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Only the Law, Ma’am

04 Wednesday Aug 2010

Posted by David L. Gill in Book Discussion, Scripture, Theology

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books, C. F. W. Walther, false teaching, Gospel, Law, preaching, Reformed Theology, Scripture, theology

In part 6 of my ongoing series on C. F. W. Walther’s  Law and Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible, I said:

…if the only teaching applied to people is the Law, then they despair, die and perish in their sin.  More on this in a future post…

Here is that future post.

This statement is one side of a coin.  Some people grow up, live and die under all-law preaching and never have this melt-down I’ve described, or better put, never realize that this is what’s ticking under their hood.

The other alternative is for a person to be crushed under the weight of the fact that they don’t love the Lord with all of who they are…and to not let themselves off the hook because they realize that they do not keep the law perfectly.

Obey! No exceptions! This is the demand of the Law.

Teaching people that “it takes more than faith to really please God” is, in reality, extremely cruel.  To those who are convinced of their own righteousness, it pushes them on in their odious good works.  Telling the ones who despair of their sin such a thing drives them further and further away from the Gospel…that Christ has obeyed perfectly in their place all that the law demands.

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Totally off the Rails

27 Tuesday Jul 2010

Posted by David L. Gill in Scripture, Theology

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experience, false teaching, Law, Scripture, theology

I follow a blog called “Fjords of Zion.” I’m reprinting the article here as well as my comment.  What do you think? Off the rails, or am I missing something good this guy is saying? You decide.

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I Have to Divide the Scriptures?

23 Friday Jul 2010

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C. F. W. Walther, false teaching, Gospel, Law, Lutheranism, preaching, Rod Rosenbladt, Scripture, theology

Another instrumental lecture I’ve encountered (albeit more academic in nature) was given by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt and was aired on Chris Rosebrough‘s program, Fighting for the Faith. If you wish to listen to this important lecture, you may do so by clicking here…but you may need to give it your undivided attention as he gets fairly technical at times.

Are you threatening me?

14 Wednesday Jul 2010

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1 Timothy, books, C. F. W. Walther, false teaching, Gospel, Law, Luke, Matthew, Paul, Scripture, theology

Part 5 of a series discussing C. F. W. Walther’s important treatise Law and Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible.

There is a marked difference between the Law and the Gospel in the aspect of threats: namely, that the Law is nothing but threats and that the Gospel contains no threats of any kind.  The Gospel contains only words of consolation: “Your sins are forgiven,” “Christ came to save sinners of whom I am the foremost,” and so on.  Should you come across a passage with a threat in Scripture, you can be sure it’s Law. Continue reading →

Biblical Leadership according to Paul

27 Thursday May 2010

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false teaching, Gospel, leadership, relationships, Scripture, theology, Titus

In Paul’s letter to Titus, Paul lays out some protocol for those in Titus’ pastoral care. In verses 1 & 2 of chapter 3, Paul exhorts Titus to “remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.”  As an evangelical who edges closer to confessional Christianity each passing day, I affirm the authority of Scripture to determine faith and practice.  So let’s look at the context in which this exhortation is given.

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Dangerous teaching from Beth Moore

11 Thursday Mar 2010

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false teaching, Scripture, theology

Recently, Chris Rosebrough reviewed Beth Moore’s teaching on his program.  The review is important; please consider it and pass it along to others.

**Update** The Sola Sisters have also blogged about problems in Beth Moore’s teaching.  Please read and consider carefully what they say.

Getting to God sans Jesus

09 Tuesday Feb 2010

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I keep hearing all these awesome things about a guy named Henri Nouwen.  And then a while back  in my RSS feeder, I saw this quote from page 51 of his book, Sabbatical Journey:

Today I personally believe that while Jesus came to open the door to God’s house, all human beings can walk through that door, whether they know about Jesus or not. Today I see it as my call to help every person claim his or her own way to God.

Is anyone else who would consider themselves to be an evangelical a little disturbed by such a statement?  I want to get this book now and give it a good read so that I can hear his whole argument.  If this is ripped out of context, I’d like to see what that context is, because this doesn’t sound much like biblical teaching on this topic (John 14:6, Acts 4:12, etc.).

Repentance 4

08 Friday Jan 2010

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books, false teaching, repentance, Scripture, Watson

Thomas Watson writes, “there must be first some seeds of faith in the heart of a penitent, otherwise it is a dead repentance and so of no value” (emphasis mine).  It is not simply an essential command of the Christian to repent; it is, Watson reasons, the essential command, being the foundation-grace given by God  (Hebrews 6:1). “…religion which is not built upon this foundation must needs fall to the ground.”

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If My People

06 Wednesday Jan 2010

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Last summer, my church participated in Call2Fall, a well-intentioned call to pray for our nation’s leaders.  There were two problems I had with the whole thing as a worship leader at the church.  First, we should be praying for our leaders every time we gather.  Second, the primary impetus for praying was the infamous 2 Chronicles passage, ripped from context.  I drew up the following document and submitted it to my pastor for his review, detailing my concerns for using the 2 Chronicles passage out of context.  I was subsequently allowed to rewrite the text for the flyer, which was to Pastor Dave’s (and the elder board’s) credit.

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Man-centered Self-help, 1

26 Saturday Dec 2009

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culture, experience, false teaching, homosexuality, relationships, repentance, Scripture, self-help, theology

One of the guys in my same-sex attraction group sent the following email out to the guys right before Christmas.  I finally had a chance to read it and respond, so I thought I’d share that with you, the folks who read my blog.

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