New Blog Address!

Hey everyone! Just a quick update to let you know that Death to Life has moved to a new address! You can find the updates (including one posted today) here: http://nathanjohnsonsblog.wordpress.com/ So if you subscribe to the RSS feed or if you have the link saved somewhere, please update it as this blog will no longer be updated or managed. Thanks for your patience, and definitely go check out the new site - now with 50% more...

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Big Questions, Round 2 (part three): Old Testament Faith in Christ

QuestionsHow were the people in the Old Testament made right with God? Before I thought it was through faith in God in general, and perhaps sacrifices. Then I listened to Mark Driscoll preaching over Genesis. He said that all the Old Testament people who were faithful also believed in Jesus. The only things I have found that seem...

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Big Questions, Round 2 (Part Two): God's Intervening Grace

Questions:1) You said that the wicked are people who directly oppose God at every point of their lives and are hardened against him. Don't all people act like this unless dad intervenes? 2) Sometimes like in Romans 9 the Bible says that God hardens people's hearts. So is everyone who will never belong to dad "wicked,” or is it just...

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Big Questions, Round 2: God's Grace and Hate

Recently one of my friends who is doing mission work in a closed country sent me some really great questions and I gave it my best shot at answering them.  I thought it might be interesting and maybe beneficial to post them here to get some discussion going.  So over the next few days I’ll be posting a distillation of those...

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Book Review: "What He Must Be..."

“What He Must Be… if he wants to marry my daughter” by Voddie Baucham Rating:  4.5/5 The Short Review:This is an excellent book that I highly recommend; pretty much everyone should read it.  Seriously. The Long Review:As a single guy (an introverted one at that), I do a lot of thinking – especially about marriage, family, and dating.  I’ve read quite a few books about dating and courtship, but none have challenged...

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