Why is preaching not a sacrament? That's the question this week. Onsi and Colin talk about what Protestants mean by "means of grace", look closely at some different confessions, explore the Law-Gospel distinction, and meditate on the nature of salvation and union with Christ.

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Currently Reading
Onsi: Objections to Descartes' Meditations and Descartes' Replies by Rene Descartes 
Colin: Eudemian Ethics by Aristotle

Texts Discussed
Westminster Larger Catechism, Q.154-155
"Article V. Law and Gospel" in the Book of Concord
"Of the Sacraments" (Institutes 4.14) by John Calvin
Explanation of the 95 Theses by Martin Luther
"Charles Hodge, Wrong About and the Reformed Doctrine of the Eucharistic Presence" by Steven Wedgeworth

Spotlight
"Old Aristotle, or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Aquinas" - April Fellows Lecture, Thursday 8pm ET on Zoom