by Stuart | 14 Jul 2019 | Confession
On 31 October 1517, Martin Luther famously nailed (or possibly pasted) his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg castle, thereby igniting the flame that eventually became the Protestant Reformation. While Protestants celebrate this event every year, comparatively...
by Stuart | 7 Jul 2019 | Confession
Redemption is something that has been achieved through the historic life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That does not mean that it is an academic, intellectual reality. Instead, redemption is something that must be applied to God’s chosen people in...
by Stuart | 30 Jun 2019 | Confession
Confession 4.5 brings us to the doctrine of justification proper, which is the central question of religion: How can I be right with (or, just before) God? We will only appreciate the magnitude of justification when we ask the right questions: Is God majestic in...
by Stuart | 23 Jun 2019 | Confession
The church’s Christology (its doctrine of Jesus Christ) was solidified through centuries of discussion, dominating the attention of the Christian church for at least the first eight hundred years of new covenant history. This is understandable, because the nature of...
by Stuart | 16 Jun 2019 | Confession
In November 1785, Scottish poet Robert Burns was ploughing his field when he accidentally destroyed a mouse’s nest, which it needed to survive the winter. Burns’s brother claims that the poet was still holding onto the plough when he composed one of his most beloved...
by Stuart | 9 Jun 2019 | Confession
In a recent online conversation about Christian universalism, one commenter opined: “My problem with Christian universalism is the same exact problem I have with Calvinism. It’s God forcing us to love him.” The comment reveals a grave misunderstanding of the biblical...
