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The Sin Behind Sin

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  • Bas Luiten

How deep does sin go? This article looks at the place that God should have in our lives. It also studies the relation between law and gospel, and Jesus Christ and the law.

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The gospel does not abrogate God’s Law but it makes men love it with all their hearts. J. Gresham Machen
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How Do I Know Sin?

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  • J. Hoek

How does God make us aware of our sin? This article explains that we come to know our sin through the law, which Christ holds up as a mirror before us. It also explains the relationship between law and gospel.

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Fulfilling the Law God has Carefully Intertwined Law and Gospel

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  • Peter Barnes

Law and gospel should not be separated. This article shows why this is so by explaining that the law was given to convict of sin, restrain evil, and to lead the Christian.

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Recovering the Mosaic Covenant as Law and Gospel: J. Mark Beach, John H. Sailhamer, and Jason C. Meyer as Representative Expositors

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  • Mark W. Karlberg

Does the traditional antithesis between law and gospel indeed function in the Mosaic covenant? The article gives specific attention to the use of the contrast between the principles of inheritance by works and inheritance by grace through faith. Can it be argued that the Mosaic covenant is in a certain sense a republication of an original covenant of works?

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Grace My Fears Relieved: The Blessing of the Law/Gospel Distinction

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  • Christopher A. Hutchinson

Understanding the relationship between law and gospel is important for the understanding of the relationship between justification and sanctification. This article shows that this understanding is important for a believer's assurance of salvation, for upholding the greatness of Christ's work on our behalf, and for maintaining the pure grace of the gospel.

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The Whole Christ – How a Marrow Grew

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

The Marrow Controversy was a debate within the Church of Scotland in the early eighteenth century. The dispute was centred on the difficulty of properly relating works and grace, and law and gospel. This controversy influenced not merely systematic theology but also preaching and pastoral ministry.

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The Law as God’s Gracious Guidance for the Promotion of Holiness

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

Kaiser reflects first on the function of the law as a guide for the promotion of holiness and Christian living, and then on the relationship between law and gospel. Romans 9:30-Romans 10:13 is used as illustrative material.

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The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism

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  • A. Huijgen

The Heidelberg Catechism provides sure footing for our faith, and it gives us an outline of reformed theology. The article also looks at covenant and election, law and gospel, and justification.

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Christ Must Be Preached

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  • Jakob Geertsema

It is evident from the teaching of the Scriptures that Christ comes to us and gives himself to us, placing us in his fellow­ship, in and through his Word. This article is about Jesus Christ as the central focus of our preaching, the relation of law and gospel, and Jesus Christ and the believer's new life.

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Luke 2:21 – From Law to Gospel

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  • Jack de Jong

This article on Luke 2:21 looks at the relation of law and gospel, circumcision and baptism, and the name Jesus.

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Paul and the Law

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  • Scott Sanborn

In this article on Paul and the law, the author looks at the relation of law and gospel in Galatians, the relation of Old Testament and New Testament, semi-eschatological fulfillment, and the law and the work of the Holy Spirit.

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The Purpose Driven Life

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  • Paul H. Alexander

This is a review of Rick Warren's book "The purpose driven life". The author discusses the purpose of life, conversion, the relation of law and gospel, and moralism.

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Martin Luther: The Law and the Gospel

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  • W. Robert Godfrey

What was Martin Luther's perspective on the law and gospel, faith, and salvation? This article considers this question with a view to helping the reader become more nuanced in his understanding of Luther. The author explains first that Luther's style of speaking and writing needs to be properly appreciated.

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I Want to Walk Free, but I Still Hear the Chains Rattling

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  • Richard L. Pratt

This article is about different forms of legalism and our christian freedom. The author also discusses salvation and our good works, the relation of law and gospel, and the perseverance of the believer.

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Reclaiming the Doctrine of Justification

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  • Rod Rosenbladt

This article is about justification by faith alone and through grace alone. The author also discusses the relation of faith and merit, law and grace, law and gospel, and justification and sanctification.

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Lord, let me have no will of my own, or consider my true happiness as depending in the smallest degree on anything that can befall me outwardly, but as consisting altogether in conformity to Thy will. Henry Martyn
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