Crumbs from the Master's Table

"To take hold of the Son and to believe in Him with the heart as the gift of God causes God to reckon that faith, however imperfect it ...

I'm reading through Ezekiel nowadays for my soul's breakfast most mornings. And I came across Ezek. 14:12-14 today: And the word o...

Here's a quotation from Edwards' A History of the Work of Redemption that might surprise you: By God's righteousness here [I...

Commenting on the language of Rom. 5:17, 20, John Owen speaks of the natural tendency of the language, which natural tendency supports under...

In the quotations that follow, John Owen speaks wisely to how we approach the doctrine of justification. He's talking about our posture...

In thinking through Paul's articulation of justification in Romans (e.g., Rom. 3:21-22), it is vital to see that Paul sees "a right...

“Justification not only refers to the forgiveness of sins and acquittal of believers, but it also establishes the believer’s membership in t...

Here's my translation of Rom. 10:4: "For the goal of the law is Christ for righteousness to everyone who is believing." And ...

How one should interpret the word "works" (Gk., ergon) when Paul speaks of our not being justified by works, or elected by works, ...

What does the doctrine of justification primarily or fundamentally address? This question is important. If we answer that it addresses first...

John Owen on handling the doctrine of justification with holy hands: It is the practical direction of the consciences of men, in their appl...

In his sturdy work on The Doctrine of Justification by Faith (vol. 5,  Works , Banner of Truth), John Owen models engaging in polemics in th...

No doubt many are aware that Luther's addition of the word "alone" in his translation of Rom. 3:28 caused quite a row. And to ...

From the margin of the Luther Bible of 1534, Luther calls Rom. 3:21-26 "the chief point, and the very central place of the Epistle, and...

Can one overstate the place and importance of Paul's gospel paragraph in Romans 3? I'm talking, of course, about vv. 21-26. I doubt ...

It is not uncommon in Protestantism to hear preachers and teachers say that the cross of Christ is the center of the faith and the Gospel. I...

"Anyone who wants to become acquainted with Paul's gospel must above all study Romans" (Peter Stuhlmacher,  The Roman's De...

It is probably of no interest to most to know how much ink has been spilled over the Greek phrase pistis Iēsou Christou ( πίστ ι ς  Ἰησοῦ Χρ...

In the first part of Owen's work on justification (vol. 5 of  Works ), Owen pursues "general considerations" for a right appre...

Satan seeks to overthrow the Gospel through various devices. Many of them seek to produce denial of the Gospel through denials of prerequisi...