In many people’s thinking, to ask—How does systematic theology help us read Scripture more faithfully?—is wrongheaded and backward. Rather, should we not ask—How does Scripture help us get our systematic theology right?
In the first article of this series, I defined missions and explained how the gospel of God and the obedience of faith function in this definition. Continuing our series on building a biblical missiology, this article deals with the question: who is a missionary? Taking our lead from Romans 1:1-5, I define missionary as follows:
I would like to explain why Scripture Memory is vital for our Christian life and growth and give some practical guidelines for memorizing verses.
Whether at a public school or in a workplace, we must equip teenagers to love their LGBT-identifying friends without sacrificing the truth.
Packer’s parting message to the church is a call to action and a profound challenge and responsibility for her shepherds.
Through the Word exemplified in our lives, and proclaimed through our lips, biblical counselors seek to help counselees be transformed into the image of Jesus.
There are a few things that I’ve learned through the years that have helped me manage, befriend, encourage, and serve the Lord with my staff.
Leaders must care for the spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, intellectual, and practical dimensions of their lives—not only for their own spiritual and personal flourishing but also for the flourishing of those around them.
Rightly understood, natural law can explain how general and special revelation support one another. But sometimes theologians appeal to natural law at the expense of Scripture.
When we preach from the scriptures, we need to pay attention to where we are in the biblical story.
If these points seem obvious, it’s because they became so dominant in Puritanism and many of us are downstream from the tradition.
When a Pauline theology of suffering is seen in its connection to glory, the prosperity gospel is seen for what it truly is, namely, a different gospel, which is really no gospel at all.
Many of the criticisms warning evangelical churches from using the songs of the prosperity gospel movement are unwittingly liable to some of the same errors they critique.
I know it sounds odd to say that I enjoy funerals more than weddings, but I do, because people are dialed in.
In Genesis 6:1–4, the reader encounters one of the most challenging passages in all of Scripture to interpret.
Your time in seminary will affect your practice of prayer.
