justification :: Fundamentally Reformed

Book Excerpt — Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything by Adrian Warnock

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April 24th, 2011

For Resurrection Sunday, I wanted to share an excerpt from Adrian Warnock’s book Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything, published by Crossway. I hope to review this book in the near future, but this excerpt captures some of the beauty of it. Very few books are written which…

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Still a Fundamentalist at Heart: My Stance on Roman Catholicism

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February 25th, 2011

Some readers of my blog dismiss me as having in effect abandoned the faith. They are so committed to certain fundamentalist practices and positions that they refuse to look on me with any grace. I am a hopeless liberal to them, and have abandoned important implications of the Gospel, and…

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Quotes to Note 20: Ulrich Zwingli on the Gospel

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October 15th, 2010

Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings by James Payton Jr.

The following is excerpted from Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings by James R. Payton Jr. (IVP, 2010). The quotes by Zwingli are from his Commentary on True and False Religion, written in 1525. Ulrich Zwingli also stressed the mercy of God for the justification of unworthy sinners. He…

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Books for the Bullied: Recommended Resources Dealing with Grace & Legalism

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May 6th, 2010

My post yesterday, on “The Real Meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:22” seemed to touch a nerve. Sharper Iron excerpted this line from my post: “1 Thess. 5:22 Often ‘Used As a Bully Club to Keep People in Line with the Group\’s Expectations’”. If that’s all you see, it comes across…

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The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John by Larry Helyer

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August 6th, 2009

The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John by Larry Helyer

Author: Larry Helyer Publisher: IVP Format: Hardcover Pages: 432 ISBN: 9780830828883 Stars: 4 of 5 My thanks go out to IVP Academic for supplying me with a review copy of this book. When I received The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John: An Exploration in Biblical Theology by Larry Helyer,…

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We Believe (#10): Godâ€™s Work in Faith and Sanctification

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November 25th, 2007

Part 10 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document,…

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We Believe (#9): The Justifying Act of God

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October 21st, 2007

Part 9 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document,…

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