Tag
faith
4 pages across commentary and theology
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
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
John 3
John 3 — New Birth and the Lifted Serpent
Nicodemus by night, the wind of the Spirit, and the bronze serpent — the conversation that produced John 3:16.
john · new-birth · faith · gospel
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