MEMBERS: Q&A: Confessional Theology, Justification & Sanctification, and Church Discipline (Transcript)
We continue answering questions from the online live Q&A. Topics include how to preach obedience and the damage caused by fear-based preaching.
Q&A: Confessional Theology, Justification & Sanctification, and Church Discipline (Transcript)
In light of COVID-19, the hosts thought it would be a good thing to do a live online Q&A. Amongst other things, we talk about confessional theology, justification and sanctification, and church discipline.
Q&A: Confessional Theology, Justification & Sanctification, and Church Discipline
In light of COVID-19, the hosts thought it would be a good thing to do a live online Q&A. Amongst other things, we talk about confessional theology, justification and sanctification, and church discipline.
What Are the Means of Grace?
What is the primary way God sanctifies Christians? Is it through spiritual disciplines? In this episode, we provide a simple answer to a fundamental question: What are the means of Grace, and how does God use them to sanctify us?
“Faith Alone” Is Radical
In this episode, Jon and Justin talk about sola fide (faith alone). It is a radical message. We seek to briefly clarify the doctrine before moving on to discuss the implications of it and the importance of guarding it.
Obedience Is Not a Dirty Word
In this episode, we talk about how obedience is a good thing–but that sadly, many have had the experience of being scolded toward it. We discuss how assurance and peace with God in Christ actually motivates us to pursue obedience.
The Biblical and Historical Problems with Spiritual Disciplines Part 3
My previous two articles have focused on Roman Catholic theology and its slow entry back into mainstream Christianity. Until the 1970’s, it was difficult to find any popular materials or teachers speaking on the subject of spiritual disciplines. Research uncovers that Richard Foster, Dallas Willard and Don Whitney are the three most influential writers/teachers to […]
The Biblical and Historical Problems with Spiritual Disciplines Part 2
Over the last 400 years Christianity has slowly slipped away from a reformed understanding of sola fide, or a life lived by faith alone in Christ, as it concerns our sanctification and have embraced a hybrid of Roman Catholic theology and Evangelicalism. It is commonly believed that we are saved by grace through faith alone, […]
The Biblical and Historical Problems with Spiritual Disciplines Part 1
Let’s take a quick simple survey:
Can you name five spiritual disciplines? What do you believe is the most important discipline? What do you believe is the purpose of the disciplines?