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Books and N.T. Wright's Latest

Tim Challies has saved me a lot of time and money. He tried out the Amazon Kindle, not only for me, but also for you. He's determined that it's still hard to beat a paper and ink book. My inner Luddite says, "Thank yo…
Suicide and Simul Iustus et Peccator

In his book, Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine, J.V. Fesko spends some pages on the pastoral relevance of this doctrine. One of the points he makes is with regards to suicide. I think what he w…
Luther and Justification

This is a great piece of scholarship on Luther and the doctrine of justification. In this essay, R. Scott Clark interacts with modern interpretations of Luther's doctrine of justification. He's especially strong on de…
Sproul on Simul Iustus et Peccator

I'm presently reading Preaching the Cross, a collection of essays from the 2006 Together for the Gospel Conference. So far, I like what I'm reading and I would recommend the volume to other pastors. R.C. Sproul's contr…
Concise Reformed Dogmatics (7)

Today I want to write something about what CRD does with the doctrine of justification. CRD acknowledges that justification belongs to "the heart of the gospel" (607). According to Scripture, "to justify someone means …
Luther on Christ "the Sinner"

"On the cross he took our sins on himself as if they were his very own. In Luther's characteristically vivid language, he observed that in dying, Christ is not acting for his own person. 'Now he is not the Son of God, …
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 5)

Today we’re considering the section of the Staff of the Christian Faith (SCF) where Guido de Bres quotes the church fathers on the topic of justification. This section reflects both de Bres’ intimate familiarity with th…
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 4)

Today I want to look at what Guido de Bres does with the New Testament in the section on justification in his book the Staff of the Christian Faith (SCF). As one might expect, there are more New Testament passages than …
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 3)

Above is a scan of part of page 81, from the section of Scripture passages regarding justification in Guido (or Guy) de Bres' 1555 book, The Staff of the Christian Faith (Le Baston de la Foy Chrestienne). This is Gal…
The Staff of the Christian Faith -- Justification (Part 2)

Today I want to begin considering how de Bres handles the subject of justification in his 1555 book, the Staff of the Christian Faith (Le Baston de la Foy Chrestienne). The first striking thing is the quantity of attent…