Donavon Riley

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Donavon Riley

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 4)

08/21/21

9 mins

Donavon Riley

When explaining that sinners were saved by grace alone Erasmus would not go so far as to say that the reception of God’s grace erased human responsibility.
Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 3)

08/13/21

8 mins

Donavon Riley

Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.
Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 2)

08/03/21

10 mins

Donavon Riley

Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 1)

07/28/21

7 mins

Donavon Riley

Luther’s allies and opponents also would not allow him to put off responding to Erasmus indefinitely. They badgered him constantly to write a response.
If God is for Us

06/30/21

7 mins

Donavon Riley

With Jesus, troubles and sorrows, problems and worries, heartbreak and mourning are gathered up like left-over crumbs from a feast marking the celebration of victory over the enemy's forces.
You Are Not Forgotten

06/02/21

9 mins

Donavon Riley

We prefer God to forgive our sin by not paying attention to it. Then our prayer is not for grace but that God would overlook and wink at us from the sidelines.
God in the Arena

05/20/21

9 mins

Donavon Riley

Sin, death, and Satan may have had more than a puncher's chance to beat us, but when God stepped into the ring, they should have admitted defeat and thrown in the towel.
Fearing the Gospel

05/14/21

9 mins

Donavon Riley

Faith isn’t something that needs to be done. It’s something to be enjoyed because faith is a gift bestowed by God’s word through the hearing of the Gospel.
God Adds to The Number of Our Days

04/29/21

9 mins

Donavon Riley

God leads us to the refuge that’s more secure and safe than any man-made thing, more than anything we own, more than anything that owns us.
Possessed by Pardon and Peace

04/20/21

6 mins

Donavon Riley

It’s God’s love that sets us free to love in the first place.
- Love of God
- Peace
- Forgiveness
- Marriage
- God
- Holy Spirit
- Justification
- Vocation
Fed and Nourished

04/16/21

11 mins

Donavon Riley

Jesus rejects what we believe is most necessary and instead points us to his pain, suffering, death, and self-sacrifice.
True Christian Liberty

03/23/21

8 mins

Donavon Riley

The true liberty that Christ gives to us through the gospel is not political. It is spiritual freedom. It is freedom from fear of God's judgment and wrath.

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