Assurance in the Judgment by Richard Davidson

Why would anyone long for the judgment? As a young pastor, Richard Davidson was startled to find psalms in which David welcomed, even celebrated, the coming judgment, while he himself shuddered at the thought of his name coming up before God. In this deeply personal Theology feature, first published in 1988, Davidson traces his journey from years of preaching sermons “full of Christ, yet devoid of assurance” to a new understanding of grace, works, and heaven’s courtroom, and points to a surprising key hidden at the very center of the books of Moses. Can assurance and judgment truly belong together? Listen to the full article.