John Piper, Justification, and the Gospel: from Kingdom People by Trevin Wax I’ve been ruminating on the truths delivered from the speakers of Together for the Gospel last week. Piper’s address, “Did Jesus Preach Paul’s Gospel?” was the most thought-provoking for me. Piper’s preaching always drives me back to the text and gets my mind running in a number of directions. His passion for the Bible is palpable. Piper’s T4G sermon was a terrific exposition of Luke 18:9-14, the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. He very clearly demonstrated that the idea of justification by faith alone was

What To Do When the Bible Baffles:(by Kevin Deyoung) Say what you will about Peter, but he was certainly an honest man. Never more so than at the end of his second epistle: “[Paul’s] letters contain some things that are hard to understand” (3:16). Now there’s a Spirit inspired understatement. And let’s not stop with Paul. Peter’s no lightweight himself. Neither is John. Come to think of it, Judges doesn’t make a lot of sense in places. And Ezekiel? Weird. The Bible’s an old book, full of strange allusions, foreign lands, and no pictures. What’s an English speaking, seldom reading,

Imperatives – Indicatives = Impossibilities: From Between Two Worlds – Justin Taylor by Justin Taylor “The dominant mode of evangelical preaching on sanctification, the main way to motivate for godly living, sounds something like this: You are not _____; You should be _________; Therefore, do or be ________! Fill in the blank with anything good and biblical (holy; salt and light; feed the poor; walk humbly; give generously; etc.). This is not how Paul and the other New Testament writers motivated the church in light of the resurrection and the outpouring of the Spirit. They did give imperatives (=what you

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Schreiner Interview on NT Theology: “ Here’s an interview with my esteemed Doktorvater Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation here at SBTS. Fresh, insightful, and as always, made me want to read the Bible more! Enjoy.” see also www.disciplemaking.net

Eight Ways to Lose Your Influence in Theology Posted using ShareThis see also www.disciplemaking.net

Good discussion and defence of a premillennial return of Christ in light of some post-mil and a-mil arguemnets against such return. Salvation By Grace: Replying to a post-mil argument see also www.disciplemaking.net

Great start to changing and transition our church to become a disciplemaking church. see also www.disciplemaking.net