The Reformation was not merely a transformation in theological understanding and church life, but a transformation rooted in a more faithful reading of the Scriptures, resulting in a renewal of ecclesial biblical theology.
The fathers remind us that Scripture must remain the norming norm, the standard by which everything else is measured.
Biblical theology grounds systematic theology, and systematic theology guards biblical theology.
As God’s plan unfolds, we discover who this Redeemer is and how he will save us.
No matter what porn promises, it does not and cannot satisfy that desire. The gospel, however, leads to true peace and provides the path toward true pleasure.
Christian parents today must face an unavoidable reality: if you are not actively discipling your children, the culture is doing it for you.
Technology is more than just a tool as it is radically yet subtly shaping everything about our lives and the world around us.
The war on wisdom in our culture is a war of attractions as much as it is a war of ideas. It is a war of who has the right to call something true or false, good or bad, smart or stupid.
Even when the commitment to other matters of sound doctrine is strong and clear, Christians get nervous and uncertain in their commitment to the doctrine of the Trinity as revealed in Scripture and confessed by the church for many centuries.
How would you react, then, if I were to tell you that the greatest gift that God gives to us in our salvation is the Holy Spirit so that, as he fills us, we can experience the greatest blessing of salvation, which is the presence of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
We can’t assume that those in our churches know basic Christian theology. Also, central to these responses is a confused understanding of the exclusivity, uniqueness, and sufficiency of Christ.
Talking about the final judgment may seem to be contrary to the love of God that is manifested in the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We don’t want to be like the fire, hell, and brimstone preachers of the past who, in the eyes of many or at least in some instances, were…
If you live a committed Christian life but never share the gospel verbally, then how does your non-Christian neighbor know the source of your hope? And conversely, if you communicate the gospel verbally but are a complete jerk in the process, then those words of eternal life may well fall on deaf ears.
Our vision for the only graduate school allowed to bear the name of Billy Graham is to produce graduates who exemplify the humble courage of steady work.
In establishing the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth in 1994, Mohler was able to raise a banner that marked The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as a school that was committed not only to inerrancy, scriptural fidelity, and historic Southern Baptist doctrinal convictions but also to strengthening Southern Baptist commitment to evangelism and missions.
Our mission statement prioritizes what Jesus prioritized. Our focus is God’s Word, God’s mission, and God’s church.
If you are responsible for preaching to an assembly, make it your goal to serve them from both the Old and New Testaments. The Lord has inspired sixty-six canonical books for the nourishment of his people.
When God raised up human leaders as shepherds, he was calling them to participate in his work of rescuing his people, remaining with them, and providing for them. This calling did not elevate leaders to positions of sovereign lordship over the people; instead, it placed them in positions of sacrificial stewardship among the people of Israel.
