Jordan B. Cooper's Blog, page 25
July 28, 2016
Navigating the Current Election as a Pro-Life Christian
As a pastor, it is not my place to tell my congregants who to vote for, or argue for specific political policies from the pulpit. That does not mean, however, that the church must remain silent on political issues, especially on those which Scripture is clear on. In this election, many Christians feel that they [Read More...]
My New Book, Hands of Faith, is Now Available!
My new book Hands of Faith: A Historical and Theological Study of the Two Kinds of Righteousness in Lutheran Thought is now available on Amazon! Order the book here Here is the product description: It is a common misconception that Lutheran theology is inherently antinomian, or unconcerned with Christian ethics. This unfortunate caricature of the [Read More...]
July 27, 2016
Christian Liberty, 2KR, and Infant Baptism
On today’s program, I addressed a number of listener questions. I discussed Christian liberty and the use/non-use of alcohol, some thoughts on the two kinds of righteousness in relation to my most recent book, as well as the efficacy of regeneration as connected with infant baptism. I apologize for the not-so-great audio quality. Here is [Read More...]
July 26, 2016
No, Lutherans are not Myopically Focused on Individual Salvation
It’s a criticism that I hear often, especially from Confessionally Reformed believers: “all you Lutherans care about is individual salvation. You don’t have any place for Christian worldview, political activism, etc.” This caricature has spread further through NT Wright’s (mis)understanding of Luther, as an individualistic guilt-obsessed reader of Paul. While it is certainly true that [Read More...]
July 9, 2016
Shocking Confession: I’m a Christian Millennial and I Don’t Drink
There’s a conversation that I always dread. I’m about to get together with a group of Christians, either out at a restaurant somewhere, or at someone’s home, and at some point I’m going have to utter these embarrassing words: “I don’t drink.” What? You don’t drink? Are you some kind of legalist? It feels like [Read More...]
July 8, 2016
Stop the Political Posturing and Preach the Gospel
Like everyone old enough to have been cognizant on September 11, 2001, I have vivid memories of finding out about the attack on the world trade center, as well as the response that occurred afterward. The months following this devastating attack, while a difficult time, is the last time I remember Americans joining together to [Read More...]
July 6, 2016
Q&A July 6, 2016
On today’s program, I answered a number of listener questions on a wide variety of topics. I discussed Holy Communion, eschatology, Anglicanism, and other important subjects. Here is the program. I mentioned two previous programs I had done on the subject on purgatory. Here they are: Part 1 Part 2
July 1, 2016
Lutheranism Among Other Christian Traditions
Over these last four weeks, on the podcast I have been playing a series of talks I gave under the general heading: “Lutheranism among other Christian traditions.” These talks are now all available. You can find links to all of them here. Lutherans and Baptists Lutherans and Presbyterians Lutherans and Roman Catholics Lutherans and Pentecostals [Read More...]
June 30, 2016
A Classic Work on the Atonement Now Made Available
The most recent book from Just and Sinner Publications is an important one, as the doctrine of vicarious satisfaction continues to be critiqued from several fronts. Though speaking to nineteenth century theologians, the criticisms addressed by Remensnyder in this work remain today. This book was written by Lutheran theologian Junius Remensnyder (author of The Lutheran [Read More...]
June 15, 2016
Should the Christian Live in Fear of God?
Post by Nathan Rinne Intro: The Fear-Invoking Athanasian Creed? The Christian – who is justified by God’s grace in Jesus Christ though faith – should be at peace with God and not live in fear of him, correct? This would seem to be logical consequence of a message like that of Romans 5:1: “Therefore, since [Read More...]
