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In the Reformation, the Reformers developed a systematic formulation that delineated the distinction of the biblical Christian faith from th...

I have had discussions with both Mormons and Catholics about Romans 3:28: " For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from the w...

One of the consistent errors that mark cults is their perversion of salvation to some form of works righteousness. This is true of the large...

In his epistle, Jude, the brother of Jesus, made an interesting comment: " Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our...

I have been having discussions with Mormons recently on the place of "priests" in the Christian Church. They claim to have an excl...

When I am dealing with members of Pelagian sects, such as Mormons and Catholics, on the issue of justification by faith alone, some of them ...

The primary issue of controversy between the Reformers of the Sixteenth Century and the Roman Catholic Church was the question of justificat...

"In teaching justification by faith alone , Calvin and the Reformed creeds, like Luther before them, are biblical. Not only does the Bi...

"The Papists will well-enough confess that we be justified by faith, howbeit they add that it is but partly . But that gloss marreth al...

" What have you that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? " (1Cor. 4:7). ...

 "Christ, and Christ alone, is the source of righteousness, that is, the righteousness that we need and becomes ours by God's act o...

  "Faith is said to justify because it is the instrument by which we receive Christ, in whom righteousness is communicated to us. When ...

 "Faith - true faith - always has an object, and this object is the crucified and risen Christ, as revealed in the Gospel. Thus, as the...

"Justification is a legal act of God. It is strictly a legal act of God. By the act of justification, God changes the sinner's sta...

As an orthodox Protestant, I advocate and defend the doctrine of justification by faith alone as the standard against all false expression...

In our day, there are many "Christian" groups that claim grandiose titles for their organizational leaders. Mormons have their ...

In America, the popular version of evangelical Christianity has followed our new national orthodoxy: "Thou shalt not offend." Go...

In my day to day ministry, I confront many sectarians who hold to some version of works righteousness, Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah's Wit...

Besides its Second Commandment issues, the Catholic crucifix bothers me because it shows a dead Jesus, crumpled on the cross, reminding us o...

In Acts 20, Luke gives us an account of a trip by Paul to Miletus. From there, he calls for the elders from the church in nearby Ephesus to ...