Tag: Keller
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Martin Luther to George Spalatin, 21 August 1544
To Doctor George SpalatinA man to be highly respected in Christ,Superintendent of the churches in Misnia,Most faithful pastor to the people of Altenburg, and one most dear to his own Lord. Grace and peace in the Lord, and the consolation of the Holy Spirit, Amen. I deeply sympathise with you, my dearest Spalatin, and I…
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Continuance in Justification by C. John Miller, 11 April 1979
I wish to affirm that faith alone is the exclusive means for the believer’s continuance in justification. In the divine act of initial justification, faith alone obtains God’s once-and-for-all pardon and free acceptance. The same is true for justification as an ongoing manifestation in the life of the believer. My sins that are daily confessed…
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“Those Who Truly Stand in the Tradition of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin” by Jack Miller
The urgency which is stimulated by the knowledge that men go either to heaven or hell at their death has been given poignant expression by William Carey in one of his sermons—to his hearers in India: “I tried to explain to them the nature of heaven and hell and told them that, except our sins…
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Abandoning the Idea of a Calvinist Remnant
This morning I listened to a Glenn Beck interview with Voddie Baucham. Using the Old Testament concept of a “remnant,” and quoting Reformed leaders J. Gresham Machen and Abraham Kuyper, these men uncritically presupposed a remnant theology to support their views of the world today. Since Christians often assume a “remnant theology” to support our…
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The Lord is My Chosen Portion
This morning I’ve been meditating on a phrase in Psalm 16:7: “The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.” What does “The Lord is my portion” really mean? J. Gresham Machen has said that “God is the most obligated of all beings.” Doesn’t that sound so counterintuitive? In our consumer…