God’s Glory was Satisfied: Anselm’s Why God Became Man?
Almost a thousand years ago, Anselm asked the question why God became man? His answer is still of great value for the church today.
The Light Shines in the Darkness and is Not Apprehended (Part Two)
In typical Johannine fashion, the motif of light and darkness carries an important double meaning. Jesus is neither overcome by the darkness, nor is he understood by it. Yet, as the true light, he illuminates the darkness and gives sight to those with eyes of faith.
The Light Shines in the Darkness and is Not Apprehended (Part One)
Just as the first light shone into the darkness at the dawn of creation, so did the true light which ushered in the new creation.
Christmas is an Adoption Story: Gleanings from Galatians 4:4–5
At Christmas, Jesus was adopted into the family of Joseph. But how does the Incarnation affect our own relationship with the Father?
Light in the Darkness: A Story of Human History
This is the story of our world, told through the lens of light and darkness. Come and see!
10 Truths Everyone Must Know about the Incarnation
If everyone could know ten things about Christology, what should they be? Dr. Stephen Wellum distills the core truths to one of the most important Christian doctrines.
Give Diamonds, Not Coal: Why Prosopological Exegesis is Not the Gift You Are Looking For
Prosopological Exegesis capitalizes on ambiguity in certain biblical texts and seeks to put a “face” (Greek; prosopon—thus the terminology) or “person” to these alleged ambiguous speakers behind the writings of the inspired authors. Should Christians use this method to understand the Bible?
Christmas, Incarnation, and Particularity
Do you have to be of a particular nationality, ethnicity, sex, or marital status to understand something about someone in those same categories? And how does the second member of the Trinity thread this needle on this question of universality versus particularity?
O Come, O Come Emmanuel: Echoes of Incarnation in the Old Testament
Did the incarnation—God taking on human flesh—come from nowhere? Or were there Old Testament pointers that hinted at a human being who was also divine?
Jesus Understands: How the Sympathy of Christ Sustains the Church
What is Jesus’s disposition towards those who deem themselves to be past all hope? See how the sympathy of Christ is one of the greatest Christmas blessings.
Let Us Worship God the Son Incarnate: A Christmas Meditation on Philippians 2:5–11
How can the unchangeable God bear the vicissitudes of life, take our suffering unto himself, and receive the kiss of death? Only through a human nature.
Incarnation Versus Excarnation in Culture and Church
How has Gnosticism—an ancient idea that we must escape our physical bodies—influenced transgenderism, euthanasia, and 120-pound women beating grown men in martial arts movie scenes? And why the double decker bus? Check out this hard-hitting longform piece from Dr. Andrew Sandlin.
