The Great Divide

Series: The Great Exchange

Church History

The Great Divide

43 min

Series: The Great Exchange

Church History

The Great Divide

43 min

At the heart of the Protestant/Catholic division in the sixteenth century was the disagreement over the doctrine of justification by an alien or imputed righteousness. In Catholic theology, justification is conceived as a lifelong process of becoming intrinsically righteous and holy, rather than a once-for-all declaration of “not guilty” to sinners who put their trust in Christ. On this program the hosts walk through the issues involved in this important debate and interact with the views of the sixteenth-century Reformers.

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

Justin S. Holcomb, PhD, is an Episcopal minister and professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has authored, coauthored, or edited more than twenty books on numerous topics, including abuse, biblical studies, and theology. Justin and his wife, Lindsey, coauthored the award-winning children’s book God Made All of Me, God Made Me in His Image, and God Made Babies. You can read more from Justin at justinholcomb.com and connect with him on Twitter @JustinHolcomb.

Michael Horton (Ph.D., Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Coventry University) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Sola Media.

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The Great Exchange

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The Great Exchange

On this program our hosts begin a new series on “The Great Exchange.” What does the Bible mean when it describes Christ’s person and work? How does his work apply to us if it happened so many years ago? Why does it really matter? What’s at stake is nothing less than the core of the […]

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Karma vs. Grace

What’s your view of ultimate justice? If you do a lot of bad things throughout the course of your life, will you have to pay for it somehow in the next? We recently asked college students questions like these, and throughout this program the hosts interact with their answers as they discuss the increasing popularity […]

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The Great Exchange in the Old Testament (1)

In order to fully appreciate God’s grace to us in Christ, we first need to understand the seriousness of man’s fall, and the depth of our sin. Once we have grasped this, then we should focus our attention on unfolding God’s promise to provide a coming redeemer and advocate which he announced throughout the Old […]

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The Great Exchange in the Old Testament (2)

In Isaiah chapter 53 we read that the coming messiah will be despised and rejected by men. He will be pierced for our transgressions, and punished so that we may have peace. Through his anguish, God will make many to be accounted righteous. On this program the hosts are continuing to explore The Great Exchange […]

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Paul & James on Justification

Paul in Romans 4 says that “the one who does not work but trusts in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.” Yet we also read in James 2:24 that “a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” Do Paul and James contradict each other in the matter […]

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The Great Exchange in Church History (1)

Throughout our series on the Great Exchange, we have been exploring all that Christ accomplished for us by his perfect life and sacrificial death. On this program, Michael Horton, Robert Godfrey, Justin Holcomb, and Whitney Gamble discuss how these crucial themes were developed and discussed throughout the life of the early church.

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The Great Exchange in Church History (2)

Who was Augustine, and what was his contribution to the church’s understanding of the Great Exchange? What was the state of the church throughout the Middle Ages? Was the view of the Protestant Reformers completely new on the issue of justification by way of imputed righteousness? That’s the focus of this program as Michael Horton, […]

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The Great Exchange & The Christian Life

Throughout this series on the Great Exchange, we have focused a great deal on doctrines such as justification, imputation, and propitiation in order to unpack the riches of all that Christ has accomplished for us. Yet there is still more for us to explore. Christ not only takes away our sin and gives us his […]

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Catholics and Evangelicals Need the Reformation

Wes Huff joins Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez to discuss why the church needs to recover the Reformation’s view of the Bible. And why—if we want to see a modern reformation—the Word above all earthly powers must remain the ultimate rule of our faith and practice.

Aimee Semple McPherson: Celebrity, Mystery, and the Rise of Pentecostalism

Dr. Robert Godfrey joins Michael Horton and Bob Hiller to discuss the strange disappearance and mystery around Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, and what the fame of this pentecostal preacher tells us about the history of American evangelicalism.

10 Overlooked Bible Characters Who Shaped Redemptive History

10 Overlooked Bible Characters Who Shaped Redemptive History

“Faith is an unclean hand that lays hold of the righteous robes of Jesus.” Adriel Sanchez and Producers Aaron Simon and Arianna Quiroz explore the stories of the characters you may not have heard of in Sunday school and explain how these overlooked figures’ stories can encourage the church today.

Did Constantine Change the Day of Worship?

Did Constantine Change the Day of Worship?

Did Constantine change the church’s day of worship from Saturday to Sunday? Pastor Adriel Sanchez addresses this theory that has long been stated online, demonstrating that the Christian practice has been to gather for worship on Sunday, the Lord’s Day, since the first century.

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