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May 24, 2010
This will be my eleventh and last post on this subject. I continue my critical review of Lee Irons exposition of Romans 2:13. His comments as always are italicized. Page 25 We come now to v 14 which is introduced with our third "for." Like its predecessors, this "for" is ... Read more
Apr 30, 2010
I interrupt this response to Lee Irons to comment on one of the several responses to my eighth blog on this subject. I was unable to respond at the time because I was overwhelmed with various conference ministries. Since Brandon Adams' comments raise an interesting issue, I provide my ... Read more
Apr 29, 2010
Thank you, gentleman, for your interest and comments. They are most instructive. After some interruption I continue hear my critique of Irons' paper entitled, Is Romans 2:13 Coherent? The page numbers are reference to his online paper. Page 13 Here is a summary of ... Read more
Mar 31, 2010
In previous posts I have carefully refrained from commenting on Romans 2:13 and its statement that the doers of the law will be justified. It will come as no surprise to readers of my previous blogs that I regard Paul as making an assertion parallel to those of Matthew 12:37, James 2 and the ... Read more
Mar 19, 2010
Galatians 5:5-6, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, and Hebrews 11:7 also speak of righteousness in the context of the day of judgment. They do so, however, in a way a little different than Matthew 5:20. I have said that Matthew 5:20 is a reference to an imparted righteousness which consists in our good ... Read more
Mar 16, 2010
In Matthew 5:20 Jesus at a pivotal point in His Sermon on the Mount utters the following serious warning: “For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” One correspondent represents ... Read more
Mar 15, 2010
There is a third passage which I believe uses the verb, to justify, to refer to the justification of the believer and his faith by his works. This passage is Romans 2:13: "for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified." ... Read more
Mar 10, 2010
The second passage which uses the verb, to justify, in a way similar to Matthew 12:37, with a different connotation than it has in Romans 3 and 4, and a way which is quite relevant to the idea of a future justification in the day of judgment is James 2:21-26. 21 Was not Abraham our ... Read more
Mar 8, 2010
Matthew 12:33-37 33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 "You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. 35 ... Read more
Mar 5, 2010
Lee Irons in his article Romans 2:13: Is Paul Coherent? argues that Romans 2:13 is a hypothetical or “empty set” assertion. Thus, when Paul says “the doers of the law” will be justified, he does not intend to tell us either that there will be a future ... Read more
Feb 23, 2010
As some of you know I wrote my doctoral dissertation in defense of the traditional, Protestant doctrine of justification. It is entitled, Faith, Obedience, and Justification: Current Evangelical Departures from Sola Fide. If you are interested, you can get it from Reformed ... Read more
Feb 17, 2010
This is my third blog on the tension between historical reconciliation in Christ's death and personal reconciliation by faith in Christ. In this blog I want to point out several further observations on this tension. (5) Anyone who believes in ... Read more
Feb 15, 2010
I promised several posts on the accomplishment and application of redemption in Romans 5:10-11. Here is my second post. It contains my third and fourth observation on the distinction between the accomplishment and application of reconciliation in Romans 5:10-11. Read more
Feb 15, 2010
I would like you to know my preaching and teaching engagements over the next several months. March 27-28, 2010: I will be speaking at Emmanuel Baptist Church for Pastor Thomas Waters and his fellow pastors on the subject of eschatology for a weekend seminar in Jesup, GA April 11-13, 2010: ... Read more
Feb 13, 2010
In preaching last night I taught that Romans 5:10-11 really affirms the Reformed distinction between the accomplishment and application of redemption. After preaching last night two of my fellow pastors asked me natural questions given my assertion in my message that our reconciliation was ... Read more
Feb 13, 2010
Next week Chris Arnzen is doing a survey of contemporary eschatological views. Dr. Waldron is defending Amillennialism on Monday at 6 pm Eastern, 5 pm Central. Read more