The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
Justification by faith: Did Paul get it right?
Peter Hastie / December 2007
An interview with Rev Philip Everson, Principal of London Theological Seminary UK and author of The Great Exchange—Justification by faith alone in the light of recent thought (1996).
Is the doctrine of justification by faith a doctrine with important spiritual implications, or is it a debate about purely academic matters?
There might be some people who would like to treat it as an academic issue, but it's hardly in that category. It's a very important issue with enormous implications for Christian living.
Why is that?
It's because the
Comparing the Bible and the Qur’an (How to do it accurately)
Samuel Green / December 2007
The Bible and the Qur'an are often compared to each other when Christians and Muslims are discussing issues. They are typically compared in the following ways:
- Preservation of text
- Formation of canon
- Teaching about Jesus, women, warfare, etc.
- Scientific accuracy
- Contradictions.
This type of comparison is something that I myself have done in the past. However, it is actually inaccurate and misleading to compare the Bible to the Qur'an. There are two reasons for this.
Reason 1: The context of the Bible and Qur'an
The Qur'an revolves and