#39 Titus
In a similar fashion to all Pauline epistles, the Apostle Paul greets Titus by acknowledging himself as the author: “Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ” (Titus 1:1). For this reason and more, the Epistle to Titus was unequivocally attributed to the Apostle Paul, apart from Marcion, until the nineteenth century…
#36 I Corinthians
The first letter to the Corinthian church addresses a plethora of issues. The church at Corinth, plagued by “division (1-4), sexual immorality (5-7), and disordered worship (8-10),”1 is having a difficult time shaking off Greco-Roman values. However, this is not the first time that Paul writes to the Corinthian church…
#35 Romans
Paul begins the letter to the Romans with an introduction: “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God” (Rom. 1:1).1 He immediately identifies himself as the letter's author and establishes genuine authority due to his apostleship and purpose as a minister of the Gospel…
#34 The First Four Ecumenical Councils
The early church was characterized by both success and hardship. Christianity successfully became a leading world religion despite persecution from the Roman Empire and later the Muslims. However, physical suffering was not the only issue that early Christians faced…
#30 Gisbertus Voetius: Missiological Protestant Pioneer
Gisbertus Voetius, a pioneer in Protestant missiology and a Dutch Reformed theologian, served the Lord from AD 1589 to 1676. He was a minister, theologian, and professor during a vital time in European Christianity called the Dutch Second Reformation or Further Reformation, a continuation of the Protestant Reformation in the Netherlands…
#29 Theodicy
Theodicy is concerned with answering the question, “If God is sovereign and good, then why does He allow evil and suffering in the world?” While there are many conclusions to this question, the most prominent one found in the Old Testament comes from the books of Job, Ecclesiastes, and Habakkuk…