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The righteousness of Christ: imputed, infused, incorporated
Last Friday, at the Festival of Faith and Writing held at Calvin College, Cornelius Plantinga Jr. preached an excellent sermon during the Vespers service, which was itself beautifully designed. He described quite elaborately the way our bodies work when attacked by a virus, countering it with antibodies and, after defeating it, building antibodies to guard against its return. From this process, vaccinations have been developed against these viruses. These are then injected into people, giving … Continue reading
Union with Christ and Representation
The doctrine of election cannot be understood biblically and theologically if it is abstracted from its being in Christ. . . . it cannot be severed from the gospel, and it is the root and foundation of all the other ways in which union with Christ is worked out in human history and in the experience of the faithful. It is as far from fatalism as could be imagined. (Robert Letham, 66) … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Soteriology
Tagged atonement, election, justification, original sin, Robert Letham, union with Christ
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Justification: imputation, and final basis
Today, I was reading a review, the particulars of which are not relevant, but the author speaks of “N. T. Wright’s brand of the New Perspective, in explaining justification: . . . . imputation of Christ’s righteousness is refuted; . . . and there is a final eschatological justification based on the faithful life lived.” That reminded me of the review I wrote a couple of years ago, of N. T. Wright’s book, Justification: God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmund Neufeld, justification, Michael Bird, N. T. Wright, Norman Shepherd
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