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 […]
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 […]
The Crowning Good of the Gospel: Romans 1:1-7
Last Sunday I had the privilege of preaching at University Presbyterian Church. My text was Romans 1:1-7. In this passage, Paul introduces his letter to the Christians in Rome with a summary of the “gospel” to which he has been “set apart” as an apostle of Jesus Christ. The sermon focuses on two topics: (1) […]
Catalyst Conference Lectures
I had the pleasure of participating in the International Presbyterian Church’s Catalyst conference last month in London. My task was to deliver three lectures on the Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 2. The audio for those lectures are posted below. The first lecture is devoted to WCF, Chapter 2, paragraph 1 on the attributes of […]
The Bible and the Trinity
The Paideia Center for Theological Discipleship is an RTS Orlando initiative promoting theological formation through exposure to classical texts of the Christian tradition within the context of community, in order to cultivate theological wisdom for today’s church. Source: RTS Orlando
B. B. Warfield and the Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity
by Scott R. Swain B. B. Warfield’s 1915 ISBE article on the Trinity presents the Princeton theologian’s mature thinking on the biblical bases and meaning of the doctrine and offers a revisionist interpretation of the personal names of “Father,” “Son,” and “Spirit.” Instead of interpreting the personal names of the Trinity in terms of relations of […]
