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Tag Archives: forgiveness
Prayers for Revival – Hatred of Sin
The problem with sin is not “because God said so.” Sin is a cancerous force which seeks to destroy all that is good, true and beautiful, leaving the wreckage of alienation and death in the wake of its violence. In … Continue reading
New Exodus – Part 4 – The Ending of Exile and the Forgiveness of Sins
Last time, I wrote about the “new exodus,” describing it as a way of speaking of the ending of the Jewish exile while investing it with the epochal significance of replacing the Exodus as the defining event in Israel’s history … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement, Bible, Hamartiology (Sin), Isaiah, Psalms
Tagged exile, forgiveness, individualism, new exodus, Sin
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Resurrection and Justification Part 1
An excerpt from “Saved By His Life” – a new paper I am working on: Since the Protestant Reformation, “justification by faith” has been the articulus stantis et cadentis ecclesiae—the article by which the church stands or falls. Stressing the … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement, Paul, Soteriology (Salvation)
Tagged cross, forgiveness, gospel, heaven, justification, life, Martin Luther, new creation, participation, redemption, reformation, resurrection, salvation, Sin
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Jesus the Crucified and Resurrected Lord Part 1
A friend recently asked me whether I align myself more with the “theology of the cross” or the “theology of glory.” Not really understanding what he meant by either of those terms, I asked for a clarification. The “theology of … Continue reading
Posted in Soteriology (Salvation)
Tagged cross, exile, forgiveness, glory, Jurgen Moltmann, new creation, resurrection, salvation, suffering
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