I’ve been reading posts by Peter (here & here), Simone (here & here), Nathan (here & here) about the nature of redeemed humans and their struggle against sin and their striving to righteous living. I don’t know how to elegantly enter such a discussion, so: Human beings only have one nature at a time. In …
Who says there’s no place for sarcasm in theology? “When I go to bed, the devil is always waiting for me. When he begins to plague me, I give him this answer: ‘Devil, I must sleep. That’s God’s command — work by day, sleep by night. So go away.’ If that doesn’t work and he …
And the gift itself makes us able to respond to the gift! From Jared Wilson: But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. — Hebrews 10:12 Why’d he sit down? Because the work of salvation was done. “It is finished.” How …
Had a bit of an interaction with a friend on Facebook yesterday. This seems relevant to what we were talking about. From Tim Chester’s blog. (Which you should check often, lots of good stuff.) Everyday Justification Many of us are confident we’ll be justified on the last day – acquitted before God through the death …
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