John 15:3 – “then calls them to bear fruit that is consistent with this forensic justification”

“In regeneration we are passive. We hear the Gospel, and the Spirit creates faith in our hearts to embrace it. However, in conversion we are active.…

The Christian Never Moves On from the Gospel

…because even when you talk about, “well what about building community?” The Gospel creates the church. “But what about Sanctification?” The Gospel drives Sanctification. “But, what…

The Religion of the Natural Man and Woman

“If we don’t teach the Gospel as clearly as the New Testament does. If we assume that people understand this. If we leave this doctrine behind…

“The law cannot do any more in sanctification than it did in justification.”  -John Murray

Nuggets

B. B. Warfield   I’m Addicted

1 Timothy 5:1-8: A Protector of Widows, Reformed Expository Commentary by Ryken

Taken from the Reformed Expository Commentary: 1 Timothy (2007), by Philip Graham Ryken.  “Philip Graham Ryken (D.Phil., Oxford University) is senior minister of historic Tenth Presbyterian…

Taken from Michael Horton’s chapter “Obedience Is Better than Sacrifice” in the book The Law Is Not Of Faith: Essays on Works and Grace in the Mosaic…

Taken from T. David Gordon’s Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers. “When Jesus talks with Peter about whether Peter loves him, he…

Sinclair Ferguson Gospel-Driven Sanctification

Notice here that Sinclair Ferguson makes clear distinctions. via Against Heresies here.

With a Free Conscience Fight against Sin

From the Heidelberg Catechism here. 32. Why are you called a Christian? Because by faith I am a member of Christ,1 and thus a partaker of…