Piper’s 12 Theses #2

Our fulfilling God’s law in loving others is not the ground of our justification. The ground of justification is the sacrifice and obedience of Christ alone, appropriated through faith alone before any other acts are performed. Our fulfilling the law is the fruit and evidence of being justified by faith (Rom. 3:20–22, 24–25, 28; 4:4–6; [...]

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Piper’s 12 Theses #1

Pastor John Piper wrote:
Fulfilling the righteous requirement of the law in Romans 8:4 refers to a life of real love for people (Rom. 13:8–10; Gal. 5:13–18; Matt. 7:12; 22:37–40).[i]
[i] From the list of some of the Ten Commandments in Romans 13:8–10 we may infer that the law that love fulfills is primarily thought of as [...]

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Fulfilling the Law

What does Paul mean in Romans 8:4 when he says that the aim of Christ’s incarnation, death, and resurrection is that “the righteous requirement of the Torah might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit”?
Wait a minute! Isn’t Christ the fulfillment of the Law? Why does it [...]

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Heard in the Long Home

Things that cracked me up at the Long home.
“Dad, why do I feel so wake-ish up-ish?” – Ethan at 12:05 am
This one came from Elisa while she changed yet another diaper (sung to the familiar tune):
“When the pee fills your pants/And you can’t seem to dance/It’s amore.”

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Wright, Piper and the Justification Controversy

Those caught up in the controversy between the perspective of Bishop N.T. Wright and the recent response by John Piper would do well to remember some very early words by Bishop Wright (1997, to be precise).
In the present chapter I shall suggest that this popular view of ‘justification by faith’, though not entirely misleading, does [...]

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