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Since the days of the early chapel, Christians have battled to understand the relationship between two apparently contradictory concepts in the Bible: law and gospel. If, as the Apostle Paul says, regulations cannot save, what can it do? Is it merely a historical relic from Old Testament Israel to be discarded? Or is it still valuable for Christians today? Helping modern Christians consider this complex concern, seasoned pastor and theologian Sinclair Ferguson carefully leads listeners to rediscover an 18th-century argument that sheds light on this present-day doctrinal conundrum: the marrow controversy. After sketching the history of the argument, Ferguson moves on to discuss the theology itself, performing as a sensible guide for walking the path between legalism (overemphasis on regulations) on the main one area and antinomianism (general rejection of regulations) on the other.
