Have you experienced an unexpected, undeserved, overwhelming gift? There have been a few times that I have, including this past week. What kind of response did it generate in you? Most likely gratitude, thanksgiving, humility, and love. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who authored this third sermon in the Book of Homilies on the doctrine of Justification… Continue reading No Additions and No Subtractions: Salvation in and by Christ Alone
Spiritual Hijacking: When Paganism Borrows Jesus
Christianity has been hijacked. At least in some places. There are more and more so-called “Christian” churches, ministries, conferences and books being established, advertised and authored that are in fact not Christian at all. The authors, teachers and presenters are very deceptive in that they use various Bible words and Christian categories; but their… Continue reading Spiritual Hijacking: When Paganism Borrows Jesus
Why We Can’t Save Ourselves: Of the Misery of All Mankind
How can we bring the great truths of the Bible, including the glorious doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone, to the people? Part of the answer for the English Reformers of the 1500’s was to publish an official book of sermons or homilies to be read – in the correct order – in churches each… Continue reading Why We Can’t Save Ourselves: Of the Misery of All Mankind
Avoiding Stinking Puddles: A Fruitful Exhortation to the reading of Holy Scripture
How can we bring the great truths of the Bible, including the glorious doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone, to the people? This was the question that Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and the other English Reformers asked during the time of the Protestant Reformation of the 1500’s. Before the Reformation, the gospel was largely hidden and… Continue reading Avoiding Stinking Puddles: A Fruitful Exhortation to the reading of Holy Scripture
Truth on Fire: Rediscovering the Sermon Book
How can we bring the great truths of the Bible, including the glorious doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone, to the people? This was the question that Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and the other English Reformers asked themselves during the time of the Protestant Reformation of the 1500’s. The Church of England broke away from the… Continue reading Truth on Fire: Rediscovering the Sermon Book