Petrus van Mastricht begins his treatment of the doctrine of God by means of brief exegetical comments on Hebrews 11:6: “for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” According to Mastricht, this verse reveals three truths about God that are essential to saving […]
The humility of God
“Humility” might sound like a strange attribute to predicate of God. Two recent studies suggest otherwise. Grant Macaskill’s The New Testament and Intellectual Humility is not a study of divine humility per se. Its broad concern is the nature and cultivation of humility as an intellectual virtue. Because of his commitment to theological interpretation of […]
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 […]
God With Us: Covenant Theology as the Interpretive Backdrop of Scripture: Part 3
Teaching Women to Teach resources the local church by providing theological training to women who are teaching or who aspire to teach the Bible in women’s ministries. We seek to train women from our constituent churches so that theological conversation and discipleship in women’s ministry can happen in the context of relationships, in accord with […]
God With Us: Covenant Theology as the Interpretive Backdrop of Scripture: Part 2
Teaching Women to Teach resources the local church by providing theological training to women who are teaching or who aspire to teach the Bible in women’s ministries. We seek to train women from our constituent churches so that theological conversation and discipleship in women’s ministry can happen in the context of relationships, in accord with […]
God With Us: Covenant Theology as the Interpretive Backdrop of Scripture: Part 1
Teaching Women to Teach resources the local church by providing theological training to women who are teaching or who aspire to teach the Bible in women’s ministries. We seek to train women from our constituent churches so that theological conversation and discipleship in women’s ministry can happen in the context of relationships, in accord with […]
