Posted in Christian Living, Law/Gospel, Theology on Sep 23rd, 2009 8 Comments »
I’ve read a lot of treatments/books on the 10 commandments, but J. V. Fesko’s The Rule of Love surpasses them all. It’s wonderfully Christ-centered; it continually views each commandment through the the gospel –through the lens of Christ’s fulfillment of the Law on our behalf; it’s precise yet broad in its application; and it’s even [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Covenant Theology, Dispensationalism, Law/Gospel, Theology on Jun 25th, 2009 31 Comments »
Although it’s been a few months since I posted some initial thoughts and review of the book, Five Views on Law and Gospel, I’d like to pick the topic back up and, in time, give a full review of this book. Because of the length and depth of the book, my intention is to post [...]
Posted in Law/Gospel, The Gospel on May 12th, 2009 24 Comments »
In my last post I said the following in an attempt to present the gospel of Jesus Christ:
“Salvation is by works alone. But man is incapable of working his way to salvation. You need an alien righteousness, the works of Another”
If scripture clearly and emphatically declares that salvation is by faith (in Christ) alone, why [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Covenant Theology, Dispensationalism, Law/Gospel, Theology on Mar 6th, 2009 6 Comments »
The book Five Views on Law and Gospel “explores five major approaches to the relationship between the law and the Gospel, each author presenting his particular perspective on the issue and responding to the other four.”
The contributors and their respective positions are as follows:
Wayne G. Strickland: Dispensational
Dr. Walter C. Kaiser Jr.: ‘Evangelical’
Douglas J. Moo: ‘Modified [...]
Posted in Christian Living, Covenant Theology, Law/Gospel, Puritans, Worship on Feb 28th, 2009 4 Comments »
I have posted on the Sabbath and the Law of God a lot recently, as it is been a particular area of my study as of late. But whenever I’m infatuated with any particular study of theology, whether that be the Law, or eschatology, or thematic Biblical Theology, I always come to a point where [...]
Posted in Covenant Theology, Law/Gospel, Theology on Feb 22nd, 2009 5 Comments »
Why do we term our basic understanding of scripture as ‘Covenant Theology’? What is meant by this term? Why do we stress studying the covenants of scripture specifically, rather than just ‘dispensations’ or biblical history in general?
I think the paragraphs below, particularly the last one, aptly demonstrates how biblical history is bound up and structured [...]
Posted in Biblical Interpretation, Christian Living, Law/Gospel on Feb 19th, 2009 16 Comments »
“For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. For when Gentiles, [...]
Posted in Law/Gospel on Jan 28th, 2009 9 Comments »
Law and Gospel –Pretty simple, huh? Pretty basic doctrines of the Christian faith, right? One would think that the visible church is agreed on exactly what is Law, what is Gospel, and what is that perfect balance between the two, but it sure seems like nothing is more hotly debated amongst Christians in our day.
Law
Let’s [...]
Posted in Christian Living, Law/Gospel on Oct 19th, 2008 7 Comments »
The assertion made in the last post was that Jesus in Matthew 5:17-20 taught that there was no aspect of God’s Old Testament Law that has been abolished or nullified, even in this day. In other words, Jesus taught the entire church of God to obey the OT Law in it’s entirety, and He condemns [...]
Posted in Christian Living, Law/Gospel on Oct 15th, 2008 30 Comments »
My pastor at Berean Baptist Church Powder Springs just finished preaching through Matthew 5:17-20, spending three full sermons on these few verses. The first of these sermons is online, and the others will follow shortly. I’d highly recommend them to you.
But as I have contemplated his preaching through this text, I’ve formulated a few [...]
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