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In this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Waldron explains how Christians are called to defend our faith.

In this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Sam Waldron discusses his involvement in an exciting new ministry opportunity with the HeartCry Missionary Society.

For this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Waldron shares what we can look forward to in the Midwest Center’s spring schedule.

In light of the new year, this week’s Theology Matters includes Dr. Sam Waldron’s thoughts on the most pressing issues among Reformed Baptists today.

In this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Sam Waldron discusses his thoughts and concerns about contemporary trends relating to the regulative principle of worship.

In this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Sam Waldron discusses his upcoming opportunity for ministry in England.

The Latin filioque is derived from two words. Filioque = que (and) filio (son). Thus, the filioque refers to the phrase, “and the Son.” Augustine is the Father of the filioque, the distinctively western interpretation of the procession of the … Continue reading →

In this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Sam Waldron discusses next month’s course on the basics of eschatology.

As I write this, it is December 6, and it has been just about one month since my last blog on the Trinity. It has been more months than that since some of you kindly responded to various posts in … Continue reading →

In this week’s Theology Matters, Dr. Sam Waldron discusses his recent opportunity to teach in Colombia.

In light of Thanksgiving, John Divito asks Sam Waldron what he is thankful to God for in this week’s Theology Matters.

For this week’s Theology Matters, John Divito and Sam Waldron discuss celebrating Dr. Tom Nettles legacy through the presentation of a Festschrift in his honor: Ministry By His Grace and For His Glory.

In our latest installment of Theology Matters, John Divito and Dr. Sam Waldron briefly discuss accreditation.

Millard Erickson has warned that in some way the doctrine of the eternal functional subordination of the Son will lead to Arianism. We have seen that there are clear boundaries which set the Nicene doctrine of eternal generation at odds … Continue reading →

The video podcast of the Midwest Center for Theological Studies has returned, with the new name “Theology Matters.” In our latest weekly video, John Divito and Dr. Sam Waldron discuss some exciting news!

Hudson Taylor tells the story of the agonizing leaving of his mother at the dock on his first missionary trip to China. Composed till the last moment, she at the last let out a shriek of agony embodying the motherly … Continue reading →

It is well-known that the personification of wisdom in Proverbs 8:22-31 played a significant role in the development of the early church’s Christology. In fact, this use of Proverbs 8:22 became problematic because of the mistranslation the Hebrew verb in … Continue reading →

In my last blog post I had occasion to mention the great Trinitarian benediction of 2 Corinthians 13:14: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you … Continue reading →

Another telling rebuttal of the notion that the peculiar roles of the Trinity in redemption are not eternal is that the New Testament makes clear that redemption itself arises from the electing love of the Father. Notice three passages as … Continue reading →

Those who oppose the Eternal Sonship of Christ have invented some very clever evasions of the biblical evidence. They have argued that the use of the term, Son, is proleptic and merely anticipates the sonship which he would take up … Continue reading →

Those who oppose the doctrine of eternal generation also oppose the idea that the persons of the Trinity have in eternity distinct personal characteristics and roles. They teach, therefore, that the economy of redemption is arbitrary and reveals nothing about … Continue reading →

The opponents of eternal sonship may convince themselves that they have refuted it by offering several plausible reasons why Christ is called the Son of God before His incarnation which do not require that He is eternally generated by the … Continue reading →

Dr. Bob Gonzales, Academic Dean and a professor at Reformed Baptist Seminary as well as an Adjunct Professor of Old Testament Studies here at MCTS has posted an article defending Believer Baptism (Credobaptism) against Infant Baptism (Paedobaptism) on his new … Continue reading →

Another important evidence of eternal generation is the eternal sonship of Christ. The Scriptures clearly teach that the Christ was the Son of God before He came into the world and when He came into the world (John 3:16, 3:17; … Continue reading →

The most obvious evidence for the doctrine of the eternal generation of the Son is the biblical assertions that (1) the Son is begotten of the Father and (2) He is the only begotten Son of God. In the modern … Continue reading →