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Grace Does Not Need to be Kept in Check

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Tullian Tchividjian, from his post “Does the Gospel Scare You?”: So, it’s a mistake to identify the “two cliffs” as being legalism and lawlessness. The one “cliff” is legalism but it comes in two forms—what some call license is just another form of legalism. And if people outside the church are guilty of “break the […]

John Calvin on the Justification of Our Works

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Calvin (from the Institutes, Book III, chapter XVII.10): A work begins to be acceptable only when it is undertaken with pardon. Now whence does this pardon arise, save that God contemplates us and our all in Christ? Therefore, as we ourselves, when we have been engrafted in Christ, are righteous in God’s sight because our […]

When Has a Pastor Crossed the Line into Plagiarism?

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Here’s what I recently wrote for The Gospel Coalition blog on that question. Justin Taylor and I also wrote an article on plagiarism several years ago for the DG site after some people wrote in about their pastor, I think it was, preaching someone else’s sermons as his own. At the TGC blog you can […]

Don't Forgive from a Pedestal

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From Extreme Righteousness: Seeing Ourselves in the Pharisees: Perhaps an even more telling gauge of our self-righteousness is the stance from which we offer our forgiveness to those who have wronged us. Is our forgiveness offered from a pedestal? When sinned against, it is easy to occupy a superior position, extending forgiveness like a benevolent […]

Tax Cut Deal Reached

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Wow. Good news. From the Daily Caller: President Obama and congressional Republicans have reached a tentative deal to extend the Bush tax cuts for all income levels and are presenting the proposal to congressional Democrats Monday afternoon, The Daily Caller has learned. The deal will extend the current tax levels for two more years, preventing […]

Tegu: Addressing Poverty by Harnessing Business

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Here’s a video that briefly gives the story of Tegu, “a toy company on a mission to improve the way your kids play and create social change in one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere.” If you don’t have time to watch the video, here’s a good brief description of what Tegu does […]

The Wisdom of What God Doesn't Say

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Here’s a helpful post by Jon Bloom from the DG blog. Jon raises an interesting question: God gave very detailed instructions to Moses regarding the construction of the tabernacle and the keeping of the law. So isn’t it interesting that God didn’t tell Moses how to perform his role as judge in Israel? Instead he […]

Three Books on Politics: A Review Article

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TGC Reviews has recently published a very good review of three books on politics by Andy Naselli and Charles Naselli. The three books they review are: Politics – According to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture, by Wayne Grudem Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative by Carl […]

The Opposable Mind and Alleged Contradictions in the Bible

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A few years ago I read an excellent book called Opposable Mind. The book asks “What distinguishes a brilliant leader from a conventional one?” And the answer of the book is: “Brilliant leaders are skilled at integrative thinking — the ability to hold two opposing ideas in their minds at once, and then reach a […]