
Jared Bumpers on Pastors and Systematic Theology
Why should pastors care about systematic theology?

Success is Dangerous
You don't need "more" to be satisfied in God.

A Glorious Doctrine with a Silly Name: The Extra Calvinisticum and the Gospel
In the incarnation, God reveals his Triune beauty for us in language we can understand. He communicates his astonishing beauty with human language, and with skin and bones, and he does this for our benefit.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 6–Argument Tracing
“Argument-tracing” is step 6 in understanding and apply the Old Testament. Perhaps more than any other step in the exegetical process, this one helps us grasp a passage’s message. In this post, I will show how to trace the argument of a passage by using an argument-diagram.

Patrick Schreiner on How an Understanding of the Gospel of the “Kingdom” Influences Christian Ministry
FTC.co asked Patrick Schreiner, associate professor of New Testament and Biblcial Theology at Midwestern Seminary, “How does understanding the gospel of the “Kingdom” influence Christian ministry today?”

The Apostle’s Creed: Humble Beginnings and the Rule of Faith
The foundational doctrines taught to new converts centered on Christ, repentance, faith toward God, instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

The Chalcedonian Definition: Christ’s Two Natures
A creed, properly speaking, is not a statement of what Christians believe about our faith. (That would be a “confession.”) Instead, a creed is a pledge of allegiance to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Christian Creeds: An Introduction
From the very beginning, creeds and creedal formulations have played a crucial role in the beliefs and practices of Christian churches. Some Christians (usually in free church traditions) deny the creeds any authority in teaching or value in worship. But this rejection of tradition usually stems from a misunderstanding of the function of the creeds […]

Celebrating the Beauty of Complementarity in Corporate Worship
Here’s one way that our church seeks to celebrate the beauty of gender complementarity during our corporate worship gatherings.

Ten Truths About a Liar
Is Satan capable of inception? Does he whisper temptations in our ear? Is Satan’s authority, power, and relationship to unbelievers the same or different from Christians? These are all valid and, frankly, somewhat haunting questions. I am not left emotionally unmoved by the many destroyed marriages and ministries around me Satan has devoured. I trust […]