{"id":2851,"date":"2016-03-02T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T21:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/justandsinner\/?p=2851"},"modified":"2016-03-02T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T21:20:18","slug":"a-critique-of-james-white-on-justification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justandsinner\/a-critique-of-james-white-on-justification\/","title":{"rendered":"A Critique of James White on Justification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Don\u2019t worry, I have not suddenly abandoned sola fide<\/em>, but on today\u2019s program I discussed some problems with James White\u2019s recent comments on the doctrine of justification in Genesis 12-15. White purports that Abraham was not justified until the covenant cutting ceremony of Genesis 15 in light of his interpretation of Romans 4. I take him to task on several of these points, and demonstrate that justification does not have to be spoken of as only a past-tense reality. This outlines one of the differences between a Lutheran view and many contemporary Reformed perspectives on justification.<\/p>\n

Listen to the program here.<\/a><\/p>\n

A couple quick things to note regarding the program:<\/p>\n