simul iustus et peccator

simul iustus et peccator: at once righteous and a sinner; Luther’s characterization of the believer justified by grace through faith. Since faith, not works, is the…

Audio: Carl Trueman — Saving the Reformation from Its Friends

This audio is gold, here.

God’s Consistent Love For His Children

“The author speaks expressly of the love of God, touching believers’ justification, and eternal salvation, which, according to the Scripture, he reckons to be given them…

When The Good News Becomes Bad by R. Scott Clark in Korean (Thanks to Chris Won)

When the Good Becomes Bad – R. Scott Clark in Korean. Here it is In English http://wscal.edu/resource-center/resource/when-the-good-news-becomes-bad The article has also been translated into Chinese, click…

Marrow Controversy (1718-23)

Taken from J.V. Fesko’s book titled Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine, 32-34 One of the famous eighteenth-century debates that surrounded the doctrine of justification was…

Taken from The Marrow of Modern Divinity – Edward Fisher with the notes of Thomas Boston

neophytus – a  Young Christian evangelista – a Minister of the Gospel —- neophytus: Indeed sir, if I were holy and so righteous as some men…

No ways by the good works which he works in us

Taken from Marrow of Modern Divinity, Edward Fisher with the notes of Thomas Boston. Thomas Boston’s notes: “So we are perfectly saved by the works which…

God Justifies the Wicked (Romans 4:5)

“However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.” – Romans 4:5 (NIV, 1984)…

A Part of the Introduction From Horton’s Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology

Taken from Michael S. Horton’s Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology in the introduction under the heading, “Systematic-Theological Development.” “The heart of the Reformation complaint was…