Tag: Systematic Theology
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The Church as the Ultimate Barrier Breaker
I often find myself forgetting that I am one individual member of an absolutely enormous body called the Church. Still more, I forget this Church is a Body that is incredibly diverse. Spending 2009 in South Africa helped me in this, but I’m still learning to think outside of my own little kingdom. This Body…
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Wayne Grudem on God’s Presence in Hell
At the end of January, I posted some of my thoughts on hell. There I argued that hell is not the separation from the presence of God. I wrote that hell is the “separation of people from the majestic, glorious presence of the Lord.” To help flesh this out, I think Wayne Grudem’s thoughts from his…
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Justification by Faith
Part 7 in an 8 part series. View series intro and index. John Stott has said that faith merely receives what grace offers. We are saved by grace, yes, but we must believe (i.e. have faith) in order to be saved. Grace is God’s doing. Faith is man’s responsibility. Romans 3:28 is the staple verse in which…
JAMES PRUCH 