Current Theme | January 2025
The Image of God in Scripture and Society
What does it mean in Genesis 1:26 when God says. “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”? This January, Christ Over All will take a look at this question from Scripture and throughout society. With God’s Word as our guide, we plan to flesh out how the imago Dei affects the beginning and end of life, gender and sexuality, the physical body, and even church graveyards. In all, we hope to be renewed according to the image of the perfect God-man, Jesus Christ. So join us as we begin 2025 by looking at the theology and ethics of humanity.
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December Intermission: From Singing Handel’s Messiah to Showing the Image of God
By David Schrock • Concise Article • January 2
As we transition from reflecting on Handel's Messiah in December to considering the image of God in January, we review the thrilling story contained in that famous oratorio while looking forward to a bedrock doctrine of humanity.
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The Dignity of the Human Person: An Evangelical Reading of the Theology of Personhood of Vatican II
By Leonardo De Chirico • Concise Article • January 3
If the Roman Catholic Pope offered to be your guide in the wilderness that is the doctrine of mankind, would you trust him to lead you safely through?
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The Embodied Person: Why I Am My Body, Not Just My Soul
By Gregg Allison • Concise Article • January 6
What does Scripture say about the body and the soul? And what important conclusions can we reach about the fullness of who we are?
Podcast
4.1 David Schrock • Christ Over All in 2025: A Preview
By David Schrock • January 6
Hear what, God willing, lies ahead for Christ Over All in the year of our Lord 2025.
Longform
The Need for Theological Anthropology
By Stephen Wellum • Longform Essay • January 8
As the borrowed capital of the beautiful image of God erodes and men see themselves more as beasts, the prodigal goes bankrupt and horrors commence. This is a sad but necessary tale—and the church must tell it.
Podcast
4.2 Stephen Wellum • Reading • “The Need for Theological Anthropology”
By Stephen Wellum • Longform Reading • January 8
As the borrowed capital of the beautiful image of God erodes and men see themselves more as beasts, the prodigal goes bankrupt and horrors commence. This is a sad but necessary tale—and the church must tell it.
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Christ Over All’s Most Read Articles Published in 2024
By Kevin McClure • Concise Article • January 10
We give thanks to God for our authors and readers. We're passing along what 2024 articles gained most traction, and we've also noticed some trends to share . . .
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Biblical Ethics and In Vitro Fertilization
By Emma Waters • Concise Article • January 13
An explanation of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in view of the Bible's theology, bodily health, and our larger society.
Podcast
4.3 Stephen Wellum, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “The Need for Theological Anthropology”
By Stephen Wellum, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • January 13
Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Stephen Wellum on his Christ Over All essay: “The Need for Theological Anthropology"
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Designer Embryos and Kids Born from the DNA of Throuple Parents: Understanding the Depraved New World of EPS and IVG
By Emma Waters • Concise Article • January 14
A look at two harrowing developments in reproductive technology: embryonic polygenetic screening (EPS) and in vitro gametogenesis (IVG).
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Humans: The Image and Likeness of God
By Stephen Wellum • Concise Article • January 15
How do you define the image of God? Is it Substantive, Functional, or Relational? Or is there a deeper definition that arises from the language of "image" and "likeness" in the scriptures?
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The Original Condition of Humanity
By Vern Poythress • Concise Article • January 17
The beauty of Christ's work to restore mankind is bolstered by a proper understanding of our original, pre-fall goodness.
Table of Contents
Upcoming
Garrett Wishall: Christ is Lord Over Death: A Case for Burial Over Cremation
By Garrett Wishall • Concise Article
Ardel Caneday + Trent Hunter: Victimization and Impersonalization in the neo-Marxist West
By Ardel Caneday, Trent Hunter • Concise Article
Michael Wilkinson: Chalcedonian Anthropology
By Michael Wilkinson • Longform Essay
Colin Smothers: Addressing Intersex
By Colin Smothers • Concise Article
Greg Scott: Yuval Hurari Book Review
By Greg Scott • Concise Article
Steve Wellum: What is the Image of God? A Primer
By Steve Wellum • Concise Article
David Bahnsen: The Value of Work
By David Bahnsen • Concise Article
Jeremy Peckham: Transhumanism: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
By Jeremy Peckham • Concise Article
David Schrock + Nate Hendrickson: Churches Ought Consider Having Cemetaries
By David Schrock, Nate Hendrickson • Concise Article
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