In Christian teaching we do not comment much on the temple. Why is that? Is it because the physical building was destroyed in AD 70? It was, but can that really be the end of the matter? Or maybe we're only looking forward to the new cosmic temple described in Revelation 21-22. Either way, there is significant application of the Bible's temple theology for our lives today. In this symposium from the fall of last year, I lay out a biblical theology of the temple toward understanding the gospel and the nature of the church better.
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Popular Christmas songs often attempt to capture the incredible moment when the God of the universe took to himself full humanity, and entered his own creation. In so doing, Jesus makes the invisible God visible. Perhaps even more striking, however: that was originally our responsibility! That was our role, our job. Humanity was created to image God, to make the invisible God visible. [read the entire blog here]
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In this month’s blog, Dr. Schrock explains that it is through his fulfillment of the Old Testament that, “We come to know Jesus. Or to say better, this is the way that God makes himself know to us. Those who have been made alive by the Spirit not only come to understand how Jesus fulfills all Scripture, but they also delight to know more of God’s Word, so that they can have a truer picture of their Savior and King.” Read why we have such a great reason to be thankful for our perfect, promise-fulfilling Savior.
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Every Christian loves the Psalms. Even those who do not particularly like poetry, or have the patience to grapple with it, still find moments in the Psalms that resonate within their soul. Our love and enjoyment of the psalms, in turn, lead to prayers seasoned with the words of the psalmist. Yet the Psalms are not merely a collection of pithy one-liners for the spiritually desperate. In this recent essay, Dr. Nicholas Piotrowski shows readers how the psalter is more than a collection of isolated poems, but one epic poem of New Creation.
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