Justification is a legal declaration; sanctification is ongoing transformation. When conflated, assurance is undermined and grace obscured. Understanding the Reformed distinction.
Category: Systematic Theology
Dive into the organized study of Christian doctrines, including the nature of God, the Trinity, creation, and the church. Understand how biblical teachings form a cohesive system of faith
Lesson 15: Law and Gospel in Galatians
What is the relationship between the law and the gospel? Explore Galatians 3:15-29 to understand the purpose of the law, the law as tutor, and freedom in Christ.
Catholic Validity vs. Liceity: The Eucharist Question Explained
Understanding the Catholic Canon Law distinction between validity and liceity in the Eucharist, the indelible mark of Holy Orders, and a Protestant assessment.
Three Views on the Lord's Supper: Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, and the Memorial View
Explore the three major Christian views on the Lord's Supper -- transubstantiation, consubstantiation, and the memorial view -- and why the symbolic position best honors the finished work of Christ.
Understanding Justification by Faith
At the heart of the gospel stands a doctrine that changed the world: justification by faith alone in Christ alone. Understand what Paul meant and why it still matters.
Restoring What Was Lost: The Work Started on Calvary (Part 4 of 16)
Series: Restoring What Was Lost, Part 4 of 16 Scripture Text: John 19:30 For three weeks, we have surveyed the damage. We have examined the inheritance Adam forfeited, the slavery into which humanity was sold, and the illegitimate rule of Satan over this fallen world. The picture has been grim, and intentionally so. You cannot...
Restoring What Was Lost: Satan Is a Squatter (Part 3 of 16)
Series: Restoring What Was Lost, Part 3 of 16 Scripture Texts: Genesis 3:17-19; Luke 4:6 Over the past two weeks, we have traced humanity’s fall from two vantage points: first, the forfeiture of Adam’s inheritance, and second, the selling of humanity into slavery to sin. But there is a third dimension to the catastrophe of...
Restoring What Was Lost: Adam Sold Humanity to Be the Slave of Sin (Part 2 of 16)
Series: Restoring What Was Lost, Part 2 of 16 Scripture Text: Romans 3:23 Last week we began our series by examining the inheritance that Adam forfeited in the Garden of Eden, a stewardship over all the earth, lost through disobedience. But the consequences of Adam’s fall did not stop at the loss of property. Something...