Manny Pereira: Recovering the Righteousness of Hell

Ethan Jago: The Aseity of God: Understanding the Self-Existence of God & the Deity of Christ

Brad Klassen: Truthfulness

Brad Klassen on the Omnipresence of God

Brad Klassen on God's Omniscience

Brad Klassen on the Holiness of God

Brad Klassen on the Sovereignty of God

Brad Klassen on the Triunity of God

Brad Klassen on the Spirituality of God

Brad Klassen on the Aseity of God

Hensworth Jonas Preaching on the Elect

Brad Klassen on the Knowability of God

Brad Klassen on the Incomprehensibility of God

An Introduction to the Study of God with Brad Klassen

Why Jesus Had to Be Fully God and Fully Man?

There have always been questions regarding the deity and humanity of Christ. Some have wondered did Jesus had to be fully man and fully God at the same time. Some have wondered if Jesus laid aside His divinity or some parts of His humanity. 

Lots of questions yet we must engage them as best we can. In this video, we see Scott Aniol give a classroom lecture Grace Bible Theological Seminary on why Jesus had to be fully God and fully man.

A Discussion on Hell

Many in the church today do not believe in Hell. Some think Hell is something that is just made up to keep people in line. Hell is very real because the Bible says it is. 

In this video from the Pastor Scholar Podcast, Ryan Day, Dr. Cory M. Marsh, and Chris Miller address the misunderstandings and theological reasons for Hell.

Book Review: Daily Doctrine by Kevin DeYoung

Systematic Theology is a subject most Christians do not study because they think it is only for those in seminary. Sadly, there are some pastors that think it as well. There have been many great theological books over the centuries yet most of them are not read because of their length. A lot of them are not for just the layperson in the pew.

Kevin DeYoung has written a book designed for anyone to pick and read about theological subjects in a simple, devotional format titled, Daily Doctrine. The subtitle of the book says, "A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology." One site has it advertised as a 365-day devotional. One thing that must be pointed is this is not a 365-day devotional. It is a 52-week devotional but there are only five entries per week. 

This book brakes down into different theological subjects such as the doctrine of scripture, the works and being of God, the doctrine of man, Christology including His work and the salvation He offers, the doctrine of the church, and eschatology. DeYoung also covers Covenant Theology, which he does from a paedobaptist point of view, which he does briefly address Baptist Covenant Theology in one entry. 

Writing on the subject of Systematic Theology is not an easy take, but to do in a devotional format is quite another. The print for each entry does not take up a lot of pages so that the devotionals are not lengthy so those who are new to Systematic Theology can follow along easily. Granted I think DeYoung could have written more since he did not write 365 entries in what is supposed to be a year-long devotional book. 

As I mentioned earlier, this devotional is from a paedobaptist covenant theological perspective so those who attend a Baptist church and are new believers might be a little confused to when DeYoung discusses infant baptism rather than believer's baptism. There might be some who are not covenantal who might not agree with everything DeYoung has written but might be blessed by the book. 

One thing that might be confusing for former Roman Catholics is why is a Protestant Minister and writer using material from Thomas Aquinas a Roman Catholic theologian and has been called the Angelic Doctor by Rome. Granted some quote Aquinas to critique him, but DeYoung seems to affirm the writings he uses in the devotional. I know DeYoung is part of the Classical Theism movement also known as Scholasticism that seeks to retrieve Aquinas for the Protestant Church, which John Frame has said he those who are part of this movement head to Rome meaning they become Roman Catholic. 

This devotional would be a good introduction to Systematic Theology, but it was lacking in some areas that more could have been written. DeYoung did do a decent job taking Systematic Theology and make into a devotional.

I received this book from Crossway in exchange for an honest review.

John MacArthur, RC Sproul, and NT Wright: The Doctrine of Justification

This video made by Bill Roach looks into what N.T. Wright believes about the doctrine of justification with a response from R.C. Sproul and John MacArthur:

Tony Wood on Propitiation

If you watched the Super Bowl last year, you probably remember that "He Gets Us" ad, which was the talk among many in the church. There were a number of blog articles and podcasts as well as a response video to the ad itself. 

One response to the ad came from Pastor Tony Wood, who not only addressed the video, but also looked at the doctrine of propitiation:

Book Review: Great Doctrines of the Bible by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

There have been many great Systematic Theology books that have been written. Granted, I have not read of them and probably never will. There have been many great books written by Martyn Lloyd-Jones and it seems there are many that do not get the attention they do. 

Great Doctrines of the Bible is one of those books from Lloyd-Jones that does not get mentioned a lot. Thankfully, Crossway has produced this wonderful volume for modern readers especially those who have benefitted from the ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones.

This book contains three volumes that deals with three areas of systematic theology. The first deals with God, the Father and God, the Son. This volume has chapters addressing how to find doctrine, looking into the Covenant of Grace in the Old and New Testament, and addressing the incarnation of Christ along with His substitutionary atonement.

The next volume deals with God, the Spirit. Lloyd-Jones addresses the doctrine of the Holy Spirit which includes the Person and work of the Spirit. In regard to the work of the Spirit, Lloyd-Jones addresses the sanctifying work of the Spirit along with the gifts and fruit of the Spirit.

Finally, Lloyd-Jones tackles the church and eschatology. He addresses the marks and government of the church along with Baptism and Lord's Supper. Eschatology is the dominate subject in this volume, which deals with different millennial views, the future of the Jews, and the Antichrist.

I am thankful this massive systematic theology from Martyn Lloyd-Jones is available for the church today. If you have been blessed by his ministry, you will definitely benefit from this book even if you do not agree with some of his conclusions.

I received this book from Crossway in exchange for an honest review.