What Is Distinct About the Theology of 1 Timothy?
Claire Smith
The distinctive theology of Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus can be helpfully distilled through three words that belong to the distinctive terminology of the letters: "savior,” “appearing,” and “godliness.”
Podcast: “Love Is Love” vs. “God Is Love” (Sam Storms)
Sam Storms explores what it really means when the Bible says that God is love and what we should do when we struggle to feel his love—even as we affirm it by faith.
9 Powers of Satan That Are Not Ultimate
John Piper
While God has his reasons for permitting Satan to exist and pursue evil, he has never given, nor will give to Satan any freedom that God himself doesn't restrain and decisively direct for his purposes.
The Doctrines of Justification and Union with Christ Illuminate One Another
Matthew Barrett
Scripture clearly says that Christians are united to Christ, but it is not intuitively obvious what this means. Union with Christ is a vague term.
Podcast: John Owen’s Advice for Killing Your Sin (Kelly Kapic)
Kelly Kapic discusses John Owen and his insight into the corruption of the human heart and the gospel’s power to change us from the inside out.
A Concise Biblical Theology of the Spirit’s Mission
Brian A. DeVries
The Holy Spirit is the divine apologist who convinces the world of sin, righteousness, and coming judgment, and the divine evangelist who bears witness to Christ in this broken world.
Extraordinary Doctrine Helps Ordinary People Go Deeper into God’s Word
Kevin DeYoung
So much about learning doctrine is learning the vocabulary. What are the categories? What are the ways in which people have talked about these things?
7 Things the Holy Spirit Does in and for Our Salvation
Kevin DeYoung
The work of the Holy Spirit is the means by which all that Christ accomplished comes to benefit the elect. The Holy Spirit does (at least) seven things in and for our salvation.
What Is the Priesthood of All Believers?
Brian A. DeVries
Christ is our priest, and all believers in Christ are priests, in some sense, like Christ. All believers share in this priesthood as we share in Christ and participate with Christ in a spiritual union.
Podcast: What Does It Mean That Women Should “Remain Quiet” at Church? (Claire Smith)
Claire Smith discusses what Paul says in 1 Timothy 2, why he says it, and what impact it should have on how men and women view their roles in the church.
Introducing the Podcast ‘Doctrine Matters with Kevin DeYoung’
Join bestselling author and pastor Kevin DeYoung as he walks through the most important theological topics over the course of a full year.
Podcast: The History and Impact of ‘The New City Catechism’ (Collin Hansen)
Collin Hansen shares insights on deepening your theological convictions in the age of rampant de-conversion and de-churching with a tool that has stood the test of time: catechisms.
Podcast: What Was the Trinity Doing on Christmas Day? (Matthew Emerson and Brandon Smith)
Matt Emerson and Brandon Smith explain what the doctrine known as the inseparable operations of the Trinity is all about.
Can I Passionately Follow Jesus and Not Care About Good Doctrine?
Kevin DeYoung
The real heart affection that’s going to burn bright and is going to last must be connected to that knowledge, deep doctrine, and precision or carefulness with what we believe.
3 Questions about Creation: Who, How, and Why?
Kevin DeYoung
When considering the creation of the universe, there are three principal questions we can ask: Who? How? and Why?
2 Truths to Help Navigate Doctrinal Disagreement with Other Christians
Kevin DeYoung
This side of heaven, we see through a glass dimly. It’s just reality. We’re not going to agree on everything.
7 Ways the Particularity of Scripture Underlines the Exclusivity of Christ
Christopher W. Morgan
My suspicion is that many affix the "Co-exist" bumper sticker on their cars to preach the gospel of philosophical pluralism. In such a context, it is hard for many to hear the bold words of Jesus.
Podcast: The False Humility Threatening to Undermine Scripture (D. A. Carson)
D. A. Carson talks about some of the key themes that have marked his career, including his enduring passion for knowing and correctly handling God’s word and for holding tight to the gospel.
10 Theories of the Atonement
Kevin DeYoung
Over the centuries, theologians have articulated several different theories or models of the atonement.
What Is the Unpardonable Sin? (Matthew 12)
Dan Doriani
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
What It Means That God Is Rich in Mercy
Dane Ortlund
Nowhere else in the Bible is God described as rich in anything. The only thing he is called rich in is mercy. What does this mean?
A Brief History of the Doctrine of the Work of the Holy Spirit
Gerald Bray
Many people will be surprised to discover that the work of the Holy Spirit was not developed as a doctrine until after the Protestant Reformation.
Podcast: How to Be Like God without Trying to Be God (Jen Wilkin)
Jen Wilkin helps us understand what the Bible teaches us about how we, as redeemed creatures made in the image of God, are called to reflect God’s character to a watching world.
Is Double Predestination Fair?
Kevin DeYoung
The terms election and predestination are often used interchangeably, both referring to God’s gracious decree whereby he chooses some for eternal life.
Christian Theology Began When Jesus Called God His Father
Gerald Bray
It is no exaggeration to say that Christian theology began when Jesus called God his Father and taught his disciples to do the same.
Jesus Will Deliver Us from the Wrath of Jesus
John Piper
Against the backdrop of coming judgment, the second coming of Christ is pictured as a rescue of his people. He is coming to save us from God’s wrath.
Podcast: Perichoresis, the Extra Calvinisticum, and Other Essential (Yet Neglected) Doctrines (Kevin DeYoung)
Kevin DeYoung talks on the importance of theology for all Christians, why it matters for our everyday lives, and why it's worth the effort to dig in, even if it sometimes feels a bit unfamiliar.
What Is Sin?
Thomas R. Schreiner
Fundamentally, sin is the refusal to glorify and praise God as God. When we sin, we are making ourselves gods.
Saul Had an Extraordinary, Supernatural Conversion—and So Did You
Nancy Guthrie
Isn’t it interesting how God saves people? And whom God saves? And how he changes them? It’s often the people we least expect and in a way we would never expect.
5 Practical Implications of Your Union with Christ
Sam Allberry
We are all born by nature into Adam. We can only be reborn into Christ. Our standing before God, our inner nature, and our eternal destiny all flow from which of these two men is our representative.