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December 2017

December 31, 2017

What is Pietism?

I have been a little slow on blogging in the last couple weeks with Advent...

October 2015

October 07, 2015

Are Good Works Necessary to “Attain Heaven?”

The debates surrounding the nature of sanctification are never ending in both Lutheran and Reformed...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Matthew 7 is Not About Obsessive Introspection and Fruit-Checking

In 2002, Baptism missionary and preacher Paul Washer preached what's often known as the "Shocking...

June 16, 2015

Should Parents View Their Children as Unbelievers? A Response to Todd Friel

Numerous people pointed me to some recent tweets from Todd Friel in the last few...

June 04, 2015

Sanctification is not Assurance: A Continued Response to Kevin DeYoung

I recently responded to a post by Kevin DeYoung on the issue of assurance here....

May 2015

May 14, 2015

Assurance is Found in Jesus, Not in Me

Kevin DeYoung recently posted an article on the Gospel Coalition titled "How Do I Know...

November 2014

November 14, 2014

The Tyranny of Fruit Checking: A Lecture from the PCR Conference

The lecture I gave titled "The Tyranny of Fruit Checking" at the Pirate Christian Radio...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

PCR Conference Interview on Boars in the Vineyard

I was interviewed with Chris Rosebrough by Lewis Polzin at the PCR conference regarding our...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

A Response to Kevin DeYoung and Rick Philipps on Sanctification

I was asked by a reader to respond to a Christ the Center program which...

June 03, 2014

1 John and the Assurance of Faith

The question I get asked perhaps more than any other is regarding the first epistle...

June 03, 2014

Reformed Theology and False Faith

I have been meaning to address the issue of "false faith" in Reformed theology for...