Robert Rollock (1555–98) did not live very long but he was a hard-working Scotsman who left his mark on Reformed theology and especially in biblical commentary and the development of Reformed covenant theology. In his introduction to Rollock’s commentary on Ephesians, Casey . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
My Baptist friends give two replies to the claim that they are not truly catholic. First, they appeal to their intent to be catholic. For example, in the introduction to the Second London Confession (1689) they say: "This we did the more abundantly to manifest our consent with both in all the fundamental articles of the Christian religion, as also with many others whose orthodox Confessions have been published to the world on the behalf of the Protestant in diverse nations and cities." Contin...| The Heidelblog
When the ancient church began to use the adjective catholic (universal) to describe her theology, piety, and practice, and to distinguish herself from the Gnostic, Marcionite, and Montanist cults of the second century, the best evidence is that they did not read . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
The passages are these:— He was thirty years old when he came up to be baptized. Then, when he had the mature age of a teacher, he came to Jerusalem, so that all would reasonably accept him as a teacher. For he . . . Continue reading →| The Heidelblog
The series examines Christian political engagement historically and globally, emphasizing the gospel’s call for allegiance to Christ over political affiliations. It discusses the Church’…| Ex Vitæ Verborum
One of Chrysostom’s most interesting works is a short treatise titled An Address on Vainglory and the Right Way for Parents to Bring up Their Children. While parenting is a theme that appears in a number of Chrysostom’s exegetical homilies, this treatise brings together ideas on parenting that are spread throughout the sermons he delivered over the course of many years.| Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary