A commentary & theology library
The Scriptures, read slowly.
Verse-by-verse commentary on the Scriptures and essays in Christian doctrine — cross-referenced by passage, topic, and link, and built to be read at length.
Wing I
Bible Commentary
Every book of the canon has its shelf — all sixty-six, 1,189 chapters — filled in passage by passage. 5 chapters and counting.
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Theology Library
Essays in doctrine, arranged by locus — from the doctrine of God to last things — with topics, tags, and series, each essay linked to the passages it engages.
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What Is the Gospel?
The gospel is news before it is advice — an announcement about what God has done in Jesus Christ. This essay traces its shape from the apostolic preaching.
gospel · grace · faith
Justification by Faith Alone
How can a sinner stand in the judgment? The Reformation answer — justification by faith alone, on account of Christ alone — traced through Romans and Galatians.
justification · faith · grace · reformation
The Atonement as Victory and Substitution
Christus Victor or penal substitution? The cross is a many-sided jewel, and the classic "theories" of atonement are facets, not rivals.
atonement · cross · gospel
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Soteriology
What Is the Gospel?
The gospel is news before it is advice — an announcement about what God has done in Jesus Christ. This essay traces its shape from the apostolic preaching.
gospel · grace · faith
Soteriology
Sanctification: The Long Obedience
Justification is a verdict; sanctification is a road. On the Spirit's slow work of making saints out of the justified — and why effort is not the enemy of grace.
sanctification · holiness · spirit · discipleship
Romans 8
Romans 8 — No Condemnation, No Separation
From "no condemnation" to "no separation" — the Spirit, adoption, groaning creation, and the golden chain. The summit of Romans.
romans · spirit · adoption · assurance
Soteriology
Justification by Faith Alone
How can a sinner stand in the judgment? The Reformation answer — justification by faith alone, on account of Christ alone — traced through Romans and Galatians.
justification · faith · grace · reformation
Romans 4
Romans 4 — Abraham, Justified by Faith
Paul's test case — Abraham was counted righteous by faith before circumcision, before the law, against hope. Wages versus gift.
romans · justification · abraham · faith
Soteriology
Union with Christ
Every saving benefit — justification, sanctification, adoption, glory — is found "in Christ." Union with Christ is the architecture of the whole order of salvation.
union-with-christ · salvation · spirit