Biblical Theology
Book Review: None Greater, by Matthew Barrett
Review by Mark Donald | 08.13.2020Barrett reminds us that the character of God is at the center of the Christian faith and helps us marvel at his majesty.
What Does the Bible Have to Teach Our Churches about Multi-Ethnic Unity?
By Jeff Mooney | 08.10.2020Hopefully, these passages and the questions they evoke will propel us to become the fishbowl community into which the nations can look and clearly see tangible, gospel-centered love in a world that so desperately needs it.
Reservations for Two: Remembering the Lord’s Death at the Lord’s Table Together
By Caleb Batchelor | 08.07.2020We often come to the table uneasy. We know we’ve been unfaithful. But as our shifting eyes look up, our Savior sits at the head of the table—staring at us with eyes full of affection.
A Response to Scot McKnight and Matthew Bates
By Greg Gilbert | 04.22.2020“King Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” Now that’s good news. So why on earth would anyone want to reply to that, “Eh, half of it is, anyway”?
A T4G 2020 Sermon: What Is and Isn’t the Gospel
By Greg Gilbert | 04.15.2020The cross and the kingdom are theologically inseparable because the only way into the kingdom is through the cross.
Why We Produced the Church Questions Series
By Sam Emadi | 04.09.2020The church isn’t just one aspect of the Christian life, it’s the context of our Christian life—it shapes all the other aspects of our Christian obedience.
How (Not) to Preach the Old Testament Prophets
By Nick Roark | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020Preaching faithfully from the Old Testament is always a challenge. But preaching faithfully from the Old Testament Prophets is perhaps most challenging of all.
How (Not) to Preach the Psalms
By Jim Hamilton | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020Don’t preach the Psalms in isolation—from their immediate or broad context. May God bless his Word in your mouth, and may the sentiments in the Psalms be the heartbeat of God’s people.
How (Not) to Preach the Pentateuch
By David King | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020If you’ve ever preached from any of these books, you know they can be challenging. What follows are five pitfalls to avoid.
How (Not) to Preach Historical Narrative
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020I’ll discuss ways you shouldn’t preach historical narrative, illustrating each point by primarily looking at 1 Samuel 4–7: the battle of Aphek, the conflict between Dagon and Yahweh, and the battle of Ebenezer. If you haven’t read those chapters in a while, I’d encourage you to give them a look.
How (Not) to Preach Wisdom Literature
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020When was the last time you preached through wisdom literature?
Should You Preach Moral Lessons from Biblical Stories?
By Jason Hood | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020The solution is not to jettison imitation but to look again at Scripture, letting Scripture’s own interpretation guide our proclamation.
Allegorical Interpretation: Finding the Line Before You Cross It
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020Allegory is something less than exposition. It’s difficult to know where to draw the line. How far is too far?
The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: “Textual, Epochal, Canonical”
By David Schrock | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020This approach to reading Scripture doesn’t mean we’ll perfectly understand or apply God’s Word. Scripture is perfect; interpreters aren’t
Man and Woman in Exile (Genesis 3)
By Mitchell Chase | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.11.2019A complementarian vision of relationships will help men and women flourish in exile. Manhood and womanhood cannot be pursued and understood, however, without confronting the challenges that exist.
