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July 2018

July 24, 2018

Joel Biermann on the Two Kinds of Righteousness

Today's program is the fourth lecture in Dr. Joel Biermann's series of talks given at...

July 05, 2018

Four Fantastic Theology Lectures from Joel Biermann

I have now uploaded all of Dr. Joel Biermann's lectures from the 2018 AALC National...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

Theosis and Christification Explained

This video gives a brief definition of the term theosis, as well as my proposal...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

Why I Now Embrace the Two Kinds of Righteousness (a Review of Jordan Cooper’s Hands of Faith)

Post by Nathan Rinne In his book Hands of Faith, Pastor Jordan Cooper makes a...

November 2016

November 01, 2016

The Connection Between the Bondage of the Will and the Two Kinds of Righteousness (Justification and Sanctification)

Post by Nathan Rinne First of all, happy day after Reformation Day. Semper reformanda! Not...

September 2016

September 09, 2016

My Book, Hands of Faith, is Now Available for Kindle!

My recent book Hands of Faith: A Historical and Theological Study of the Two Kinds...

August 2016

August 05, 2016

Today’s Podcast on my New Book: Hands of Faith

On today's program, I was joined by my wife who interviewed me about my new...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Christian Liberty, 2KR, and Infant Baptism

On today's program, I addressed a number of listener questions. I discussed Christian liberty and...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Introduction to Christian Doctrine Videos

I have begun a series of Youtube videos aimed at a lay audience introducing various...

September 2015

September 01, 2015

A Lutheran Evaluation of Reformed Theology

My new book The Great Divide: A Lutheran Evaluation of Reformed Theology has just been...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Two Lectures from Rich Shields

I'm on vacation for two weeks, and so I was unable to record my regular...

April 2015

April 10, 2015

Active Righteousness

This is my second lecture from the AALC Eastern Regional Conference on the two kinds...

April 09, 2015

Passive Righteousness

This is a lecture I gave at the 2015 AALC Eastern Regional Conference on passive...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Joel Biermann on Issues Etc.

Dr. Joel Biermann was recently interviewed on Issues etc. about his book A Case for...

March 10, 2015

What Do the Two Kinds of Righteousness Have to do With Prayer?

Find out in this midweek Lenten sermon from Wednesday March 4, 2015. This is the...

March 08, 2015

Good Works Remain on Earth

We must, therefore, sharply distinguish between the proclamation of faith and good works, nevertheless, good...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

The Danger of Law-Gospel Reductionism

One of the most freeing aspects of Lutheran theology is gaining an understanding of the...

February 22, 2015

Justification is Not Simply a Stepping Stone to the “Real Business” of Sanctification

In some theological traditions, justification is seen as simply an "entrance term," or an event...

February 11, 2015

Why the Two Kinds of Righteousness?

Here is an article by Joel Biermann and Charles Arand titled "Why the Two Kinds...

February 10, 2015

Are Good Works Necessary for Salvation?

Mark Jones briefly responded to my post in which I critiqued his book Antinomianism. His...

February 06, 2015

The Problem with Mark Jones’ Fight Against Antinomianism

I've followed the writings of Mark Jones on Reformation 21 since he began writing on...

February 05, 2015

There is No Covenant of Works

In traditional Reformed federal theology, a distinction is made between a covenant of works and...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

The Second and Third Uses of the Law: Coram Deo-Coram Mundo

One of the distinctive characteristics of Lutheran theology in contradistinction to Reformed theology is the...

January 28, 2015

Moral Formation in Christian Worship

One of the contemporary Lutheran theologians that I have been very impressed by is Gifford...

January 27, 2015

Law and Gospel and 2KR are Not Competing Paradigms

After the publication of Joel Biermann's recent book A Case for Character (which can be...

January 25, 2015

Preaching the Two Kinds of Righteousness

A selection from my current work in progress, Hands of Faith: A Historical and Theological...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Resources from Dr. Joel Biermann on the Two Kinds of Righteousness

This is a compilation of many of the available resources from Joel Biermann regarding his...

September 2014

September 05, 2014

A Case for Character: the Website

Dr. Joel Biermann has just launched a website based upon his book A Case for...