I’ve had a number of folks mention that they are taking a church board or ministry team or small group through Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage. So I...
Read moreMost of my study time lately has been taken up preparing for a Latin placement test. But I have also been working on a review of Kevin DeYoung’s helpful new book on holiness, which has...
Read moreTowards the end of my justification study last fall I delved a bit to the Piper versus Wright debate. Although our move cut this study short, I remember my initial impression being that Wright had...
Read moreThe audio of my dad’s awesome TGC breakout, “Justification vs. Self-Justification,” is up here. I highly recommend it. From re-listening to it on a hike just now, one thing that struck me was at one...
Read moreWhen we were in Rehoboth I read Martin Luther’s Concerning Christian Liberty as part of my study on justification. As I read I kept noticing two themes: First, it is justifying faith apart from works...
Read moreAccording to my understanding of classic reformed theology, justification consists of two aspects, one negative and one positive. Negatively, justification consists in the forgiveness of our sins and canceling of our guilt before God: ”...
Read moreStudying the doctrine of justification is changing my life. It truly touches upon a nerve center of the Christian faith. Here is what I am seeing so far: 1. Everyone seeks justification, i.e. a rightness...
Read moreThe way we approach something determines, to some extent, what we find. We approach food differently when we are hungry. We approach people differently when we are lonely. We approach sleep differently when we are...
Read morePsalm 118:6-9: The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who...
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