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When one first positions the Great Commission in the framework of the Missio Trinitas, then one can accurately discuss the missional, ontological argument for the church. When the church neglects the Missio Trinitas when considering the Great Commission, it can lead to a lack of doxological motivation for the Great Commission, illiteracy of the Triune … Read more
This essay brings the theology of participation with Christ into contact with Paul’s first-century belief about the spirit-world, both fundamental components of Paul’s thought. By doing so, one can see that participation with Christ, who triumphed over the powers, entails similar spiritual warfare for believers. While Tannehill briefly recognizes this component of participation, and Gombis … Read more
This paper is co-authored with Drew Sparks. Many associate Reformed Protestantism with soft theological determinism and compatibilism. In other words, according to the Reformed, God determines all things, yet human creatures are truly free, moral agents. Richard Muller and the authors of Reformed Thought on Freedom, however, deny that the Reformed were compatibilists. Instead, they … Read more
The political and religious developments of eighteenth-century New England are some of the most investigated artifacts of history. The First Great Awakening is a major feature of these developments, and several authors have revivified our interest in how best to understand this complex scene of historical events, characters, and interests. It is clear that democratization … Read more
This study analyzed how Martin Luther interpreted the reforming kings in 1-2 Kings and 2 Chronicles and determined that his understanding of biblical reform aligned with the theological objective of the First council of Nicaea. This corresponded with the efforts of the reforming kings to eradicate idolatry, restore temple worship, and re-establish the law. Luther did not interpret the narratives of … Read more
Church discipline in the 20th century consisted of an array of practices among congregations. Like the present age, some congregations did not actively practice church discipline in any form, while other congregations engaged in extreme or even corrupted forms of church discipline, excommunicating members for practices such as “laughing,” “whispering,” or “playing the ‘fiddle.’” Were … Read more
Paul’s conflict with Peter in Antioch (Gal. 2:11-14), often considered together with his conflict with Barnabas (Acts 15:15-21), is widely known and has been the subject of much debate since the days of the early church fathers. During the first several centuries, the Antioch incident was frequently cited to blame either Peter or Paul, depending … Read more
Throughout theological antiquity, the doctrine of divine incomprehensibility has enjoyed a pride of place in theological prolegomena. The cast of theologians whose pen wrote of an incomprehensible God is vast, spanning both continents and centuries. From the theological orations of the Cappadocians to the homilies of Chrysostom, divine incomprehensibility received considerable contemplation and treatment. Though … Read more
Over a century before the first Council of Nicaea, Clement of Alexandria (c. 150 – c. 215 AD) employed hymnic poetry and musical imagery to impart teachings about the Father, Son, and Spirit. Describing Clement’s musical objectives in the Protrepticus, Andreas Kramarz observes, “The actual singing of Christian hymns is the most natural and proper … Read more
This paper argues that the widening theological and ecclesiological divide between Northern and Southern Baptists in the early twentieth centuries can be traced, in part, to differing views on the binding and permanent nature of New Testament polity. While Southern Baptists experienced a heightened sensitivity to questions of church polity during the nineteenth century, many … Read more