What Exactly Is ‘Sola Scriptura’ Protecting us From?

In this post, Micheal Kruger notes, “At the heart of Sola Scriptura, is the recognition that fallen humans are always looking to replace God’s authority with some other human/creaturely authority.  After all, that was the essence of the very first sin in the garden.”

Doctrine Fails Without Delight

In a very John Piper like way, John Piper writes, “This implies that the inspired, infallible word of God exists for the sake of creating, guiding, and invigorating right emotions toward God. And therefore, the mind that grasps biblical truth exists to serve the heart. Right thinking about God exists for the sake of right feelings for God.”

Genuine Repentance and Pardon: Calvin on Forgiveness

“And most recently, I came across an incredibly illuminating passage from John Calvin on Jesus’s teachings on forgiveness and repentance. Ever pastoral, Calvin provides some important qualifications for offering forgiveness, granting forgiveness, and even withholding forgiveness until repentance is deemed genuine.”