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Because you are lukewarm–neither hot nor cold–I am about to spit you out of My mouth! –Jesus, Revelation 3:16 Listen to the Holy Spirit in your heart! (1 John 2:27). And judge for yourselves the things I am going to … Continue reading →

The Holiness Movement among American Methodists in the 1830s-1880s was part of the Third Great Awakening. The goal of the Holiness Movement was to move beyond the one-time conversion experience that the revivals produced, and reach entire sanctification. A related … Continue reading →

In Romans 3, and especially 4, Paul spoke of faith in the cross bringing about forgiveness of sins, and imputed (credited) righteousness received freely as a gift from Christ–which legally sets sinners into a right standing with God, and dismisses … Continue reading →

This chapter teaches that God imputes or credits righteousness to Christians when they repentantly believe in the atoning sacrifice and resurrection of Christ. Far from teaching any antinomian doctrine of imputed righteousness, Paul only shows that in the case of … Continue reading →

This is an old Church of England chant on Psalm 130:1-7, which was modified over time, but was originally inspired by Henry Purcell’s “Out of the Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, O Lord” in De Profundis (1680). Buy this … Continue reading →

Apology of the Augsburg Confession (by Philipp Melanchton), Luther’s friend: Of the Ministry – Article V. 1] That we may obtain this faith, the Ministry of Teaching the Gospel and administering the Sacraments was instituted. For through the Word and … Continue reading →

I had a dream in 2007 that was a prophetic warning against me being involved in ministry in any church showing signs of the Seeker-Sensitive Movement (which I now understand is the majority). It has taken me a while to … Continue reading →

Recently a loved one labeled me an “idealist”: I think he intended it as a rebuke–as something I should be ashamed of, and change. But I am happy to accept this label, because it is Biblical to be an idealist. … Continue reading →

The Apostle Paul makes the distinction between cheap grace antinomianism (3:5-8) and Jewish ‘law-salvation’ (3:20-21, 28) from his Gospel, which brings wretched, depraved sinners into a right relationship with God on the basis of faith alone in the blood of … Continue reading →