Category: Biblical Interpretation
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By grace, through faith, for works: gospel and vocation in Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 2:8-10 teaches us that we are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works. In these verses, we are taught the proper distinction between Gospel and Law in the Christian life; and we also learn to distinguish between our salvation and our vocations.
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Walking in the light (1 John 1:5-10)
“Walking in the light” is not a first-class experience reserved for super saints. Instead, it is the way for those who have completely given up on being impressive.
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Slow Cooker Faith, part 6: A lifelong simmer
The one where I explain what it means to offer your bodies as living sacrifices.
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The broad way and the narrow way, part 2: What it means
In Matthew 7:13-14, Christ admonishes us that there is a broad way that leads to destruction, and a narrow way that leads to life. In this post, we learn what the broad way and the narrow way way each represent.
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The broad way & the narrow way, part 1: What it doesn’t mean
In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus spoke about a broad way that leads to destruction; and a narrow way that leads to life. In part one of a two-post series on this passage, I correct two common misapplications of this text: first, that it means we must work hard at the Christian life, or we will lose…
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