By luke g. on May 7, 2010 in Atonement, Book Shelf, Christology, Justification, New Perspective, Puritans, Reformed Theology, The Gospel | 1 Comment
“The plain old Protestant doctrine is that the place of faith in justification is only that of a hand or instrument, receiving the righteousness of Christ, for the sake of which alone we are justified. So that, though great scholars do often confound themselves and others in their disputations about faith’s justifying a sinner, every [...]
By luke g. on Apr 30, 2010 in Atonement, Christology, Historical Theology, NT Studies, New Perspective, Reformed Theology | 0 Comments
“It deserves notice that the views of the apostles, after the atonement had become an accomplished fact, underwent the most memorable change. Long had the repelled the thought of Christ’s death, which they clearly enough perceived must be the death-blow of all their Jewish dreams and theories. But when it actually arrived, and they looked [...]
By luke g. on Jan 23, 2010 in Blog Shelf, New Perspective, Reformed Theology, Systematic Theology | 0 Comments
Justin Taylor points out an interesting discussion by Doug Wilson – Sproul and Wright: Judging by the Paperwork vs. Judging by the Heart. Taylor quotes the following gem from Wilson: The irony is that the mistake Wright makes about first century Jews, R.C. makes about the Reformed, and the valuable insight that Wright offers pastorally [...]