Category: Systematic Theology
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 4
This post concludes our deep-dive into the Athanasian Creed’s statement that Christ “descended into hell” after His death. Here, we learn what He proclaimed to the spirits in prison, and what it accomplished.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: an excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 3
As we continue our excursus into the Creed’s claim that Christ “descended into hell,” we trace His journey through the three levels of the underworld, from Scripture.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 2
In this post, we learn the depth of Christ’s descent into the underworld; what He accomplished there; and why it matters to Christians.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: An excursus on Christ’s descent into hell, part 1
The first in a series of two posts explaining from Scripture the Athanasian (and Apostles’) Creed’s claim that Christ “descended into hell.”
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What’s wrong with the Church?
The one where I explain that the call is coming from inside the house.
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Real talk on biblical righteousness
Whenever Scripture calls someone righteous, it either means civic righteousness; or righteous through faith. You can only claim the former as your own, but only the latter can save you.
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DiscipleSHAPE: a paradigm for forming Christians
The one where I begin to roughly sketch a model for disciple-making and disciple-shaping that looks, in some ways, awfully familiar; and is sure to be pooh-poohed by the experts.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 38
Having established the right doctrine of the Person of Christ, line 38 begins the doctrine of the work of Christ. A future post will focus on the difficult clause: “He descended into hell.” Stay tuned!
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, lines 34-37, part two
These lines of the Creed clarify the oneness of Christ. Christ isn’t two persons, one divine and one human; neither is the divine nature dissolved in the human, nor vice versa. He is One Christ with two natures.
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The Boat You Want to Be In (Mark 6:45-52)
In a sermon delivered June 23, 2024, I explain that the story of Jesus walking on the water shows us how He blesses His people in the storms of life.
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