Christian preaching hinges on the specificity of both law and gospel. “This is for you.” This is not only a dogmatic conclusion, but an exegetical one. Both law and gospel, as they are proclaimed in Scripture, necessitate ...

The Christian focus on the soul can often lead him to overlook the importance of the physical body. As pastors shepherd their congregation, the need to serve others overshadows the need to care for themselves. Thus, clergies ...

The purpose of this thesis is to address the topic of forgiveness. This paper will demonstrate how misconceptions concerning the nature of forgiveness can arise in the secular world today, and even in churches, where many ...

What does it mean to be a stumbling block in the church? There is both a good and bad way of being a stumbling block for the church. Being a stumbling block in the good sense will help people understand the truth about the ...

After noting that Old Testament based sermons are preached in a ratio of 1:5 to New Testament sermons even though the Old Testament is 2/3 of the Bible, this short essay details some of the efforts of ILCW and recent books ...