Is the law part of the gospel?
This article by Cory Griess addresses the apparent contradiction between law and gospel by distinguishing narrow and broad uses of the term "gospel" in Scripture and the Reformed confessions. Griess clarifies biblical and confessional distinctions to refute the Federal Vision's heretical collapse of law into gospel while maintaining orthodoxy, drawing on the Heidelberg Catechism and Reformed theology.
I remember being quite confused for a long time by the question that titles this article. I remember being further confused by statements made by Protestant Reformed authors, such as the following: "In fact, Scripture makes clear that the law is gospel, for it has the power to convert the soul, to make wise the simple, and to enlighten the eyes."1 And, "The law is gospel. If anyone doubts it, let him read Psalm 19 and Psalm 119."2 And, "For Calvin and Calvinism, with regard to the elect...
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