Posts Tagged 'Law and Gospel'
The Law not for Condemnation, but Sanctification
For the law indeed says that it is God’s will and command that we walk in new life. However, it does not give the power and ability to begin or to carry out this command. Instead, the Holy Spirit, who is given and received not through the law but through the proclamation of the gospel (Gal. 3:2, 14), renews the heart. Thereafter, the Holy Spirit uses the law to instruct the reborn and to show and ...
The Law not for Condemnation, but Sanctification
For the law indeed says that it is God’s will and command that we walk in new life. However, it does not give the power and ability to begin or to carry out this command. Instead, the Holy Spirit, who is given and received not through the law but through the proclamation of the gospel (Gal. 3:2, 14), renews the heart. Thereafter, the Holy Spirit uses the law to instruct the reborn and to show and ...
He Really Believed Hell, Today Most Preachers Don’t
Three hundred years ago, on October 5, 1703, Jonathan Edwards was born in East Windsor, Connecticut. In honor of God's providence in setting upon us in Church History such a theological giant as Jonathan Edwards, we at New.Demonstration will dedicate this week to the preaching and teaching of the Word through the life and works of Jonathan Edwards. My topic is "The Pastor as Theologian, Reflections on the Life and Ministry of Jonathan Edwards." One of ...
He Really Believed Hell, Today Most Preachers Don’t
Three hundred years ago, on October 5, 1703, Jonathan Edwards was born in East Windsor, Connecticut. In honor of God's providence in setting upon us in Church History such a theological giant as Jonathan Edwards, we at New.Demonstration will dedicate this week to the preaching and teaching of the Word through the life and works of Jonathan Edwards. My topic is "The Pastor as Theologian, Reflections on the Life and Ministry of Jonathan Edwards." One of ...