Entries from August 2007

August 25, 2007

Confessions of a Southern Baptist Seminarian – Part 1

I want my professor’s approval.
Thats the short and easy of it. When I walk into a classroom for the first time, one of my primary hopes is that the professor will approve of my work, that I’ll receive that proverbial pat on the back. As class began for the fall semester this past [...]

August 23, 2007

Quotes Along the Way…

John Stott, commenting on Galatians 3:2-5:
This is the difference between them: the law says ‘Do this’; the gospel says ‘Christ has done it all’. The law requires works of human achievement; the gospel requires faith in Christ’s achievement. The law makes demands and bids us obey; the gospel brings promises and bids us [...]