Occasionally I have been accused of insensitivity by some of the readers of Reformation 21 and others. I was delighted to read of William Booth the founder of the Salvation Amy who takes it to a whole new level….. ”In any event, he was clearly a man…
Again I want to express my thanks to my good friend Sean Lucas for his careful contributions to this important discussion. Before audience fatigue sets in completely I do want to respond briefly to three issues he raises in his…
I had actually thought about writing a further contribution to this entire conversation on sanctification and the Gospel prior to reading Bill Evans’ thoughtful surrejoinder. I decided to plunge ahead with a concluding note in part because of something that…
I want to thank my good friend Sean Lucas for his Reformation21 rejoinder to my previous post. We have corresponded privately on this issue, but given the prominence of this internet discussion, I also think that a public response is…
I concur with what Carl has written regarding the riots. 2 London nonconformist ministers had letters printed in the national papers over the weekend which was encouraging. Gerard Hemmings a minister in Twickenham had this letter printed in…
Some recent posts address the important discussion taking place together regarding the relationship of justification to sanctification (see here and here). This topic is crucial to us getting the gospel right today while avoiding the deadly extremes of antinomianism (a lawless…
I am so thankful that my friend Bill Evans has waded into the important historical and theological conversation on sanctification. There is so much good and right with his piece on “Sanctification and the Nature of the Gospel” that I…
As one who has been studying the peculiar history of Reformed soteriology (i.e., the doctrine of salvation) for a number of decades now, I have followed some recent blog exchanges with considerable interest. In a stimulating piece available on the…
One of the amusing things I have noticed in the last twelve months or so has been a shift in the rhetoric used by members of the older generation (40 plus) surrounding what twenty- and thirty-somethings will believe. Five years…
One of the amusing things I have noticed in the last twelve months or so has been a shift in the rhetoric used by members of the older generation (40 plus) surrounding what twenty- and thirty-somethings will believe. Five years…
