Soteriology

“One contention of those who deny imputed righteousness is that we can’t ride on the coattails of Christ’s righteousness. These scholars argue that our inheritance is the result of Spirit-empowered obedience of faith that lies within us.” - TGC

“His own approach to atonement is closest to the recapitulation understanding of Christ’s work that Irenaeus outlined, though many believe this view is compatible with PSA (see works by McNall and McKnight). Rillera doesn’t.” - TGC

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jon Pratt for a discussion on his new book, “My Sheep Follow Me: A Study of Perseverance and the Threat of Antinomianism.” - Central Seminary Channel

“When Paul describes believers in Christ, he uses an interesting phrase—those who are being saved, which is an extremely unusual description in the New Testament.” - Cripplegate

“[P]enal substitution is not to be understood as the only aspect of Christ’s work, just as guilt is not the only aspect of our human plight…..

“ ‘I’m not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me, so here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior and look forward to spending an eternity with Him….’ Is this a valid conversion?” - Veith

“Christ comes to magnify the law: how does he do it but by obedience? If I am to enter into life by the keeping of the commandments, as the Lord tells me in the nineteenth chapter of Matthew, and the seventeenth verse, how can I except by Christ having kept them?” - Pyromaniacs

“The book of Hebrews addresses this issue directly. Examining this deep book helps us answer this important question and allows us to see how Jesus first identifies with us in our humanity, then takes the place of sinners on the cross, and ultimately pays the punishment for our sins through his sacrifice” - TGC

“Both James and Paul agree: a lively faith produces good works. In this article, then, I aim to explain how they both agree with each other. But before I do that, I will first suggest that James echoes Jesus and so does not aim to contradict Paul.” - Wyatt Graham