This series has been a bit interesting, more so than the others I’ve done. Primarily because it has forced me to put down concepts and beliefs on paper, make sure it’s coherent, and pushed me to do my best to communicate them in a way that is both Biblically faithful and relatively easily understood. In this post, we pick up from the previous post and discuss how we become right with God when we are spiritually dead and incapable of responding to or seeking Him out.
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Like I said yesterday, I like Russell Moore. I liked him when I heard him speak at Criswell College some years ago. And I’ve followed his blog for some time now. I just finished reading his latest book, Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ, and I am absolutely blown away.
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I like Russell Moore. I may disagree with him on some things, and that’s okay. Disagreement between people who love God and love Theology is not only natural, it’s unavoidable. But I absolutely love is his gospel-centeredness. He has a way of showing us, not only the gospel’s implications, but the gospel itself in many aspects that most wouldn’t consider related to the gospel. I particularly love is view of adoption.
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Tagged Adoption, Adoption and the Gospel, Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, death, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, Jesus, Moore to the Point, Original Sin, Religion, Russell Moore, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross
After my recent post about The Elephant Room, I feel it’s appropriate to share with you some thoughts by two of The Gospel Coalition’s council members, D.A. Carson and Tim Keller. Justin Taylor provides an abridged version, but I think the fuller post is worth reading.
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The Elephant Room
For those who aren’t familiar with The Elephant Room:
The Elephant Room features blunt conversations between seven influential pastors who take differing approaches to ministry. No keynotes. No canned messages. These are “the conversations you never thought you’d hear.” All conversations are moderated by James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel and Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, Divine Plan, God, God’s glory, God’s Will, Gospel, James MacDonald, Jesus, Justin Taylor, Mark Driscoll, Modalism, Pain, Religion, Sovereignty, T.D. Jakes, Thabiti Anyabwile, The Bible, The Cross, The Elephant Room, The Gospel Coalition, Trinity
