Law & Gospel: A Primer
1. General Questions
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| Is Law/Gospel new and novel? | 5 |
| Does Law/Gospel simplify the Bible? | 7 |
| Is it easy to confuse Law/Gospel? | 9 |
| Is in difficult to be holy if you misunderstand Law/Gospel? | 11 |
| What does church history show us about the Law/Gospel distinction? | 13 |
| Is the Law/Gospel distinction biblical or is it just Lutheran? | 15 |
2. Law Questions
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| What is the law? | 19 |
| Is God's law good? | 21 |
| Is God's law flexible? | 23 |
| What are the different kinds of Mosiac laws? | 25 |
| What are the different functions or uses of God's law? | 27 |
| What is the first use of the law? | 29 |
| What is the second use of the law? | 31 |
| What is the third use of the law? | 33 |
| What is natural law? | 35 |
| What are the two relationships people can have to the Lawgiver? | 37 |
| What was Jesus's relationship to the law? | 39 |
3. Gospel Questions
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| What is the Gospel? | 43 |
| Is the gospel good news ("done") or is it law ("do")? | 45 |
| Is the gospel the most important truth? | 47 |
| Should the gospel be "gospel-ed"? | 49 |
| Is the gospel Christ-centered? | 51 |
| Is the gospel a historical event? | 53 |
| Is it good news that Jesus lived a life of perfect obedience? | 55 |
| Is the gospel good news without pentalty substitution? | 57 |
| Is the gospel grounded in the Old Testament? | 59 |
| Is the gospel good news without the resurrection? | 61 |
| Should Christ and His benefits be seen together? | 63 |
4. Practical Questions
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| Should you preach the Law/Gospel paradigm to yourself? | 67 |
| Is Law / Gospel for believers? | 69 |
| Should the law and the gospel be preached to unbelievers? | 71 |
| Does Law / Gospel help with assurance of salvation? | 73 |
| Does Law / Gospel apply to parenting? | 75 |
| Can marriages be helped with the the Law / Gospel distinction? | 77 |
| Is Law / Gospel important for overcoming sin? | 79 |
5. Law Errors
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| What is antinomianism? | 83 |
| What is legalism? | 85 |
6. Gospel Errors
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| Is the gospel lax? | 89 |
| What happens if the gospel is assumed? | 91 |
7. Summary
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| Summary | 93 |