Monthly Archives: April 2014

Living in a bigger story than justification by faith: how hospitality and witness go together

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Mark Love

So, one of the points I’ve tried to make in this series is that if you think the driving question of Scripture is, “how can an individuals be forgiven for their sins?”, then relationships with individuals tend to be instrumentalized. … Continue reading →

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Living in a story bigger than justification by faith: theological worlds

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Mark Love

My friend and former student, Wayne Beason, asked a good question in response to the last blog post. I made the observation that if you proclaim the Kingdom of God’s nearness prior to eating and healing, you have nothing, other … Continue reading →

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Living in a story bigger than justification by faith: hospitality and witness

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Mark Love

In my last few posts, I’ve talked about the possible differences it might make to shift away from seeing justification by faith as the center of the Paul’s understanding of the gospel (ala N.T. Wright and many others). Similarly, in … Continue reading →

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Living in a bigger story than justification by faith: it doesn’t matter if you didn’t like the songs

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Mark Love

Last blog, I pursued the question of one of my students. If N.T. Wright is correct that justification by faith is not the heart of Paul’s gospel, what does that look like in church life. I began my response by … Continue reading →

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Living in a story bigger than justification by faith

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Mark Love

One of my grad students recently attended lectures by NT Wright at Oklahoma Christian University. (Kudos to OCU for getting Wright). These presentations hit my student after a course he took from me this semester, “Gospel and Cultures.” This course … Continue reading →

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The surprise of preaching texts

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Mark Love

I preach texts. Almost always. By that, I mean that my sermon is governed by the selection of one text. In fact, I think of my sermon as a performance of the text, not as a way of talking about … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ baptism and ours: the Jordan River runs through Romans

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Mark Love

Before my baptism, I memorized Romans 6:1-14. A seminal text for sure. “What shall we say then, shall we persist in sin that grace may abound? By no means! … Do you not know that all of us who were … Continue reading →

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