These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. “Images” of salvation (or the atonement) is a better term than “theories.” Theories are usually abstract and speculative concepts, where biblical images are concrete pictures and belong to the data of revelation. Propitiation introduces us to rituals at a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. The way different theologians have developed the concept of satisfaction depends on their understanding of the obstacles to forgiveness which first need to be removed. What demands are made which stand in the way until they are satisfied? Who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. Why does our forgiveness depend upon the death of Christ? Why does God not just forgive us without the necessity of the cross? Why can’t God practice what he preaches and forgive without condition, as he instructs in Matthew […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Edwards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and now NY congressman Anthony Weiner is the latest public figure in the news who has fallen due to a moral failure. I don’t know his spiritual situation and would never judge someone else with a superior attitude, but we all ask the question, “What was he thinking?” Did he really […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The question comes from skeptics and believers alike, “Are all sins really equal in God’s eyes?” It is common within evangelical circles to say that they are. The smallest white lie and the most brutal murder both nailed Jesus to the cross; he died for all sins. Most people may find this theological concept very […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you take a look at the American church today, it appears that those inside the church have a lifestyle quite similar to those outside the church. The question arises about how to be in the world but not of it (John 18:36, 17:14, Philippians 3:20, James 4:14, 1 Peter 5:10). So, the age old […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a post from Craig Gross, the founder and president of xxxChurch, which is too good to not pass on. He attributes this information to Jay Dennis: 26 Destructive Consequences Porn Viewing Has on a Man: The following destructive consequences are the result of a Christian man viewing pornography. The A to Z format […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you wanted a study of character, nobility, wisdom, courage, and devotion; you could not find a better man than David. The Bible calls him, “… a man after God’s own heart” (Acts 13:22). Yet there was a dark chapter in David’s life. Even though he was a great man and lover of God, David […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Paul uses the word hamartia, the common word for sin, 62 times in his letters. Of these 62, 48 are in Romans. The other 14 in all the rest of Paul’s letters. The word does not occur in Philippians. Paul insisted on the universality of sin: What then? Are we better than they? Not at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Incarnation literally means “becoming the flesh.” Paul saw this event from two sides: the side of God and the side of Jesus. The side of God: For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God [did:] sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and [as an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
"The biggest deterrent to growth in most churches is lack of confidence in God's supernatural power to grow His church. We are obsessed with our own responsibility to find resources for growth. When our natural resources seem limited, our vision shrinks and we accept mediocrity. We can't grow the church, but God can! We don't have the resources, but He does! "
(Ken Hemphill, Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur)
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." (Acts 20:24)
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