and Existential Evidence for the Resurrection (Patrick Schreiner)
Dr. Patrick Schreiner considers the goodness, beauty, and truth of the resurrection and the role that this central truth plays in the lives of Christians.
Two Distinct Ways Owen and Didymus Each Defend the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
Didymus argued against those who denied the divinity of the Spirit, and Owen argued against those who denied the personhood of the Holy Spirit, yet they used the same arguments to defend their claims.
3 Reasons Christ Must Remain Human for Us: Learning from Calvin and Owen
By focusing so much on Christ’s work in the past, we may ignore the significance of what Christ is doing in the present. Here are three reasons that we should study Christ’s present work.
Podcast: What Union with Christ Means for Your Fight Against Sin (Brad Wetherell)
Brad Wetherell discusses the transforming doctrine of union with Christ, reminding believers that this reality brings hope to every area of their lives.
Podcast: Misconceptions About Persecution in the Church (Matt Rhodes)
Matt Rhodes discusses what persecution looks like today and how this has affected missionaries and the global church.
6 Ways Predestination Is an Outworking of God’s Love
Predestination is that act in eternity past in which God ordained or decreed that those he had set his steadfast love on would inherit eternal life.
Podcast: The Forgotten Yet Foundational Doctrine of Aseity (Samuel Parkison)
Dr. Parkison unpacks the foundational doctrine of aseity and how it impacts the way we approach theology, participate in grace, and understand the incarnation.
4 Reasons to Love God’s Aseity
Divine aseity is not simply something we should affirm in theory; it is a divine attribute we should adore. Here are four reasons to love God’s aseity.
How David Prophesied the Resurrection of Christ
Grasping the deep logic of prophecies will help us understand that prophecy is not random predictions and fulfillments but profoundly logical truths that have and must be fulfilled in Christ.
The What, Who, Where, and When of Theology
Joel R. Beeke, Paul M. Smalley
Anyone who has spent time reading the Bible has experienced this need, wondering, “How can I understand unless someone guides me?” This guidance is the work of theology.
How Genesis Prophesied Jesus’s Defeat of Satan
In the Bible, the prophets speak the Word of God—they say whatever God gives them to say. A “type” is a symbol pointing forward to a fulfillment.
Podcast: A Metaphor That Helps Us Understand the Creation Account (Tyler Wittman)
Dr. Tyler Wittman addresses some of the common theological questions about the creation account and shows how it's doxological nature captures our imagination and teaches us about God.
Annual Cicadas and Everyday Theology
Devon Provencher, Jessica Robyn Provencher
Theology doesn’t have to happen in a classroom. It can start with a bug, a question, or a car ride, and grow into a joyful discovery of who God is and how he’s at work in everything around us.
What Do Fire and Water Tell Us About Creation?
Since God is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end of everything, who holds it all together and for whom all things exist, then we can only understand creation theologically in this light.
Podcast: How to Read 4 Confusing and Controversial Passages in Romans (Brian Rosner)
Dr. Brian Rosner discusses the controversial, confusing, and difficult to understand parts of Romans, and what makes this book so helpful for believers today.
What It Means That God Is Immutable and Why That Matters for You
Joel R. Beeke, Paul M. Smalley
Some theologians say that God changes. However, the Bible teaches that he never changes. This is the doctrine of God’s immutability.
J. C. Ryle, “the Prince of Tract Writers”
John Charles Ryle (1816–1900) was one of the most popular theological writers of the Victorian period, and the most prominent evangelical clergyman in the Church of England.
What Keeps God from Being a Megalomaniac?
One of the values of Christian Hedonism is that it answers the objection of why or how God can be so God-centered—because he manifestly is.