John Wesley's Ordo Salutis
Funny thing, I was going to write a post on John Wesley's ordo salutis (Latin: "order of salvation"), then I found this (thanks Seedbed). I'm traveling at the moment (yes, …
Funny thing, I was going to write a post on John Wesley's ordo salutis (Latin: "order of salvation"), then I found this (thanks Seedbed). I'm traveling at the moment (yes, …
Paul, being trained as a Pharisee, had a worldview that was shaped by the hebrew bible. Paul was a transcendent monotheist. Paul viewed the world through what he believed to …
What is salvation according to the Bible (biblical soteriology)?[1] The answer to this question is quite complicated. In broad terms, the complexities and challenges of the Bible itself as the …
The concept of the faithfulness of God (Gr. dikaiosyne theou) in Paul is a hot topic for the New Perspective vs. Old Perspective dialogue. The New Perspective argues (quite strongly) that Paul never …
What does it mean to be "saved" according to the Bible? This is a tricky question for a number of reasons. To start, the Bible is a complex book. It …
The moment of the cross is not only the moment of penal substation.The cross is (among many things) also the moment of covenant fulfillment and creation. Through Jesus' death God …
It's risky business to talk about the cross in ways that mainstream protestant-evangelicals aren't used to. Fortunately (or unfortunately), I do this quite often. There are several dimensions of the cross …
I really appreciate Oswald Chambers. He had a sharp mind. I don’t know how many times I’ve read My Utmost for His Highest and it’s still my first choice for …
The more of N.T. Wright I read the more excited I become. To start, I find that his critique of Piper is spot on with specific regard to the following …