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Tag Archives: Incarnation of Christ
A Christmas Story
I want to share a Christmas story that isn’t often told. It’s from John 1:1-18. Many scholars believe this was an early Christian hymn that predates the New Testament text. I will share the portion of this ancient hymn that … Continue reading
Posted in Father Heart of God, Love
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Incarnation of Christ, Jesus, Trinitarian Vision
9 Comments
God is building His Temple
God is building His temple. But it’s not a human-made temple; it’s made of humans. And this is the ultimate message of Christmas: God became incarnated so that we could incarnate Him. The implications of this just boggles the mind. … Continue reading
Posted in Heaven on earth, Identity, Worship
Tagged Body of Christ, Christianity, Christmas, Emmanuel, Incarnation of Christ, New Testament Temple, transformation
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The foundation of our true identity
Knowing our true identity is one of the most important things we can know as human beings. Not knowing who we really are leads to powerless and ineffectual living. We will live without transcendent purpose and hope. And a foundational … Continue reading
Posted in Identity, Sonship
Tagged Christianity, Eternal purpose of God, Incarnation of Christ, Jesus, Redemption, transformation, Unity of the Spirit
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Why Jesus? Part Four
Eternal life is not a legal transaction, it’s an invitation into a transformational relationship. The invite is for us to participate in Christ’s very own life. We must make the distinction here between the Christian “religion” (ritualistic observation) and actually … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grace, Identity, Sonship
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Eternal life, Incarnation of Christ, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, transformation, Why Jesus?
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Why Jesus? Part Two
“We cannot afford to make Jesus’ life mostly about His death. I believe doing this is one of the major reasons why most people still like Jesus but don’t like a lot of Christians. This sad commentary reveals the difference between … Continue reading
Why Jesus? Part One
“Jesus was not born just to die; He was born to give life. He wasn’t brought up to be the ultimate temple sacrifice. God doesn’t do human sacrifice; He’s not Molech. God is, and always has been, a good Father.” I said this in … Continue reading
This pretty much says it all | Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would like to post a lengthy quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This comes from his classic book, Ethics. I saw this quote in William Paul Young’s latest book, “Lies We Believe about God.” I’m posting this because it not only fits my … Continue reading
Why the Incarnation matters – Part two
We cannot afford to make Jesus’ life mostly about His death. I believe doing this is one of the major reasons why most people still like Jesus but don’t like most Christians. This sad commentary reveals the difference between the Christian … Continue reading
Why the Incarnation matters – part one
Jesus was not born to die; He was born to give life. He wasn’t brought up to be the ultimate temple sacrifice. God doesn’t do human sacrifice; He’s not Molech. God is, and always has been, a good Father. I know what I just said may sound strange … Continue reading
Posted in Father Heart of God, Love, Reformation, Sonship, Theology
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christmas, Following Jesus, Incarnation of Christ, Jesus, Melchizedek, Salvation
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In My Father's House 