God clothed in metaphor The scriptural God is a metaphorical God, not in the sense that he is not “literally” God, but in the sense that God frequently reveals himself to us in Scripture by means of metaphors. The scriptural God is a God who clothes himself in metaphors. Often these metaphors are taken from […]
Herman Witsius on the Trinity and Christian Comfort
Along with a steady diet of expository Bible preaching and teaching, the central features of Christian catechesis include teaching on the Apostles’ Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord’s Prayer. The Apostles’ Creed outlines the main elements of Christian faith, the Lord’s Prayer the main elements of Christian hope, and the Ten Commandments the main […]
John Webster on the culture of theology
Students of theology have reason to thank Baker Academic, along with editors Ivor Davidson and Alden McCray, for the recent publication of John Webster’s book, The Culture of Theology. The publication of the present volume makes available to a wider audience six lectures originally delivered by Professor Webster at the University of Otago in August […]
Getting to know the RTS Orlando Faculty
“No one presumes to teach an art that he has not first mastered through study. How foolish it is therefore for the inexperienced to assume pastoral authority when the care of souls is the art of arts.”[1] Gregory’s statement reflects a widespread Christian conviction regarding the necessity of theological education for pastoral ministry. Because so […]
Soul care today and in the Christian tradition
Soul care today Personality tests seem to be all the rage in the broader evangelical world at the moment. Whether it’s in the context of leadership training, church small groups, or campus ministries, there is a widespread hunger to understand what makes us distinctive as individuals and to understand how our distinctive traits and tendencies […]
Trinitarian personalism and Christian preaching
The Trinity and Christian preaching Recent days have prompted me to think about the relationship between trinitarian theology and Christian preaching. The first prompt came in June while participating in the International Presbyterian Church’s Catalyst Conference in London. Over the course of three days, I had the opportunity to listen to a lot of good […]
