#gerhard ebeling

[kxowledge]

Gerhard Ebeling, Luther: An Introduction to His Thought

[christianitynow]

NEW EDITION OF CHRISTIANITY NOW

We have a new and improved website and new articles this month!

Our featured article is by Ben Garrett​ on cycles of violence in culture and how we organize church contributes to these cycles: http://christianity-now.com/the-devil-in-the-mirror/

We have a new type of article: the Long-form! These articles are more rigorous and in-depth. They extend over the 1,500 word maximum for typical articles to up to 20,000 words. The first article in this series is by Tylor Lovins​ on the truth conditions of theological statements: http://christianity-now.com/might-silence-word-truth-conditions-theological-statements/

And last, but not least, Jacob Vangeest​ has written a very accessible and interesting introduction to Paul Virilio's Christianity: http://christianity-now.com/introduction-paul-virilios-christianity/

[prismofgrace]

Gerhard Ebeling wrote, “The failure to distinguish the law and the gospel always means the abandonment of the gospel” because the law gets softened into “helpful tips for practical living” instead of God’s unwavering demand for absolute perfection, while the gospel gets hardened into a set of moral and social demands we “must live out” instead of God’s unconditional declaration that “God justifies the ungodly.” As my friend and New Testament scholar Jono Linebaugh says, “God doesn’t serve mixed drinks. The divine cocktail is not law mixed with gospel. God serves two separate shots: law then gospel.” Jen confuses these two “shots” and therefore fails to deliver the REAL bad news which prevents the reader from hearing (and being relieved by) the REAL good news.

[modestproposals]

“Whoever takes the holiness of God seriously should make certain that no one is more conscientious than he in the use of words.”

Gerhard Ebeling, God and Word, 3