Tag Christology

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Praying the Psalms in Christ

In this short series, I have explored some of the special challenges that come in interpreting the Psalms of lament as Christian scripture. We have seen how this is not an easy task, particularly if we insist upon praying the…

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The Advent Season: Not Just Christmas

Early in my pastoral ministry a thoughtful young man came with an interesting question while our congregation was in the midst of celebrating the Advent season. The question arose from a hymn sung during a Lord’s Day worship service. The…

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Van Til’s Critique of Barth’s Christology (Part 1)

In the recent resurgence of interest in the theology of Karl Barth–particularly among evangelicals1–theologians of no mean significance have opined on Cornelius Van Til’s writings about the dialectical theologian. Van Til, according to some, offered an “absurd”2 and “inept analysis”3…

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Reviewing Ligonier’s Christology Statement

Ligonier Ministries have produced a Creed, as well as Affirmations and Denials, with a focus on Christology – a “Christology Statement”. While I wonder what possible ecclesiastical authority a Creed can have when offered by a parachurch organization, I think…