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Pastoral Theology

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Meaning of the Word
Here We Stand Romans 8:33-34

Pastor Martin establishes from Scripture that the word 'justify' is forensic and declarative - to pronounce, accept, and treat someone as righteous in relation to a standard of law - never to make…

A Once for All Act
Here We Stand Romans 5:1 and Romans 8:1

Pastor Martin establishes that justification is an act of God, not a process - one is either wholly justified or wholly condemned, with no degrees and no growing into it. From Romans 5:1, Romans 8:1…

Christ's Qualifications to be a Sympathetic Priest
Here We Stand Hebrews 2:14-18

Drawing especially from Hebrews 2 and 4, Pastor Martin shows that because Christ is truly man he is fully qualified to be a sympathetic high priest who, having suffered being tempted, can succor his…

Sin Problem in the Christian Life, Part 1
Here We Stand Romans 7:14-8:1

Pastor Martin opens a second appendix to his series on justification, confronting how a believer honors both the once-for-all justifying act of God and the reality of indwelling and actual sin. After…

Only for the Obedience of Christ
Here We Stand Romans 5:18-19

Having excluded both works done by us and grace wrought in us, Pastor Martin now sets forth the positive ground of justification: the perfect obedience and full satisfaction of Christ alone. He…