Saved by God’s Grace Alone
Lord, 'tis not that I did choose Thee;That, I know, could never be;For this heart would still refuse TheeHad Thy grace not chosen me.Thou hast from the sin that stained meWashed and cleansed and set me...
View ArticleThe Problem With Decision Theology
Have you heard the following expressions (or maybe even used them yourself)? "Accept Jesus into your heart." "Commit your life to Christ." "Make a decision for Christ." "Make Jesus Lord of your life."...
View ArticleThe Whole Gospel is Outside of Us – My Journey to Lutheranism
A few weeks ago the folks over at New Reformation Press were kind enough to ask me if I would write a series of guest blog posts for their site, telling the story of my journey to Lutheranism from...
View ArticleOut of the (Arminian) Frying Pan and into the (Calvinist) Fire
The story of the young man in the video above is a very heartbreaking and extreme example of the damage that can be wreaked in people’s lives by Arminian decision theology. I have no problem agreeing...
View ArticleIs the Gospel Mere Historical Information?
Christians today are concerned with one central issue: Where in the world is God? How can I be reassured of his love in the face of the complexities and traumas of my life?…the historic answer of the...
View Article“All I have is my sins!”
In truth, believing the Gospel would be an immeasurably great and difficult task for us if God were not to accomplish it within us. But suppose it were not so exceedingly great and difficult. Even if...
View ArticleToday Is My Baptismal Birthday
On April 4, 1999 – at an Easter sunrise service, at the age of twenty – I was baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I had absolutely no clue what was happening to...
View Article“The Whole Gospel is Outside of Us”– My Journey to Lutheranism
This article was originally written in 2009 as a series of blog posts for the website New Reformation Press, which has now merged into the 1517 Legacy Project. Since the blog posts are no longer at...
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