Trusting and Obeying
There it was in my Facebook feed. One of those ubiquitous memes from well-meaning fellow believers: God does not want you to... Read More
The Whole Good News
Last week on this weblog Bill Combs offered a corrective against using the hammer of justification to answer questions better answered with... Read More
The Obedience of the Gospel
It’s no secret that I have an abiding interest in the place and function of sanctification in the life of believers. The... Read More
What’s Wrong with Justification by Works? 2 Notes on Galatians 3:10–4:7
In Gal 3:10–4:7 Paul gives two reasons why works will not justify. One the one hand, he says that justification by works... Read More
Union with Christ or Justification as the Heart of the Gospel?
The recent tiffs over the role of personal obedience and activity in sanctification is symptomatic of a much deeper theological struggle that... Read More