Dr. Julius Kim is the Executive Director of Korean Initiatives and the President’s Professor of Global Ministries at Westminster Theological Seminary. Julius recently served as president of The Gospel Coalition for three years, and prior to that, twenty years as the dean of students and professor of practical theology at Westminster Seminary California. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), currently serving as an associate pastor at New Life Presbyterian Church in Escondido, California. He is the author of multiple publications, including his award-winning book, Preaching the Whole Counsel of God: Design and Deliver Gospel-Centered Sermons (Zondervan). In addition to his teaching and writing, he has served on the board of several ministries (e.g., National Association of Evangelicals, Covenant College, Peacemaker Ministries) and as an advisor to global organizations, such as Onnuri Church (Seoul, South Korea) and the Lausanne Movement.
The twenty-first century is not the first to witness English-speaking theologians in the Reformed tradition expressing dissatisfaction with the Reformation’s doctrine of justification through faith alone on the ground of Christ’s righteousness and sacrifice alone. Continue reading →