It is possible to mistake legalism and licentiousness as being two polar extremes of errant Christianity with the Gospel life somewhere in the middle. This is not correct. Jared Wilson explains: When I see people weary or hardened under the brutal weight of religious hyper-spirituality, I am saddened that they do not know the freedom …
Last week I posted links to articles dealing with issues of gospel preaching, antinomianism and legalism. Since then Michael Bird has provided his thoughts on the issue. In addition, Dane Ortlund provides a gracious summary. John McLean teaches at the Presbyterian Theological Center in Sydney, and this timely essay on what it is to be …
My essay from mgpc’s latest newsletter: God is always present, but not always apparent. I’ve been rolling that particular thought around in my head for a number of days now. The words are from a pastor named Craig Barnes, and, in penning them, he is seeking to point out that in every situation and circumstance …
“The flour has to be ground fine if the bread is to be fine. As the old blues song put it, everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. It would be lovely, we think, to be the finest bread that heaven holds, but we do not want to be ground to …
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