Devotional Everybody is a theologian. When you read the title of this devotional and your eyes glanced over the word “God,” you immediately began to engage in the discipline of theology. Even if for only a nanosecond, the idea of…
There is a statement made by those who would draft the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith that I find to be a great encouragement. It is a small comment made in the preface of this fine document, which states,…
Understanding God’s Will[1] Devotional “What is God’s will for my life?” This question has surely been asked by every Christian as they wrestle with how they should devote themselves to the service of their Lord. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions…
Devotional There are no greater issues for us to work out in our lives than addressing the questions of, (1) “How can we know God?” and (2) “What happens after we die?” An abundance of ideas have been advanced throughout human history…
Devotional 2020 has been a year of chaos. For the first time in human history, entire countries have been placed on government-sanctioned lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unemployment rates in America rival that of the Great Depression. Sporting events,…
Jesus, Our Federal Head Federal? I am deliberately introducing you to an important theological word when I say that the resurrection is “federal.” Of course, I am not using the word to refer to the federal government as opposed to…
That is, you should feel that the resurrection of Christ is something that you, as a rational person, can believe in and must believe in. You must consider the testimony regarding the resurrection of Christ to be credible or faithful.…
Introduction We can choose to agree on essentials and disagree on nonessentials. In essentials, unity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, charity. Have you said either one of these things regarding a particular doctrine? I know that I have.…
Baptists, particularly Southern Baptists, understood that a grasp of the biblical covenants stood as a pillar of orthodoxy. This series has attempted to trace out what covenant theology is and how it played a crucial role in the foundations of…
That is, you should feel that there is nothing more basic, fundamental, and important to your faith or to the Christian faith than that Christ rose from the dead. Of course, this is in an important respect already clear from…