* This is part three of three in a series based on a Thanksgiving sermon I preached this past Sunday based on Luke 18:9-14. In this section, I argue that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the source of all acceptable thanksgiving. Or, in other words, we should thank God for justification by faith! For [...]
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Justified Thanksgiving
November 24, 2010The Quest for (Self) Justification
November 23, 2010* This is part two of three of a series from a Thanksgiving sermon I preached Sunday from Luke 18:9-14. This part focuses on the quest for justification (and its relationship to thanksgiving). To read part one, go here. The most important word in this passage (Luke 18:9-14) is found in verse 14. It is [...]
Unacceptable Thanksgiving
November 22, 2010* This is part one of three of sermon notes I preached Sunday about Thanksgiving from Luke 18:9-14. This passage speaks powerfully to what I called “justified thanksgiving.” This week is a special time in the calendar year. We call it Thanksgiving—a time where family and friends come together to share meals, discuss their lives, [...]
Shai Linne Breaks It Down on the Atonement
August 25, 2010I’m a big fan of Shai Linne. This brother puts out lyrical theology unlike any other guy around. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here are the lyrics (in catechesis form) of a song on the doctrine of the atonement . . . Verse 1 Who is God? God is the universe’s Creator [...]
Gospel-Centered Renewal: I Have Been Made New
July 29, 2009I believe one of the defining theological marks of my generation is a passionate commitment to the centrality and sufficiency of the gospel for all of life. Some of this could be understood as a corrective to a truncated or shelved gospel, but I am more inclined to believe that God is awakening His people [...]
Said at Southern Interview N.T. Wright on Justification, Sola Scriptura, and More
November 19, 2007Trevin Wax and Tony Kummer (of Said at Southern) recently interviewed N.T. Wright while he was at Asbury Theological Seminary last week. You can download the podcast by clicking here. Trevin has provided a full transcript of the interview as well as individual excerpts. Here’s the breakdown of the interview: Introduction Wright’s conversion, calling, and [...]
Piper on Justification and the Diminished Work of Christ
November 19, 2007From Desiring God Blog: The audio and manuscript (and now video) are posted of John Piper’s lecture last night at the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego. Here is John Piper’s closing plea: For the sake of the undiminished fullness of the glory of Christ and for the sake of the radical sacrificial love that [...]
Paul Helm on Word and Spirit in Conversion
November 1, 2007Paul Helm has posted on his blog an important article entitled “Word and Spirit in Conversion” (incidentally something I have been studying in regards to pneumatological inclusivism). He explains, “In this paper I should like to explore the moral side to conversion and to set out two models of this aspect of conversion which have [...]
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