>We strongly reject, therefore, every explanation of the death of Christ which does not have at it's centre 'satisfaction through substitution' indeed divine self satisfaction through divine self substitution. The cross was not a commercial bargain with the devil, let alone one which tricked and trapped him, nor an exact equivalent, a quid pro quo … Continue reading >Stott on the Subsitutionary Death of Jesus
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>Love Lustres at Calvary, from Valley of Vision
>MY FATHER,Enlarge my heart, warm my affections, open my lips, supply words that proclaim ‘Love lustres at Calvary.’ There grace removes my burdens and heaps them on thy Son, made a transgressor, a curse, and sin for me; There the sword of thy justice smote the man, thy fellow; There thy infinite attributes were magnified, … Continue reading >Love Lustres at Calvary, from Valley of Vision
>Luther on Christ’s Work
>This week, in addition to other posts, I'll add a quote/reflection on the cross and it's meaning to help (me) prepare for Good Friday. This is from Luther's Small Catechism. I love the personal nature of it:I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of … Continue reading >Luther on Christ’s Work
>Great Quote
>I had heard this quote before, but never knew where it came from:"Let pious Calvinists preach like Arminians, and pious Arminians pray like Calvinists"- Philip Schaff, quoted in "Eternally True, Variably Useful: How Confessions Worked in Some American Reformed Churches", by James Bratt, in Holding on to the Faith: Confessional Traditions in American Christianity, pg. … Continue reading >Great Quote
>Favorite Luther Quotes
>Luther was a colorful figure. Here are a few of my favorite Luther quotes:“We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.”"Your thoughts of God are too human." - Luther in a Letter to Erasmus"I resist the devil, and often it is with … Continue reading >Favorite Luther Quotes
God Entranced 