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Tag Archives: salvation
Pentecost – The Coming of the Holy Spirit
This past Sunday was Pentecost, a day on which believers for many, many years have celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit to dwell with and within the people of God. Even before it was a celebration of the Spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Year, Pentecost, Pneumatology (Spirit), Theology
Tagged Creation, exile, freedom, history, messiah, new exodus, passover, Pentecost, resurrection, salvation, Spirit
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Jesus the Messiah has Come in the Flesh
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology (Humanity), Bible, Incarnation, John (Gospel and Epistles)
Tagged dualism, embodiment, flesh, heaven, Incarnation, messiah, salvation
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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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Heaven is Important…But it’s not the End of the World
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected … Continue reading
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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