In part 2 of Rob Smith's series on glory, we see the story of God's glory brought to a ringing climax in the person and work of Jesus Christ. (Read part 1.) 10 July 2009 marks exactly 500 years since the birth of John Calvin, arguably the greatest Christian mind
We may not often think about it, but the glory of God is integral to our salvation. In part 1 of a two-part series, Rob Smith takes a look at this theme and shows why it encapsulates the very heart of God's character. (Read part 2.) “What is the chief
Boring sermons are often the bane of church life. However, it need not be so. Rob Smith offers some reflections on how preachers can minister the word of God more faithfully and more effectively.There's an old joke about churches being afflicted either by borers in the pulpit or white-ants in
All Christian teaching has implications for Christian living. Likewise all doctrine works itself out, one way or another, into a pattern of Christian practice. Having examined the ‘New Perspective’ on justification in the two previous Briefings (#228, #229),1 in this article, we want to explore the ‘cash value’ of the
In our last issue, we looked at the way in which the rise of ‘the New Perspective on Paul’ has led to a radical rethinking of the doctrine of justification; one that is at odds with the traditional evangelical understanding inherited from the Reformation. Perhaps the most vocal and best
Over the past 20 years, a quiet revolution has been taking place in the study of the Apostle Paul and his doctrine of justification by faith. In the first of a series of articles, we look at what this ‘new perspective’ is.The 16th-century Protestant Reformers had a saying: ecclesia reformata,