Tag: law and gospel

  • From Captives to Sons

    From Captives to Sons

      Galatians 3:7-9, 22-27 (text); Genesis 15:1-6 May 10, 2015 (Pasig Covenant Reformed Church and Trinity Covenant Reformed Church) [wpdm_package id=’12530′] This is why they are often called “Judaizers.” Because of these false teachers, there was confusion and division within the church. Among Paul’s letters to the churches, this letter to the Galatians is the…

  • The Drama of Two Adams

    The Drama of Two Adams

      Romans 5:12-21 (text); Genesis 2:15-17, 3:15; 1 Corinthians 15:22 May 3, 2015 (Pasig CRC) • April 26, 2015 (Trinity CRC) [wpdm_package id=’12513′]   Dear Congregation of Christ: This may come as a surprise to you, but did you know that all representative types of government are based on covenant theology? A federal government such…

  • “What’s Really at Stake”

    “What’s Really at Stake”

      What happens when we collapse the covenant of works into the covenant of grace? We end up invariably with “Law” that is not really law and “Gospel” that is not really gospel, but a confusion of the two. © 2001 Michael Horton This was written (or delivered) sometime before the Synod of the United…

  • “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

    “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

    It was as if Christ literally descended into hell, but he did not. He actually suffered hell, God’s burning wrath, for his sinful people, as he suffered “inexpressible anguish, pains, terrors, and hellish agonies” on the cross.