Dispensationalism organizes redemptive history into distinct dispensations and peoples. Compare it with covenant theology and the unity of God's saving work.
Month: December 2025
The Office of Christ and the Office of the Spirit: A Necessary Distinction
A familiar diagnosis circulates whenever Christians speak of assurance. Believers grow anxious, the reasoning goes, because they confuse justification with sanctification, mistaking the ongoing process of becoming holy for the finished verdict of being declared righteous. That diagnosis is sound as far as it reaches, and Theology in Focus has treated it at length elsewhere....
What Is Systematic Theology? An Introduction
Discover what systematic theology is, how it works, and why every Christian needs it. Explore the major doctrines of God, Christ, the Spirit, salvation, the church, and the last things.
Justification and Sanctification: Don't Collapse Them
Most Christians collapse justification and sanctification into one. Christ accomplished your legal standing; the Spirit applies transformation. Learn why the distinction matters.
The Reliability of the Gospels: Can We Trust the New Testament?
Examine the historical evidence for the reliability of the Gospels: manuscript evidence, eyewitness testimony, early dating, archaeological confirmation, and more.
Gnosticism: The Ancient Heresy That Co-Opted Christianity
Gnosticism was a pre-Christian mystical worldview that co-opted Christian language. Explore its emanation theology, the Demiurge, and how the apostle John confronted it.
Why Vatican II Still Matters
Vatican II reshaped Catholicism and launched the ecumenical movement. A Protestant historical analysis of the Council's strategic shift, internal divide, and lasting impact.
The Problem of Evil: A Christian Response
How can a good God allow evil and suffering? Explore the logical and evidential problem of evil, the free will defense, and how the cross reveals God's answer to human suffering.