What’s the difference between the incommunicable and communicable attributes? Let’s be careful with our thinking on this.
Read moreCanon: The Contents of Holy Scripture
Discourse about the canon is inherently theological such that what we say about Holy Scripture reveals what we think about its Author. Scripture is the very speech of God and, as such, we recognize that everything we say about Scripture says something about the One to whom it belongs.
Read moreAttributing Things to God
Are immutability and eternality the same thing? Let’s think about that.
Read moreThe Necessity of Scripture: God's Gracious Act
In general revelation, God freely and objectively reveals Himself in the light of nature in man and the works of creation and providence so that He might manifest his goodness, wisdom, and power. This manifestation of God was not intended to reveal mysteries of faith that are received with but undetected by reason.
Read moreAn Announcement and Delay
Daniel has recently been installed as pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Chambersburg, PA, a long-time congregation in the Reformed Baptist community. This is a blessing, but it does mean there is a delay in the articles. While Daniel would have written on the attributes of God today, the transition means he has not been able to take the time to do so. Drew will pick up on the Confession’s statement on Scripture next week and Daniel will return for the attributes of God in two weeks. Thank you for your patience and prayers.
The Necessity of Scripture: General Revelation
General revelation is God’s free and objective revelation to man via the light of nature in man and the works of creation and providence. It finds its origin in God, and man knows it by innate and acquired knowledge.
Read moreSimply God
“God is really complex!” But is he? Today we look a little more at the doctrine of divine simplicity.
Read moreThe Necessity of Scripture: An Introduction
The goal of these expositions is to analyze the confession and engage in theological reasoning with the goal of knowing God by receiving discipleship from the past as we seek to humbly receive and confess the faith that came before us for the benefit of those who come after us.
Read moreWhat God Is and Isn’t: Principles of Theological Interpretation
We are needy and our neediness is met by the one who stoops to speak to us in words we can understand.
Read moreA Theology Master Class
Paul’s master class begins with God in himself.
Read moreWhat God Is: Principles of Theological Interpretation
Those perfections in the creature, such as love, goodness, and wisdom, are reflections and effects of the One who is love, goodness, and wisdom.
Read moreThe Rule of Love
The analogy of faith is the subordinate means of interpretation and consists of the rule of faith and the rule of love. Since we have discussed the rule of faith in several pieces, this article will ground and explain the rule of love.
Read moreWhat God Isn't: Principles of Theological Interpretation
In light of the reality that we must receive Scripture in its plenary teaching, and since Scripture’s telos is the uncreated God, we must precisely define the way in which Scripture speaks to us about God.
Read moreA Tale of Two Commentaries
The doctrine of inspiration affects our hermeneutic because it forces us to reckon with the entire canon in order to accurately understand what the Spirit says in a particular passage.
Read moreDoctrinal Reading
But, in order to engage in the task of doctrinal preaching, one must realize that it requires a dogmatic reading of Holy Scripture.
Read moreGodward Theology: The Call to Dogmatic Piety
Do you pray when you do theology?
Read moreDoctrinal Preaching
At Baptist Dogmatics we engage in the task of theology to the glory of God “for the sake of the church.” In this article, we hope to set forth doctrinal preaching as a primary and regular means for promoting sound, life-giving theology in the context of the local church.
Read moreWhat is Truth? The Call to Dogmatic Humility
As we engage in the theological/dogmatic task, we must pursue character at the same time we pursue proclamation.
Read moreDogmatics as a Theoretical-Practical Discipline
Is theology a theoretical discipline dedicated to mere contemplation? Or, is theology practical and, if so, how? In this article, we hope to show that dogmatics is an inseparable mix of theoretical and practical theology, leading us to identify it as a theoretical-practical discipline.
Read moreIs Everyone a Theologian?
“Not to every one, my friends, does it belong to philosophize about God; not to every one; the Subject is not so cheap and low; and I will add, not before every audience, nor at all times, nor on all points; but on certain occasions, and before certain persons, and within certain limits.” –Gregory of Nazianzus
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