JP Arceno

[Book Review] Mark Jones, God Is

Jones, Mark. God Is: A Devotional Guide to the Attributes of God. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017. Introduction Mark Jones’ God Is seems like a ‘daily bread’ devotional book that offers an introduction to the doctrine of God. Jones’ goal is “to provide a brief, simple, and clear book on the attributes of God” that isContinue reading “[Book Review] Mark Jones, God Is”

[Book Review] Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica QQ. 1-26

Saint Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologica. Volume 1: QQ. 1-119. 1911; Reprinted, Westminster, MD: Christian Classics, 1948. Questions 1-26, pages 1-143. Introduction and Method This edition was originally published and translated into English in 1911, revised in 1920, and reissued in three volumes in 1948. The book in this review is a reprinted issue of ChristianContinue reading “[Book Review] Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica QQ. 1-26”

[Sermon] Holy Hustle: God’s Kingdom Currency

In this sermon manuscript I prepared, I explored a “digital homiletics” theory as suggested by Sunggu A. Yang called “Episodic Preaching” or “Four-Page Preaching” based on Paul Scott Wilson’s The Four Pages of Sermon.[1] The Parable of the Dishonest Manager The parable begins with Jesus Christ sharing with his disciples The Parable of the DishonestContinue reading “[Sermon] Holy Hustle: God’s Kingdom Currency”

[Book Review] Brandon Crowe, The Lord Jesus Christ

Crowe, Brandon D. The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Academic, 2023. Author and Volume Series Brandon Crowe, a scholar in the fields of the New Testament, biblical theology, and the early church, offers his extensive knowledge and experience in this book on Christology. CroweContinue reading “[Book Review] Brandon Crowe, The Lord Jesus Christ”

[Sermon] Dealing with the Soul Issue of Distractions and Priorities

1 Corinthians 15:1-5, 1 “Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.Continue reading “[Sermon] Dealing with the Soul Issue of Distractions and Priorities”

[Sermon] Dealing with the Heart Issue of Mistrust

March 2024 Sermon Series: UCBC Pathway: Journeying Pathways Together – we are about to embark on a journey where we explore and connect people to Christ, the church community and toward building more pathways ahead. That is where we are heading in the next two months. However, I realized that in every journey, travel, andContinue reading “[Sermon] Dealing with the Heart Issue of Mistrust”

[Sermon] Superb Life: Extraordinary J.O.Y.

John 15:9-11, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may beContinue reading “[Sermon] Superb Life: Extraordinary J.O.Y.”

[Book Review] Neal Blough, Christology of Anabaptist Pilgram Marpeck

Blough, Neal. Christ In Our Midst: Incarnation, Church and Discipleship in the Theology of Pligram Marpeck. Kitchener, Ontario: Pandora Press, 2007. Neal Blough on Pilgram Marpeck Neal Blough’s book aims to “analyze and present” Pilgram Marpeck’s theology. Blough introduces Marpeck by laying out the historical landscape prior to the peak of the Reformation era. DueContinue reading “[Book Review] Neal Blough, Christology of Anabaptist Pilgram Marpeck”

[Personal Review] Stephen Wellum, Systematic Theology (2024)

Coming from a line of Baptist ministers—from my father to my grandfather—I have observed and curiously sought a distinctively Baptist systematic theology. Part of my observations is that many Baptist ministers, theologians, and church leaders in the Philippines were easily persuaded by other denominations’ systematics, covenant theology, dispensationalism, and other concrete theological underpinnings. I canContinue reading “[Personal Review] Stephen Wellum, Systematic Theology (2024)”

[Sermon] Remedy for Anxiety, Doubt, and Fear

Ephesians 1:13-14, 13 “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” The Role of the HolyContinue reading “[Sermon] Remedy for Anxiety, Doubt, and Fear”