Thursday, February 16, 2006

The 39 Articles: A Faith for Today - Articles 12-16 The Christian Life

http://www.churchsociety.org/crossway/documents/Cway_068_Allister4.pdf

[Cross†Way] Issue Spring 1998 No. 68--Every one of these Articles dealing with the Christian life focuses on our sinfulness (Article 14 only by implication, but it is clearly meant). To some people that will make the Articles seem negative, unhelpful and lacking in encouragement. ‘We don’t want to hear about our sins but to be built up, loved and shown the greatness of God’ - so the argument goes. In fact, as we shall see, these Articles are marvelously encouraging, they are realistic; they accept us as we are; they deal with the actual human condition; they magnify the grace and goodness of God.

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