Forde Lives

Here’s google results for the four candidates (President and VP of each major party) and the phrase justification by faith: Barack Obama and Joe Biden vs John McCain and Sarah Palin.

The news cycle is such that it was Sarah Palin’s name who had the most relevant hits related to Justification. The second search result for Sarah Palin justification by faith, at the time of this writing, turned up with links to Time magazine articles, actually about justification! At first you get excited that the doctrine of justification has some bearing on current political events. But you realize quickly that they’re items linking to articles from 1963 and the other plops you into the midst of one from 1967!

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I’m rereading Justification by Faith: A Matter of Death and Life because it’s just so good. I think it should be required reading somewhere. I’m not sure where, maybe if you’re thinking about a career in ministry. Maybe if you’re an angsty teenager who needs to read something good for you (this book is post-confirmation goodness, folks!). Maybe if you’re an old salt who needs a balm for your weary theological muscles. Anyway, I’m going to write a study guide for it, mark my words. (more…)