Topic
Salvation
Anxious About Assurance
How can we be sure that we are saved? A Calvinist and Lutheran answer.
March 21, 2013
Election Is for Everyone
However we interpret the controversial doctrine, it's clear that salvation is never a human achievement.
February 5, 2013
The Evangelical Jesus Prayer
It's not perfect, but the Sinner's Prayer is a work of genius.
September 10, 2012
Thoughts from a Simple-Minded Jesus Lover
The great gay Christian debate is never-ending, one-dimensional, and somewhat pointless.
July 16, 2012
How Faith Works
The volcanic issue of "Lordship Salvation" is still emitting the smoke and fumes of controversy.
July 12, 2012
'Behavior Doesn't Interrupt Your Relationship with Christ': A Recipe for Disaster
A Wesleyan Arminian perspective on God's grace and the gravity of sin.
July 12, 2012
Let's Not Cut Christ to Pieces
Struggling with homosexuality is a paradox, but embracing homosexuality is a contradiction.
July 12, 2012
Exodus International's Alan Chambers Accused of Antinomian Theology
While media outlets made much of Exodus shift on reparative therapy for gay Christians, theologians parsed president's understanding of salvation.
July 12, 2012
Vicarious Humanity: By His Birth We Are Healed
Our redemption, it turns out, began long before Calvary.
April 9, 2012
Proof of a Good God: 'Crucified Under Pontius Pilate'
Why this 'factoid' from the Nicene Creed is key to ending our nightmares about God.
April 5, 2012
Blessed Are the Poor in Virtue
Why some people may want to abandon New Year's resolutions as soon as possible.
January 6, 2011
Jesus vs. Paul
Many biblical scholars have noted that Jesus preached almost exclusively about the kingdom of heaven, while Paul highlighted justification by faith—and not vice versa. What gives?
December 3, 2010
Glenn Beck's Gospel
Some evangelicals support Beck's view of salvation and social justice. Others see the Fox News commentator as 'a danger to true evangelical theology.'
May 21, 2010
A Resurrection That Matters
If we are completely saved from our sins through the Cross, what's the point of the empty tomb?
April 1, 2010
Are We Transformed Yet?
Why the spiritually mature don't talk about how God has made them spiritually mature.
February 4, 2010
Point of Crisis, Point of Grace
Why it's crucial to recognize how little we're being transformed.
January 21, 2010
Not All Evangelicals and Catholics Together
Protestant debate on justification is reigniting questions about Rome.
October 29, 2009
Not an Academic Question
Pastors tell how the justification debate has changed their ministry.
June 26, 2009
The Justification Debate: A Primer
Two of the world's most prominent pastor-theologians on justification—and what difference it makes.
June 26, 2009
Keeping the End in View 
How the strange yet familiar doctrine of theosis can invigorate the Christian life.
October 27, 2008
Hour of Decision
"How can I know I'm a Christian if I can't remember when I first responded to the gospel?"
December 26, 2007
Everyman Meets Jesus at Jack-in-the-Box
A Moody prof's unlikely spiritual journey.
November 26, 2007
Three Models of Hell
"Is hell nothing more than eternal torture of the unsaved? Why would God engage in punishment that seems so cruel?" -- Tony De Luca, New York, New York
February 12, 2007
More than Saving Souls
Simon Chan on the ontology of the church, salvation, and liturgy.
November 16, 2006
What Makes the Gospel Good News?
Personal salvation is nice, but delighting in God is better.
February 9, 2006
Salvation sans Jesus
"The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration" states that sincere worshipers of other religions will not be saved—does that also refer to Moses and other Old Testament faithful? —Ty Conley, Salem, Oregon
October 12, 2005
Mars Hill pastor Rob Bell ignites debate over upcoming 'Love Wins' book
Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, over the weekend became the subject of a heated online debate that involved some critics accusing him of heresy. (The Grand Rapids Press)
New Ala. gov: Just Christians are his family
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told a church crowd just moments into his new administration that those who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his brothers and sisters, shocking some critics who questioned Tuesday whether he can be fair to non-Christians. (Associated Press)
Jesus vs Paul?
If Michael Horton had written CT's December cover story (White Horse Inn Blog)
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