Link: Amazon Length: 277 Difficulty: Medium-Academic Topic: Theology, Salvation Audience: Ministers, Lay-Leaders, Educated Christians Published: 1988 Hoekema is a reformed theologian and this book will walk it’s readers through a number of concepts associated with [ Read More … ]
Calvin gives an explanation why he orders his discussion or repentance before justification. His reasoning is tied to the distinct yet inseparable nature of justification and sanctification. Both flow from believing with the heart. This [ Read More … ]
Faith is more a matter of the heart than the intellect. This is one of the few gold comments of Calvin that I quite like and has stayed with me for many years. In this [ Read More … ]
Calvin at the start of the third book of Institutes outlines his understanding of saving faith. His interpretation is framed by his understanding of the law, sin and salvation. Question is, is this the way [ Read More … ]
This is a brief and by no means comprehensive word study on ‘faith’ in the New Testament. Faith has a noun, a verb and an adjective. The noun pistis can be rendered in English as [ Read More … ]
It is inappropriate, then, to suggest that God’s gift of the Messiah, if the gift is accepted and subsequently held, would be ineffective in bringing about God’s transformative aims. So we should not set grace [ Read More … ]
Ever feel like you don’t have your spiritual act together, like you’re not feeling that “victory in Jesus” everyone else seems to have bubbling out of their eyes and ears? Me too. Some time back [ Read More … ]
In this post we consider some of Paul’s usage of the words righteous, righteousness and justification. Sinners become righteous. There are people who are righteous and live righteous lives. The righteous are identified as righteous [ Read More … ]
In this post we consider the covenantal connotations with righteousness in the scriptures. God as King makes covenants with his people. Covenants involve members, promises, commands, inheritance, blessings and curses. Covenants describe the relationships between [ Read More … ]
From 1 Peter 1-5 In light of their new birth, continuing salvation and future hope. Peter instructs his audience to conduct themselves in holy fear because God’s judgment is impartial and because He has ransomed them [ Read More … ]