#faith… The Role of the Holy Spirit 7 Apr 2022 In this post, I want us to turn our attention to the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life. Many reformed Christians like the idea that the Holy…
#faith… The Synergistic Nature of Sanctification 31 Mar 2022 My last post referenced the synergistic nature of sanctification when it states, “The Christian must always be working out their salvation (Phil. 2:12) but must be doing so synergistically, cooperating…
#salvation… Past, Present, and Future Sanctification 25 Mar 2022 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ~ Romans 8:13…
#faith… Faith’s Relationship to Justification and Sanctification 4 Mar 20224 Mar 2022 What makes a covenant child of God different from an unbeliever. Indeed, there is the element of God’s grace enacted toward them (Exd. 34:6; John 1:14-17; 2 Cor. 12:9). However,…
#faith… What Is Justifying Faith 24 Feb 2022 Romans 4:5 - And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness… We hear theologians, pastors, and…
#faith… What It Means to Trust In Christ for Salvation 17 Feb 2022 One issue the church must answer is what it means to trust in Christ. This is a foundational doctrine of Christian religion. Many wrongly assume “trust” means complete confession of…
#faith… Christ as Our Atonement 10 Feb 2022 The doctrine of substitutionary atonement is at the heart of the Gospel. Louis Berkhof introduces his section on the atonement with these words: “The great and central part of the…
#faith… Complementarian and Egalitarian Perspectives 27 Jan 202227 Jan 2022 A recent controversial topic deals with the issue of the biblical understanding of manhood and womanhood, i.e., the roles of men and women in the respective spheres of family and…
#scripture… The Imago Dei 13 Jan 202214 Jan 2022 ...then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. ~ Genesis 2:7 Often, one of the most misused…
#faith… Thinking About the Trinity 30 Dec 202130 Dec 2021 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a…
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