Comment if you think you can identify who wrote the following on inerrancy.  No cheating with searches, etc. Therefore, since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be considered to be asserted by the Holy Spirit, we must profess of the books of scripture that they teach with certainty, with fidelity and [...]

While perusing a used bookshop in Philadelphia this week, I stumbled upon a theological dictionary compiled by Karl Rahner and Herbert Vorgrimler.  Titled Kleines Theologisches Wörterbuch in the original German, I happened upon the Herder and Herder English edition from 1965.  Out of curiosity, I quickly made my way to the entry on “sanctifying grace.” [...]

On our way home from Illinois, my wife and I passed through a tollway in Indiana with an abundance of dollar coins.  Having only a $20 bill, the machine promptly threw to me 13 dollar coins bearing the faces of Susan B. Anthony and several presidents.  Inscribed on the rim of the newer presidential dollars [...]

Can it be said that Christ is at the Center at the 2010 Barth Conference? In a way, yes. This year’s conference is on the church and mission. And a fascinating conference it has been. Today is day two of the conference and we’ve heard several very stimulating lectures. The overall theme, I might deduce, [...]

The Lutheran and Reformed conception of union are fundamentally different.  In the Lutheran scheme, justification happens outside of union.  For the Reformed, justification is within the scope of union with Christ and is one of the benefits that manifests the believer’s union with Christ.  That is if you consider the Westminster Standards and John Calvin [...]

The evening session at the 2010 Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology started with a reading from Micah 4:1-2 and the singing of A Mighty Fortress is our God. If you’ve never had the opportunity to sing with the choir at Tenth, you really have no idea how incredible it is. The quality of our worship is not [...]

[Paul] says that Christ is made unto us righteousness, by which he means that we are on his account acceptable to God, inasmuch as he expiated our sins by his death, and his obedience is imputed to us for righteousness.  For as the righteousness of faith consists in remission of sins and a gracious acceptance, [...]

Given the constant discussion regarding the core of the gospel, I thought I’d pass on another perspective on what the center of the gospel is.  I’ve just about lost my patience for Glenn Beck, but he brings up the interesting subject of social justice.  Beck suggests people should leave churches that place a heavy emphasis [...]

But since the question concerns only righteousness and sanctification, let us dwell upon these.  Although we may distinguish them, Christ contains both of them inseparably in himself.  Do you wish, then to attain righteousness in Christ?  You must first possess Christ; but you cannot possess him without being made partaker in his sanctification, because he [...]

It is indeed true, that we are justified in Christ through the mercy of God alone, but it is equally true and certain, that all who are justified are called by the Lord, that they may live worthy of their vocation.  Let then the faithful learn to embrace him, not only for justification, but also [...]