John Frame (2013) discusses the forensic nature of justification in this way: The language [for justification in the Westminster Larger Catechism] is forensic, that is, the language of a law court. In that court God is the Judge, and we are on trial for our sins - both the sin of Adam and the sins that we have committed in this life. The wages of sin is death, so clearly we … [Read more...] about John Frame on the Forensic Nature of Justification
Archives for August 2015
The Changing Politics of Church Property
For centuries churches have marked the American landscape. They have stood as icons in the middle of towns, their steeples pointing to a higher reality. But this may no longer be the case. As America continues to urbanize and secularize, and as dying churches shut down and sell off their property, finding a place in the heart of a town or city may be increasingly difficult to … [Read more...] about The Changing Politics of Church Property
Pastor as Overseer
If leadership is largely influence (Northouse, 2012), then pastors are leaders. Yet, this perspective on the pastorate is something that many evangelicals have shied away from. For example, one author and former pastor, Jared Wilson, questions the usefulness of the leadership approach to pastoral work. Wilson (2013) sardonically writes: Enter the leadership cult. What we … [Read more...] about Pastor as Overseer