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Justification: Conference Addresses
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What Is Justification?
Michael Horton’s two-volume set on Justification was recently awarded Christianity Today’s book of the year award in the category of Theology / Ethics. As a way of celebrating this important achievement, throughout this month we’ll be airing a series of conference addresses which Dr. Horton recently gave on this crucial doctrine. In this first address, […]
Why Does Justification Matter?
Martin Luther once said that justification by faith alone was “the doctrine by which the church stands or falls.” What is so special about this doctrine, and why is it so crucial for our understanding of salvation? On this program, we’re presenting part two of a four-part series of conference addresses that Dr. Horton recently […]
Why Is Justification So Controversial?
If justification by grace alone through faith alone is such an important doctrine of Scripture, then why do so many Christians end up denying it? According to Michael Horton, much of this has to do with the mistaken assumption that at its root, Christianity is a kind of therapy. If all we need is renewal […]
The Abrahamic Promise
In his fourth and final conference address on the doctrine of justification, Michael Horton discusses the important contrast that we find throughout Paul’s writings between law and promise. In the Abrahamic covenant, God made unconditional promises while the patriarch slept, whereas in the Mosaic covenant the people promised “all this we will do.” Keeping these […]
