September Intermission: From Biblical Vocation to Biblical Theology

Join us as we transition from the doctrine of vocation to the theme of biblical theology.
4.38 Nicholas Piotrowski, David Schrock, and Stephen Wellum • Interview • “Gospel Scholarship Pell-Mell: A Critical Review of Jordan Peterson’s The Gospels”

This is what happens when the gospels are ripped out of their contexts, psychologized, and discussed by one of the most famous cultural commentators of the day.
How Did We Get the Four Gospels?

Why did only four Gospels come to be recognized as authoritative, while others faded from use in the early church?
4.37 Nicholas Piotrowski • Reading • “Gospel Scholarship Pell-Mell: A Critical Review of Jordan Peterson’s The Gospels”

This is what happens when the gospels are ripped out of their contexts, psychologized, and discussed by one of the most famous cultural commentators of the day.
Gospel Scholarship Pell-Mell: A Critical Review of Jordan Peterson’s The Gospels

This is what happens when the gospels are ripped out of their contexts, psychologized, and discussed by one of the most famous cultural commentators of the day.
Who Was “This Generation” in Matthew?

Who is “this generation” in Matthew 24:34? Jesus targets his contemporaries, likening them to the flood and wilderness rebels, and so foreshadows final judgment—urging faith in and obedience to him as the only way of salvation.
A Critical Review of John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way

John Mark Comer’s book Practicing the Way is a New York Times Bestseller, but does it faithfully teach on sin, repentance, and salvation?
The Sheep, the Goats, and the Dividing Line of Father Abraham: Does Matthew 25:31–46 Teach Salvation by Works of Mercy?

Final judgment in Matthew 25:31–46 hinges not on works themselves, but on covenantal allegiance to Christ—the promised Seed of Abraham—where love and mercy toward his followers reveal genuine faith and secure the blessing of Abraham.
4.36 Guy Waters, Trent Hunter, & Stephen Wellum • Interview • “The Reliability of the Gospels: Rock or Sand?”

Christianity hinges on history: if the Gospels are not trustworthy accounts of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, the faith collapses. But are they myth shaped by early belief, or historical testimony grounded in eyewitness experience and apostolic oversight? This question is not peripheral—it is foundational.
The Gospel According to Matthew: Kingdom & Temple through Sacrifice & Resurrection

What is the Gospel according to Matthew all about? A royal Son of Abraham and David who builds a worldwide temple. Keep reading to find out what this means, and how this life-changing message arises from the three-fold structure of Matthew’s Gospel.
Do Some People Really Believe that a Dead Man Came Back to Life?

What really happened to Jesus of Nazareth? Is there any reasonable explanation for the Jesus phenomenon other than the resurrection? And if Jesus really did come back from the dead, what does that mean for us?
4.35 Guy Waters • Reading • “The Reliability of the Gospels: Rock or Sand?”

Christianity hinges on history: if the Gospels are not trustworthy accounts of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, the faith collapses. But are they myth shaped by early belief, or historical testimony grounded in eyewitness experience and apostolic oversight? This question is not peripheral—it is foundational.