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The Meaning of Protestant Theology
by Phillip Cary, Ph.D. When Rodney Clapp, the editor to whom I pitched the idea of my new book, originally suggested the title The Meaning of Protestant Theology, I was a bit nonplussed. I knew the central concept of the … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged anxiety, Conditional promise, faith, gospel, Jesus Christ, justification by faith, Martin Luther, salvation, unconditional promise
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Preaching Apokatastasis: It’s All About Gospel!
I finally obtained a copy of the published version of my paper “Preaching Apokatastasis.” A few editorial changes were made before publication, but on the whole this is the same paper that I shared with everyone a couple of years … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Preaching
Tagged apocatastasis, gospel, preaching, Robert Jenson, unconditional promise, universal salvation
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Preaching gospel: historical faith versus living faith
Back in 1999 there was great rejoicing among ecumenical folks (myself included) when the Joint Declaration on Justification was signed by representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation. Almost 20 years later, it’s unclear whether it … Continue reading
The Proclamatory Rule of the Gospel: Preach Good News!
What difference does apokatastasis make to the churchly preaching of the gospel? All the difference in the world, all the difference to the world! How we understand the conclusion of the gospel story informs how we tell the story. About fifteen … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Preaching
Tagged gospel, James Torrance, Law, repentance, resurrection, Robert Jenson, unconditional promise, universal salvation
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Hell, Freedom, and the Predestinating Gospel
But what about HELL? This is always the first question posed when confronted with Robert W. Jenson’s understanding of the gospel as unconditional promise. If the Church is authorized to speak the Kingdom to all comers, does this not imply universal … Continue reading
To Preach the Gospel is to Justify the Ungodly
“What happened to the world with Jesus,” Robert W. Jenson avers, “was that at the end of the long history of Israel’s promises, a sheerly unconditional promise was said and became sayable in the world” (Story and Promise, p. 50). … Continue reading
Gospel the Paschal Hope
“Jesus is risen!” Here is the gospel in its most compact, succinct, and exhilarating expression. The gospel can be proclaimed in a multitude of ways, yet all ultimately distil to Easter. Apart from the resurrection, Jesus’ preaching of the coming … Continue reading
