by Dr Roland Chia | Mar 4, 2019 | Credo
March 2019 Credo In what is known as his high-priestly prayer, Jesus asked his Father not only to protect his disciples but to unite them as one: ‘Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one’ (John 17:11)....
by Dr. Andrew Loke (PhD, Kings College) | Feb 18, 2019 | Credo
February 2019 Credo Jesus of Nazareth is one of the most significant and controversial figures of human civilization, and billions of people throughout history have regarded him as divine. But where did this astonishing idea come from? How did a human Jewish preacher...
by Dr Roland Chia | Feb 4, 2019 | Credo
February 2019 Credo Reader’s Question: How was the canon of Scripture determined and finalised by the Church? The word ‘canon’ can be traced to the Greek word kanonas, which could mean ‘measuring-rod’, ‘standard’, ‘list’ or ‘index’. The third century theologian,...
by Dr Billy Kristanto | Jan 21, 2019 | Credo
January 2019 Credo In the book Love Wins (2011), Rob Bell states that the belief in eternal hell and punishment “is misguided and toxic and ultimately subverts the contagious spread of Jesus’ message of love, peace, forgiveness and joy that our world desperately needs...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 7, 2019 | Credo
January 2019 Credo The great twentieth century Swiss-German theologian, Karl Barth, once said: ‘Show me your Christology and I will tell you who you are’. In this statement, Barth emphasises the profound relationship between one’s Christology and one’s orthodoxy. If...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 17, 2018 | Credo
December 2018 Credo In an article in the 1991 issue of Christianity Today entitled, ‘Let’s Stop Making Women Presbyters’, evangelical theologian and leader J. I. Packer wrote: ‘Presbyters are set apart for a role of authoritative pastoral leadership. But this role is...
