ESV Bible Online: Passage: Romans 5 says it fantastically, Christ died in our place that we might be forgiven. He took Gods wrath away and by his one act made our righteousness possible. The only valid way of interepreting this passage is as a reference to some form of penal substitution. 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person’though perhaps for a... Read more
Have just been reading Dabney on the atonement online. People wonder why many of us prefer theology by a bunch of dead guys to some of the modern stuff. Dabney catelogues many scriptural proofs of penal substitution and highlights Galatians 3:10-14 as one of the foremost texts: “For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the... Read more
My old friend and fellow conspirator Nick Queen at Patriot Paradox has posted on how the simple gospel is best summarised by John 3:16. He also makes the point that salvation itself comes through the agency of faith which I totally agree with. The other things I mention are simply the working out of what God has worked in. They are things that accompany salvation rather than cause it. In a sense the same thing could be said even of... Read more
JOLLYBLOGGER: “The best definition I have ever heard of the gospel is that it is the complete story of who Jesus is and what he has done for His people. I would modify it this way and say that the gospel is the story of: * All that Jesus is * All that Jesus has done * All that Jesus has commanded” David is as ususal insightful when he makes the point that any presentation of the gospel is by... Read more
9Marks does a fantastic job of defending preaching, the website begins Why don’t we just quit preaching? Considering the widespread popularity of engaging anecdotes and vivid vignettes, wouldn’t it be more effective to simply tell a few captivating stories on Sunday Morning? And why think specifically about expositional preaching – that brand so often associated with excruciating boredom and half-empty pews? In our fast paced society of sports tickers and sound bite infotainment, can we really expect anyone to have... Read more
JOLLYBLOGGER on C. S. Lewis:David admits that there is much about C.S.Lewis he would disagree with and concludes “I would hope that most of us are to the point where we can read people who are different from us and take the good from their writings and discard the things we disagree with. For now, we still see through a glass darkly. Because of that, Lewis got alot of things wrong. But do any of us really think we are... Read more
People are still responding to my post on the simple gospel Richard explains himself very well and makes it quite clear that he doesnt believe Jesus took the punishment for our sin instead of us. What I want to know from my mainstream evangelical blogger friends is this: am I right to doubt that such a belief system is compatible with mainstream evangelicalism? Meanwhile Bob is exploring it from a philosophical perspective Read more
Ales Rarus has another stab at formulating Catholic teaching on the grid of TULIP Read more
JOLLYBLOGGER speeaks very well about his marriage and concludes: “So, in my sermon yesterday, I spoke on the Grace-filled love life and shared that what we need in our marriages (and all relationships for that matter) is not better communication techniques or other things. What our marriages need is not more passion and romance, although those things don’t hurt. What our marriages need is more gospel, we need more grace.” Read more
RazorsKiss has been encouraged by this passage on spiritual warfare Read more
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