Tom Wright on Issues etc

Christian leaders today sometimes make the mistake of thinking that as long
as they are pursuing the right aims in their public life, what they do in
private doesn't matter so much. That is a typical lie whispered by the same
voice that Jesus heard in the desert.

N.T. Wright, "Luke for Everyone"

Came across this at
http://bryansherwood.com/blog/category/anglicanism/

That as Brian says is so "spot on"!

Heard Tom Wright on "Issues etc" explaing Paul which great patience and
clarity to a Luthern pastor on a phone interview to the Radio station.
Afterwards, the pastor got in two Lutheran scholars to say they didn't think
he was right on "justification by faith". No reasons given, just polemic and
re-iteration of the Lutheran position. Can't people think? It seemed such a
shame that he had gone out of his way to spend a good 20-30 minutes
explaining what Paul meant but the interviewer did not say "what can we
learn from this" but just rubbished it afterwards. An example, Tom notes
that "the righteousness of God" as God's righteousness and not ours, and
noted that it is never referred to as "the righteousness of Christ" in the
text. He also pointed out problems in understanding parts of Galations and
Romans if one took the Lutheran view. The replies not only reepeatedly
mentioned "the righteousness of Christ" and never cames to grips with the
problems he raised; they just ignored them. Ostrich theology!