Category Archives: Gospel

Why am I Angry?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Uri Brito

Why am I angry? Why do I lose control so often? How can I change? These are all questions we have considered. We don’t have to ponder too long before we realize that anger has made a home in our … Continue reading →

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On the Death of Bonhoeffer

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Uri Brito

The doctor who witnessed Bonhoeffer’s execution described it this way: Early the next morning, April 9, Bonhoeffer, Wilhelm Canaris, Hans Oster, and four fellow conspirators were hanged at the extermination camp of Flossenbürg. The camp doctor, who had to witness the executions, … Continue reading →

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Lent, Ligon Duncan, and Legalism

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Uri Brito

Collin Hansen wrote an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled Should You Cancel Good Friday? which has brought to the attention of many a conversation they have never had before. What is Lent? Why celebrate it? As a committed Protestant, I am committed to … Continue reading →

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The Gospel Defined and Clarified

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Uri Brito

Rev. Jeff Meyers writes: The Gospel can’t just be that God saves sinners or that he’s gracious and justifies those that have faith. That’s always been true. It wasn’t NEWS in the first century. The Good News, according to Apostles … Continue reading →

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A Cross-Centered Gospel?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Uri Brito

Andrew Sandlin offers a sober critique of this defeatist and incomplete model of gospelizing: Jesus is incapable of commiserating with a life of defeat.  He can only lead us from defeat to victory.  Jesus knows no other way. Too many Christians … Continue reading →

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The Tim Tebow Time

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Uri Brito

Americans love a show.  It is no surprise then Tim Tebow has stolen that show. The 24 year old Denver Broncos quarterback has been the source of intense scrutiny. Tebow’s startling success in this season, most notably Broncos’ playoff victory over … Continue reading →

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David Platt on Functional Universalism

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Uri Brito

Do We Really Believe What We’re Saying? from The Church at Brook Hills on Vimeo.

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Ruth’s Twists and Turns

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Uri Brito

The book of Ruth is a perfect story; a story made in heaven. It offers the reader in four concise chapters the intrigue and suspense of the gospel. Far from a mechanical demonstration of God’s works, the gospel is a … Continue reading →

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Anthony Bradley On Casting Stones…

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Uri Brito

I have a feeling Anthony Bradley probably wouldn’t want to join the CREC, but I would love to have a beer with this guy.

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Summary of Ephesians

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Uri Brito

My study through Ephesians leads me one simple conclusion. This is a conclusion reached by James Jordan long before N.T. Wright ever came into the scene. Ephesians teaches that the gospel is much greater than individual salvation or forgiveness (though … Continue reading →

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Calvin on Law and Gospel, John 10:14

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Uri Brito

Every Sunday after I give the Lord’s commission to His covenant people (this month from Acts 1:8) I tell them to live according to the commands of the gospel. This would appear to be an unthinkable dichotomy in some Reformed … Continue reading →

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What happened to the Christians in Iraq?

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Uri Brito

Neo-cons like to play “gotcha” when they ask the question to liberals or classic liberals–paleo-cons like myself–Do you think we are better off with Saddam dead? Neo-Conservatives then gleam with excitement, because if those who oppose the war say “no,” … Continue reading →

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John Frame on Law and Gospel

Posted on June 3, 2005 by Uri Brito

Professor John Frame discusses the proper Biblical way to deal with law and gospel.

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America’s Neo-Gospel by David Alan Black

Posted on November 22, 2004 by Uri Brito

As the church struggle in the United States continues unabated, the witness of Bible-believing Christians to the necessity of biblical law and constitutional government remains alive and well. Their message that Americans – “Christian” Americans included – need conversion will … Continue reading →

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