Welcome to the 138th episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins talks with Dr. Greg Allison about his book, 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith: A Guide to Understanding and Teaching Theology (Baker, 2018).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- How ministry leaders can create safe places in our churches where people can learn theology and ask questions.
- Christian doctrine in its four applications.
- The most neglected area of theology in contemporary theology and what the church can do about it.
- The most under attack aspect of systematic theology in contemporary theology.
- How Christians should engage with one another on theological topics.
- How Christians should engage with one another on theological topics, especially where we may disagree.
- The doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement, how it’s under attack, and how to stand against the side of this attack by preaching the Word.
- Why so few Christians read and study historical theology.
- How ministry leaders can promote historical theology in the church.
- How ministry leaders can encourage young men to study theology in a world that is dominated by technology.
- How Reformed theology has impacted Dr. Allison personally.
- How ministry leaders can address the problem of doubt as a virtue.
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Resources
Here’s a ton of resources on penal substitutionary atonement over at Mongerism.
Dr. Allison’s book on Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine.
Dr. Allison’s class at Zondervan on his book Historical Theology.
Episode 14 of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast on The Meaning of Good Friday http://servantsofgrace.org/meaning-good-friday/
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