Matthew Y. Emerson

Trinitarian theology sits at the heart of Christian doctrine, yet how many believers understand this foundational truth of the faith? Perhaps more importantly, how many believers understand what is at stake in holding to a biblical understanding of this core tenet of the faith? In this primer on Trinitarian theology, readers are invited to ask forty pertinent questions, including: What is the Trinity? Why is it important for Christians to know the doctrine of the Trinity? What does the Bible teach us about the Trinity? What happened to the Trinity at the cross? How do we apply the doctrine of the Trinity to the Christian life? Ultimately, questions about the Trinity are questions about God. Taking the time to prayerfully explore and answer such questions will lead one to a deeper knowledge of him. In 40 Questions About the Trinity, readers will find helpful and encouraging guidance for this endeavor.

A Concise Guide to the Work of the Trinity and the Doctrine of Inseparable Operations It’s crucial that believers understand the work of the Trinity in the world and in their everyday lives. In this concise introduction to the doctrine of inseparable operations, Matthew Emerson and Brandon Smith assert that the three persons of the Trinity are eternally the one God of Scripture and act inseparably in creation, salvation, and all other acts of God. Addressing complex questions—such as What does it mean that the Father is one with the Son, but is not the same person as the Son?—they present a refreshing, biblical view of the one triune God and his unified work in revelation, providence, creation, salvation, mission, communion, sanctification, and judgment. Concise yet Expansive: Presents a historic, classic Christian view of the doctrine of inseparable operations Hopeful: Leads readers to deeper wonder and worship through a biblical-theological understanding of the Trinity Accessible Resource for Students and Christian Laypeople: Features clear language and a glossary that defines complex theological terms

Christianity Today Book Award The Gospel Coalition Book Award "I believe he descended to the dead." The descent of Jesus Christ to the dead has been a fundamental tenet of the Christian faith, as indicated by its inclusion in both the Apostles' and Athanasian Creeds. Falling between remembrance of Christ's death on Good Friday and of his resurrection on Easter Sunday, this affirmation has been a cause for Christian worship and reflection on Holy Saturday through the centuries. At the same time, the descent has been the subject of suspicion and scrutiny, perhaps especially from evangelicals, some of whom do not find support for it within Scripture and have even called for it to be excised from the creeds. Against this conflicted landscape, Matthew Emerson offers an exploration of the biblical, historical, theological, and practical implications of the descent. Led by the mystery and wonder of Holy Saturday, he encourages those who profess faith in Christ to consider the whole work of our Savior.

Although the Bible contains sixty-six books, written by forty authors, it is one book written by one author, the Holy Spirit, with one subject: Jesus Christ. How do these books, from Genesis to Revelation, fit together? The Story of Scripture guides the reader through the four major themes of the Bible--Creation, Fall, Redemption, New Creation--showing how each individual book of the Bible tells a cohesive story centered on Jesus.

Revelation is often considered one of the most confusing books of the Bible, and consequently it's regularly overlooked or ignored. But no longer. In Between the Cross and the Throne, Matthew Emerson walks us through the book of Revelation, unpacking its complex imagery and pointing out major themes. In conversational tone, he reminds us that Christ died, but he has risen. The Lord reigns, but evil persists. We live between Christ's ascension and his final conquest--and that should give us hope.

A Canonical Approach to the Theology of the New Testament