He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. (Hebrews 9:26) SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jesus has appeared once for all", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2008/04/15/jesus-has-appeared-once-for-all/" });

My favorite author John Piper has come out with a new theological and exegetic book, The Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright. In it he, among other things, champions the biblical doctrine of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to the believer on the basis of faith in Jesus. He deals primarily with the Bible in responded to the Bishop of Durham Tom (N.T.) Wright, a champion of the “New Perspective on Paul” position. I look forward to reading parts of the book soon (as a reference), since some of the parts are not as germane to my studies and daily battles...

It was October 31st, 1517 in Wittenburg, Germany. Martin grasped a hammer and a long piece of paper covered with his writing. He walked out into the street and straight over to the castle church door. It was here that community messages were often posted. Martin nailed his 95 points of discussion on the door. He only wanted to lay out his newly discovered views of the Bible to other church leaders in the Medieval Catholic church. He thought he was free to do so even though his thoughts were radical. After all, he was an Augustinian monk and a professor of theology at the university. Young Martin...

“….all the saving events and all the saving blessings of the gospel are means of getting obstacles out of the way so that we might know and enjoy God more fully. Propitiation, redemption, forgiveness, imputation, sanctification, liberation, healing, heaven – none of these is good news except for one reason: they bring us to God for our everlasting enjoyment of him.” (God is the Gospel, by John Piper, p. 47) [Read other posts related to GOD is the Gospel] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "God is the Gospel", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2007/08/23/god-is-the-gospel/" });