Theology & Doctrine

BOSTON (BP) – Multiple Southern Baptist voices will join others at the Evangelical Theological Society’s annual meeting scheduled for Nov. 18-20.

Lately, I’ve noticed a quiet anxiety settling over so many believers I know. It feels as if the world is coming undone, truth from Scripture is dismissed as outdated, and convictions that once brought respect now draw ridicule.

“Do you really believe a fish swallowed Jonah?” The question came after I preached a chapel service at a “Christian” college.

I once saw the familiar words taped above a weight bench in an athletic facility. Their Scriptural address later appeared on the eye black of a famous athlete set to play in a major SEC showdown. Another time, I heard the same verse recited right after a friend shared an ambitious dream for his future. Chances are you’ve heard it, too.

The evidence of whether we are living by His grace is to be found in the way we treat other people. If we see ourselves as sinners and totally unworthy in ourselves of God’s compassion, patience and forgiveness, then we will want to be gracious to others.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — G.K. Beale and Benjamin Gladd both discovered the depth of the connections between the Old and New Testaments in a classroom, but they want to ensure many more hear about them in a Sunday sermon or even in their own personal Bible study.

We are shaped and formed by our loves and affections. They inform what we think is important and what we value. As Augustine reminds us, our loves drive us toward a trajectory of worship.1 We worship what we love, and we live based on what we love. But, you and I know that because of the Fall, we have to be supernaturally directed by God to rightly order our worship and our loves.

Death is part of the life cycle. But as Christians, we can be assured of new life after death, as seen in Jesus’ resurrection.

Why do we obey those in authority? Because they have the power to punish disobedience, or because we revere them?

NASHVILLE (BP) – A recent study on AI’s reliability to answer theological questions reminds users that answers don’t come without human influence.