TOPIC INDEXSalvation (11)

  1. What is Theosis?

    book
    05/01/23
    12 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?

  2. Becoming Human Again

    book
    04/29/22
    13 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    What the gospel promises is not escape from our humanity, but resurrection from the dead.

  3. That's a Good Question: When is Baptism Not Valid

    book
    08/09/21
    16 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    Baptism is always valid because no unrighteousness or faithlessness on our part could ify God’s faithfulness.

  4. The Trinity and the Gospel

    book
    07/09/21
    13 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    What Luther is doing in his Catechism is teaching how the gospel is an action of the whole Trinity, not just one of the persons.

  5. Repentance According to the Scriptures: Acts 2:37–39

    book
    03/12/21
    8 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    Repentance means being cut down by the law’s declaration of judgment. It’s not an activity we do to prepare for grace, but a point of despair worked by God himself.

  6. Repent!

    book
    12/09/20
    1 min read
    By Scott Keith Caleb Keith Rod Rosenbladt John W. Hoyum
    The Thinking Fellows talk about repentance.

  7. Predestination is for Preaching

    book
    09/07/20
    9 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    Predestination is a promising teaching as Paul teaches it in Romans 8. It’s promising when Christ and his work for us are held firmly in hand.

  8. The Unreturned Gift

    book
    04/23/20
    9 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    This gospel is not like all other human acts of gift-giving. It doesn’t come with the expectation of a gift in return. His mercy is an unreturned gift.

  9. Christ's Limitless Atonement

    book
    10/14/19
    12 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    Terror and even hatred of God are the only things with which divine hiddenness can leave us.

  10. Evangelism and the Comfort of Predestination

    book
    07/15/19
    16 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    Divine election is nothing other than God’s freedom and power to choose, and He has made His word the instrument by which He makes His choice about you.

  11. The Law, Between Fear and Freedom

    book
    10/08/18
    9 mins
    By John W. Hoyum
    What we notice less often is that this same fear wonders about both the efficacy of the Gospel and the Law.