What the Trinity Debate Can Teach Seminarians
Theology students should be encouraged that this debate happened in public and right in front of them, because it can teach them a few good lessons.
View ArticleA Brief Case for Reading Scripture with a Trinitarian Lens
The Trinity's presence and actions in Scripture, if nothing else, gives us a clear way to read the Bible.
View ArticleDid New Testament Writers Understand the Trinity?
A few ways in which NT writers wrestled with the Trinity, and how Scripture helped inform the formulation of the creeds.
View ArticleBiblical Sci-Fi? Aliens, Angels, and the Nephilim
Were the Nephilim aliens, angels, or something else?
View ArticleAnswering Tough Texts of the Bible
Trevin Wax and I host a podcast called Word Matters, which seeks to help Christians understand some of the most confusing passages of the Bible.
View ArticleWhy I’m Reordering My Social Media Life
Here is my attempt at being more faithful to priority items while reducing distractions.
View ArticleETS, Heresy, and the Task of Christian Scholarship
How can we approach scholarship with rigor, while being careful not to become sellouts, heterodox, or even heretics?
View Article9 Recent Posts and Podcasts on the Trinity
A full storehouse of posts and podcasts on the Trinity has been produced lately. Here are a few of my favorites.The post 9 Recent Posts and Podcasts on the Trinity appeared first on Brandon D. Smith.
View ArticleEternal Generation, the “Only Begotten” Son, and Monogenes: A Summary of the...
What's the best translation of "monogenes" in John 3:16, etc.? A good conversation is brewing.The post Eternal Generation, the “Only Begotten” Son, and Monogenes: A Summary of the Conversation appeared...
View ArticleMy 5 Favorite Books of 2016
I'm always willing to recommend a good book if it is, in fact, good. Here's my 2016 list.The post My 5 Favorite Books of 2016 appeared first on Brandon D. Smith.
View ArticleImmanuel: When God the Son Became Like Us
Philippians 2:5-11 gives us a look at what it really means for God to be with us.The post Immanuel: When God the Son Became Like Us appeared first on Brandon D. Smith.
View ArticleA White Man’s Meditations on Martin Luther King Day
Dr. King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Make your anywhere count.
View ArticleHow Does the Holy Spirit Unite Us to Christ?
The Spirit acts as a kind of adhesive, preparing and enabling the human subject to be joined to the body of Christ.
View ArticleWhy the 5 Solas Still Matter Today
The 5 solas of the Reformation still echo in our world and our lives today, if we’re willing to listen.
View ArticleHow Often Should We Take the Lord’s Supper?
Can you imagine a Sunday morning without a sermon and a song? How, then, can we so quickly push aside the Lord's Supper?
View ArticleDid Jesus Call a Woman a Dog?
On a recent episode of Word Matters, we discussed a question raised in Matthew 15, “Did Jesus call a woman a dog?”
View ArticleWhen the Book of Revelation Takes a Swing at a Roman Emperor
John used the imagery of Jesus holding seven stars to take a swing at the Roman emperor Domitian.
View ArticleTheology, Church History, and Guarding the Good Deposit
We should reap the long-lasting benefits of deep community, sound doctrine, and knowing the saints before us.
View ArticleCuriosity Won’t Kill the Christian: A Conversation with Barnabas Piper
Christians struggle with questions---let's be honest. We don't know which questions to ask, which questions are "too far," or how to rightly question God himself.
View ArticleSalvation by “Faith” Alone or “Allegiance” Alone?
It should go without saying that a book that gets both Schreiner and McKnight talking is worth dealing with yourself.
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