Sandy Grant writes about the phrase in the Apostles’ Creed: ‘He Descended Into Hell’ at The Sola Panel. He explores where the phrase came from, the biblical data which it seeks to summarise and express, how it should be understood, and some, perhaps better if inelegant, alternatives. Read the comments thread below the post where …
Jonathan Lunde’s ‘Following Jesus, The Servant King’ is part of a collection of Zondervan’s Biblical Theology For Life series. Having disappeared for a short season, it is refreshing to see Lunde explore covenant theology as the paradigm for understanding the Lord Jesus as the prophet who rules. Those schooled more recently in situations where confessional …
This is a fair cop. I’ve used variations on the statement ‘Christianity is not a religion’ in various situations. I’ll probably use it again. But it is helpful to do so mindful of this perspective from the Bible, pointed out by Matt Viney. The New Testament speaks about religion. James mentions it twice “If anyone …
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 8 Q & A 12 Q What special act of providence did God exercise towards man in the estate wherein he was created? A When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the …
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