Category Archives: Salvation

Wright on Justification – 8

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009. Chapter 7 – Romans The biggest failure of traditional (“Old Perspective”) readings of Romans is the failure to include key portions of the letter in … Continue reading →

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Wright on Justification – 7

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Some notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009. Chapter 6 – Interlude: Philippians, Corinthians, Ephesians A key issue in Philippians: the connection between the status of God’s people (as God’s people) and … Continue reading →

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Wright on Justification – 6

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Some notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009. Chapter 5 – Galatians Like other authors, Paul cannot ever say everything that needs to be said all at once. Justification in Galatians means … Continue reading →

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Wright on Justification – 5

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009. Chapter 4: Justification: Definitions and Puzzles Wright notes the importance of Alister McGrath’s historical work on the doctrine of justification. With McGrath he notes that … Continue reading →

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Notes on Wright – Justification – 4

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009 Chapter 3 – First Century Judaism: Covenant, Law, and Lawcourt Getting to heaven when they died was not the major concern of first century Judaism. … Continue reading →

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Wright on Justification – 3

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009 Chapter 2 Wright lays out the basic rules he works from: Let the various writings interpret each other. He sees the battles over the authenticity … Continue reading →

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Wright on Justification – 2

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009 Chapter 1 The dominance of a particular reading of justification within the reformed tradition has tended to shape the understanding of theologically concerned protestants the … Continue reading →

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Wright on Justification – 1

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

In this and future posts I will be sharing my notes on N.T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2009. If you haven’t read it yet,  it’s well worth your time. In light of the … Continue reading →

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Discipleship Goals #5

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

Evangelism, the apparent traditional equivalent of what we now call “Radical Hospitality” closes out this series on the characteristics we try to build into the lives of disciples in our work of disciple making. This equation may be my least … Continue reading →

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A story of Economic hell

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Richard Heyduck

John Thain is in trouble for remodeling his office. Well, that’s not quite right. He’s in trouble for having other people remodel his office. Apparently the job was more than just a new end table, rug or paint job. Whatever … Continue reading →

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