TOPIC INDEXRighteousness (23)

  1. 132: Martin Luther - The Gospel Teaches Nothing But The Free Forgiveness of Sins

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    04/22/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    I Want to Believe... Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther’s Galatians commentary. In the episode, a deep dive into the 80s and 90s pop culture, piling up analogies, and what’s so unique about the Gospel.

  2. 131: Martin Luther - You Cannot Be Saved Unless You Want Nothing To Do with the Law

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    04/19/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Run, Boy, Run! Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion on Martin Luther's Galatians commentary. In this episode, a lot of law talk, some entertaining analogies, and the sum of Christian wisdom.

  3. 130: Martin Luther - The Totality of a Christian’s Wisdom is to be Unacquainted with the Law

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    04/15/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Badges? We Don't Need No Stinking Badges! Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of Martin Luther's Galatians commentary. In this episode, more talk about active and passive righteousness, and the practical consequences of confusing law and Gospel, the two kingdoms, and active and passive righteousness.

  4. 129: Martin Luther - The Difference between Christian Righteousness and All Others Types of Righteousness

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    04/11/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Sit still; this won’t hurt... much. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther’s Galatians commentary. This episode, active and passive righteousness.

  5. God the Father

    book
    07/09/19
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    All God's fatherly goodness and mercy is concrete and real, born of a virgin, crucified for our trespasses, raised for our justification.

  6. Our Sins Are Either With Us or With Jesus

    book
    01/17/19
    11 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    John’s message doesn’t inspire religious leaders to repent. Instead, John’s message provokes them to resentment and rage.

  7. Undeserving Losers Welcomed to the Party

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    10/23/18
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Nobody is going to crash Jesus’ wedding feast. Jesus is throwing the only party in town worth attending, and it’s going to be a celebration.

  8. Simultaneously Righteous and Sinner: An Introduction

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    06/08/18
    12 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Without the “simul” distinction, theology lapses into moralism.

  9. News That's Too Good to be True

    book
    05/16/17
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    True faith, saving faith that receives the good news about the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world is a faith created in us by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel.

  10. The Great Comfort That You Are A Sinner

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    01/17/17
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Salvation starts in being a sinner and knowing it because that's where God starts salvation, in making "Him to be Sin who knew no sin."

  11. Isn't Thirteen Kind of a Big Number?

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    06/03/16
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Can God forgive friends who abandoned Him in His hour of greatest need?