Category: Systematic Theology
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The Christian and the judgment according to works in 2 Corinthians 5:10-11
Does 2 Corinthians 5:10-11 teach that a believer’s works determine their salvation, in whole or in part?
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Saved by grace, through faith, for works (Ephesians 2:8-10)
To rightly understand the Gospel, you have to keep your prepositions in order. A sermon on Ephesians 2:8-10.
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Does God take His Holy Spirit away from Christians? Some thoughts on Psalm 51:11
The one where I think through the implications of a troubling line from a popular hymn adapted from Psalm 51.
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Does James 2 deny faith alone?
The one where I get really nerdy detangling the wires we’ve crossed in Paul’s and James’ teachings on justification and faith.
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Some further thoughts on the Holy Spirit in Romans
The one where I explain how Romans chapters 6 and 8 are telling a particular story, from different angles. And how understanding this will help us rescue a gem of pastoral theology for struggling Christians in Romans 7:15 – 8:2. (Fair warning, this one is heady, and I’m still working out the finer points.)
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The Spirit of Holiness: Brief Thoughts on the work of the Spirit in Believers
In Romans 1:4, St. Paul refers to the Holy Spirit as the “Spirit of holiness.” This phrase alerts us to the totality and all-pervasiveness of the Spirit’s work in the sanctification of believers: it is all “from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
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Why Christians Have Nothing to Fear on Judgment Day (No, seriously!)
The one where I attempt to detangle a veritable rat king of unhealthy teaching regarding final judgment, to remind believers that for those in Christ, final judgment will be by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone—just like the rest of our salvation.
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Sanctification: Positional and Progressive (Hebrews 10:10, 14)
The one where I completely buck the majority report on holiness from popular American Christianity; to bring struggling Christians comfort and joy from the old paths.
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Slow Cooker Faith, part 5: Five Simple Ingredients
The one where I reveal the five simple ingredients you need for Slow Cooker Faith.
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Salvation belongs to the Trinity
The one where I talk about how our salvation is the result of the perfectly harmonious work of the Triune God.
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