TOPIC INDEXJustification (22)

  1. Power-Off the Projector for the Doctrine of Justification

    book
    08/29/21
    19 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Let us move beyond the milk and onto solid food — the meat of biblical, creedal, confessional theology in our preaching.

  2. Post-Pentecost Preaching Horizon

    book
    08/14/21
    17 mins
    By John Bombaro
    The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.

  3. Good Shepherd Shepherding Well

    book
    04/17/21
    16 mins
    By John Bombaro
    What kind of shepherd does God provide? The answer, of course, starts and ends with Christ.

  4. Epistle: Ephesians 2:1-10 (Lent 4: Series B)

    book
    03/07/21
    14 mins
    By John Bombaro
    The preacher of this text should follow the logic of the text, the divinely inspired genius of Saint Paul, and get out of the way.

  5. Epistle: Romans 5:1-11 (Lent 2: Series B)

    book
    02/21/21
    14 mins
    By John Bombaro
    We were enemies, but because of the self-sacrificing love of Christ, we are made friends, indeed, even the adopted children of our Heavenly Father.

  6. Epistle: Romans 6:12-23 (Pentecost 2: Series A)

    book
    06/14/20
    11 mins
    By John Bombaro
    The lordship of sin and its reign have been deposed by Jesus Christ. Nothing can stand to oppose those who are in Him.

  7. Epistle: 1 Peter 1:3-9 (Easter 2: Series A)

    book
    04/13/20
    12 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Nor can we see how God’s hand will guide us through every challenge of this life, we have to believe it. Afterwards, we see how it happened, but in the midst of challenges and trials, we walk by faith and not by sight.

  8. Epistle: Romans 8:1-11 (Lent 5: Series A)

    book
    03/23/20
    11 mins
    By John Bombaro
    There has been a blood atonement for sin. Jesus is our propitiation. Jesus has expiated sin. Lent climaxes with this expectation.

  9. Salvation by Microsoft

    book
    10/13/19
    31 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Are people so different today? Is justification really irrelevant now? Is the preacher’s only point of contact with the life-giving Gospel a by-product of Microsoft’s word processor? I do not think so.

  10. Epistle: Galatians 3:23-4:7 (Pentecost 2: Series C)

    book
    06/20/19
    18 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Baptism demolishes all boasting, for it is passively received and all that is received is pure gift. No one can, therefore, boast a better salvation than another.