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No Dead Faith
“The fact that someone who believes that saving faith is nothing more or less than mental assent to propositions has somehow come to be regarded as a defender of the Reformed faith is a remarkable phenomenon, and worthy of study.”
Stipulated Vocabularies
“I recognize that James and Paul have differing stipulated vocabularies. ‘Works’ is a word that does not refer to the same thing for the two men. Paul is at war with dead works, and James is at war with dead faith. We are the heirs of both men, and ought to be at war with both dead works and dead faith. The enemy is death, not faith or works. Works for James is fruit for Paul. But within the clear usage that James gives us, it is indisputable that works is the animating principle of faith.”
Straight Talk on the Christian Prince, No Varnish
Introduction: As I have been observing the debate over Christian nationalism deve . . . well, develop is not really the right verb. Stagger is more like it. As I have watched the debate over Christian nationalism stagger around, perhaps toward resolution, a few thoughts have occurred to me from time to time. Actually, one …
Because Some Were Shooting in the Wrong Direction
“More than once in this whole fare, it would have been a good idea for everyone to look down and double-check the color of their own uniform.”
Letters to Keep You All Engaged & Interested
Letter to the Editor: Reading your article about the commotion over Gilder's book I was reminded of Greg Krehbiel's book “Eggs are Expensive, Sperm is Cheap.” It is a fun read, ...
Or Maybe Even Six and a Half
“And again, just for the record, I am so Calvinistic it makes my back teeth ache. And if the Synod of Dort had come up with six replies to the Remonstrants, then I would be a six-point Calvinist.”
Trump Into the Briar Patch
In the rugby scrum that we like to call our presidential politics, I would like to point out that some of the candidates have had their shorts pulled down around their ankles, and a few of the others appear to be slashing wildly with their switchblades. I mean, the refs totally should have flagged that, …
New Covenant Apostasy
“The book of Hebrews was written to a new covenant people, and it was written in order to head off a looming apostasy. That is what the entire book is about. In this verse [Heb. 10:29], we learn that the sanctions of the new covenant are more severe than the sanctions under Moses—“sorer punishment.” The new covenant does not contain “no sanctions.” It contains “more severe sanctions” . . . . Members of the visible church can and do fall away from Christ.”
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