Monthly Archives: January 2010

30
Jan

Romans 6 and the Great Commission

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? (6.1) What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace?  (6.15a) All authority in heaven and on earth has … Continue reading →

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30
Jan

Circumcision and Law in Romans

For when Gentiles, who do not have the law by nature, do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts … Continue reading →

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30
Jan

If God is in control, then why ask him for things?

I was driving down I-240 from the Saint Louis Airport to my (rather temporary) home in Fenton, Missouri, when I realized that I was an atheist. This was not a proud moment for a seminary student who aspired to serve … Continue reading →

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29
Jan

Getting a grasp on the New Perspective: Go elsewhere

A Justification Debate Primer | Bible.org; NET Bible, Bible Study. I thought this might be a reasonable review, but it is full of so much unnecessary polarization and false dichotomization that it is pretty much useless.. It is entirely possible … Continue reading →

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29
Jan

RePost:One Night in Galillee

The elders at First Presbyterian Church of Capernaum assembled dutifully but none too cheerfully on a Saturday evening. Sabbath was over and no one was yet as strict on how to think of Sunday since Jesus had risen closer to … Continue reading →

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28
Jan

You are joined to the new age in baptism

I’ve mentioned that the question in Romans 6.1 is not a question about “Why repent if God always forgives?” but rather a mocking application question, “If God aggravates sin in order to bring about the atonement and grace as a … Continue reading →

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28
Jan

Trying to pin it down: Perspective old or new on “works of the law” and the unrighteousness of Israel

And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the … Continue reading →

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28
Jan

Long Live God!

[This was a newspaper column that I wrote for the Minco Millennium back in January of 2000 when I had first moved to Minco, Oklahoma to pastor First Reformed Presbyterian Church (PCA).] I wasn’t able to catch the recent performance … Continue reading →

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27
Jan

RePost: Why Not Get Rid of Doctrine?

I originally wrote this for the Act 3 Journal, which was then known as the Reformation & Revival Journal of the ministry of the same name. I really appreciate John Armstrong for many things and was quite encouraged that he … Continue reading →

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27
Jan

Romans, Wright, and Works of the Law

Diligent Oyster Avoidance. I can’t find my password at the moment so I’ll address it here. Am I the only one who thinks that this works better as a defense of Wright’s view (though it may point to clarifications he … Continue reading →

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