In my estimation, Jonathan Edwards’s Justification by Faith Alone contains one of the most important and misunderstood1 evangelical discussions on the relationship between faith and works as they pertain to justification and salvation. Delivered in 1734 and first published in 1738, it may be found in 1:622–54 of his two-volume Works (Worcester rev. ed.),2 4:64–132 of his [...]
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A Case of Major Plagiarism
The weekend before Christmas I was doing some reading and research on the Trinity (which is what I spend most of my weekends doing), and I stumbled across something in a journal article that sounded very much like something I had read in a systematic theology book. So I opened the book to compare, and [...]
The Second Best Book in the World
I read an endorsement recently that really grabbed my attention. A well-known individual described a book that is not very well known in these terms: This book is much better than any other book in the world, excepting the Bible, in my opinion. The individual was Jonathan Edwards. The book was Peter Van Mastricht’s A [...]
Intratrinitarian Reconciliation?
Jenson, Robert W. “Reconciliation in God.” In The Theology of Reconciliation, edited by Colin E. Gunton, 158–66. London: T&T Clark, 2003.1 Jenson’s opening lines set the stage for his main thesis: When I am invited to speak at a conference, I know I am supposed to indulge in the sort of trinitarian and christological speculation [...]
The Life of David Brainerd
This month’s free audiobook download from ChristianAudio.com is Jonathan Edwards’s The Life of David Brainerd. This is one you’ll definitely want to pick up. It’s a classic, and its reflective, devotional nature will make for great listening. Make sure to use the code OCT2007. It’s read by Nick Cordileone, has a runtime of 9 hours [...]
