Jerry Batson taught religion at several schools of religion, served as associate dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham and filled pastorates in Alabama Baptist life throughout his career. He now provides a basic theology lesson for Alabama Baptist readers.
Theology 101 — God’s Provision for Instruction
In His first reference to the Holy Spirit as the divine Paraclete, Jesus indicated the Spirit would be with His
Theology 101 — The Indwelling Paraclete
In chapters 14–16 of the Gospel of John, we read a unique term that refers to the Holy Spirit. As
Theology 101 — Our Great Salvation
In the past three installments of Theology 101, we have considered salvation to include the incoming of Christ into our
Theology 101 — Walking in Good Works
In previous weeks we have considered God’s great salvation in terms of Christ coming into one’s heart in order to
Theology 101 — The Outworking of Christ
Previously, Theology 101 considered the topics of the Christ’s incoming and His indwelling. This week takes the idea a step
Theology 101 — The Indwelling of Christ
As discussed last week, one way of expressing the beginning of the Christian life is to think of it as
Theology 101 — The Incoming of Christ
Spiritual blessings are inseparably connected with Christ as declared in the opening paragraph of Ephesians: “Blessed be the God and
Theology 101 — God’s Temple
We discover in reading the Old Testament that the temple in Jerusalem became the central place where God regularly manifested