Guest

March 9, 2026

blog, Article, Biblical Interpretation, Theology

Reflections on An Evening of Hermeneutics: The Sense(s) of Scripture

Guest

March 9, 2026

blog, Article, Biblical Interpretation, Theology

Reflections on An Evening of Hermeneutics: The Sense(s) of Scripture

PATRICK SCHREINER: There are times when God sovereignly intends more than the human author.

Guest

August 21, 2024

Article, blog

5 Ways to Understand Aquinas on Analogy

Guest

August 21, 2024

Article, blog

JOHN R. GILHOOLY: The chief organizing idea of Thomas's question 13 is an epistemological doctrine that Aquinas has from Boethius (and Aristotle): everything is known according to the power of the knower.

CBR Staff

June 21, 2024

Article, Biblical Interpretation, Congregational Worship, Theology

Reflections on CBR @ OBU 2024

CBR Staff

June 21, 2024

Article, Biblical Interpretation, Congregational Worship, Theology

STAFF: At the end of April, we held our second in-person event on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University.

CBR Staff

October 19, 2023

Article, Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Trinity

The Trinity in the Canon

CBR Staff

October 19, 2023

Article, Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Trinity

CBR STAFF: The Trinity in the Canon demonstrates that trinitarian theology derives directly from Scripture and should produce both right doctrine and right living.

Guest

December 5, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Church Fathers, Church History, Theology, Article

What Was the Antiochene School of Interpretation?

Guest

December 5, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Church Fathers, Church History, Theology, Article

What Was the Antiochene School of Interpretation?

WILLIAM JACKSON: Antiochenes did not believe God would inject meaning beyond the capabilities of a faithful, illumined, and curious interpreter.

Brandon D. Smith

October 10, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity, Article

Was it Possible for Jesus to Sin?

Brandon D. Smith

October 10, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity, Article

BRANDON D. SMITH: Five reasons to affirm Jesus’s impeccability: that he was unable and never even desired to sin.

CBR Staff

April 6, 2022

Church Fathers, Church History, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Theological Resources for Easter

CBR Staff

April 6, 2022

Church Fathers, Church History, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

CBR Staff: We have created several brief explainers over the years, so we created a brief one-stop shop here for some of these big questions:

Brandon D. Smith

April 5, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Who Raised Jesus from the Dead?: The Trinity and the Resurrection

Brandon D. Smith

April 5, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Who Raised Jesus from the Dead?: The Trinity and the Resurrection

BRANDON D. SMITH: The doctrine of inseparable operations is one tool that helps us affirm the unity and distinction of the triune God that is present in the biblical text.

Brandon D. Smith

February 22, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

The Trinity and Blaspheming the Holy Spirit

Brandon D. Smith

February 22, 2022

Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

The Trinity and Blaspheming the Holy Spirit

BRANDON D. SMITH: What does it mean to blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

Brandon D. Smith

December 22, 2021

Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Theology

Evangelicals, Allegory, and Premodern Exegesis

Brandon D. Smith

December 22, 2021

Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Theology

Evangelicals, Allegory, and Premodern Exegesis

BRANDON D. SMITH: If we are willing to read and understand premodern exegesis, we may be able to retrieve premodern exegesis for the benefit of evangelical churches today.

Guest

November 15, 2021

Biblical Interpretation, Church Fathers, Church History, Theology

Three (or So) Approaches to the Development of Doctrine

Guest

November 15, 2021

Biblical Interpretation, Church Fathers, Church History, Theology

Three (or So) Approaches to the Development of Doctrine

ANDY MESSMER: The Christian faith has been “once for all delivered to the saints” (Jd 3), but not all agree on what we are supposed to do with it.

Brandon D. Smith

September 21, 2021

Church Fathers, Church History, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Eternal Generation according to Athanasius

Brandon D. Smith

September 21, 2021

Church Fathers, Church History, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Eternal Generation according to Athanasius

BRANDON D. SMITH: Eternal generation was a deeply scriptural concept for the pro-Nicene theologians.

Guest

September 2, 2021

Church History, Biblical Interpretation, Congregational Worship, Theology

Retrieving Sacramental Preaching

Guest

September 2, 2021

Church History, Biblical Interpretation, Congregational Worship, Theology

MICHAEL COOPER: According to Calvin, the Reformation was a movement of retrieval for the sake of renewal, achieved by the Word.

Guest

July 29, 2021

Biblical Interpretation, Theology

Checks and Balances in Theological Method

Guest

July 29, 2021

Biblical Interpretation, Theology

Checks and Balances in Theological Method

RHYNE PUTMAN: Theology is the critical study of doctrine because the teaching of the church needs checks and balances.

Guest

February 17, 2021

Congregational Worship, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, Theology

Liturgy and Spiritual Warfare

Guest

February 17, 2021

Congregational Worship, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, Theology

MATTHEW WIREMAN: We should pay attention to the spiritual realities that are taking place when we worship God.

Brandon D. Smith

December 14, 2020

Church History, Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Did Jesus Need the Holy Spirit?

Brandon D. Smith

December 14, 2020

Church History, Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

BRANDON D. SMITH: Kenotic Christology is ultimately a novel view that undercuts classical Christian theism.

Cody Glen Barnhart

December 7, 2020

Church History, Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Exegetical Lessons from Gregory Nazianzus

Cody Glen Barnhart

December 7, 2020

Church History, Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Exegetical Lessons from Gregory Nazianzus

CODY GLEN BARNHART: The Scriptures ought to be read partitively—in two parts.

Guest

May 11, 2020

Trinity, Biblical Interpretation

3 Reasons Exegetes Need Theological Jargon

Guest

May 11, 2020

Trinity, Biblical Interpretation

3 Reasons Exegetes Need Theological Jargon

TRAVIS MONTGOMERY: Can’t we just stick with Bible words? Isn’t jargon simply linguistic arrogance?

Matthew Emerson

November 18, 2019

Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

Premodern Exegesis in 10 Sentences

Matthew Emerson

November 18, 2019

Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Theology, Trinity

MATTHEW Y. EMERSON: Because the Spirit is God, he inspires human authors to write in such a way that their human intention contains his own intention.

Guest

January 30, 2019

Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Creeds

Guard the Good Deposit: Understanding Retrieval

Guest

January 30, 2019

Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Creeds

Guard the Good Deposit: Understanding Retrieval

SHAWN J. WILHITE: Retrieval has a posture that transcends our modern sensibilities.

Seeking retrievalfor the sake of renewal.

Seeking retrieval
for the sake of renewal.