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Tag Archives: Savior of the world
Jesus’ Subversive Kingdom – Part One
The moment Jesus “opened His mouth” (Matt.5:2) the Beast was exposed. When Jesus taught the people, the “god of this world” was “weighed in the balances and found wanting.” When Jesus entered the human stage, nothing would remain as it was before. … Continue reading
Posted in Heaven on earth, Theology
Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Savior of the world, Sermon on the Mount, Subversive Kingdom
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Quotes: the real problem is idolatry – N.T. Wright
“In most popular Christianity, “heaven” (and “fellowship with God” in the present) is the goal, and “sin” (bad behavior, deserving punishment) is the problem. A Platonized goal and a moralizing diagnosis—and together they lead, as I have been suggesting, to … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Quotes, Worship
Tagged Christianity, Idolatry, N.T. Wright, Religion and Spirituality, Salvation, Savior of the world, slavery to sin
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Subversive Jesus
In my last post, I said that Jesus explains God to us. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. Whatever is not like Jesus is not like God. And when we do look to Jesus we … Continue reading
Christ, the Passover Lamb (Part Two)
We’ve been looking at how Jesus is the Passover Lamb. In part one, I showed the connection between Israel’s deliverance from their slavery in Egypt and our freedom from sin in Christ. Today, we’ll look at how we might understand Jesus as our ransom … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Freedom
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Lamb of God, Passover, Ransom, Redemption, sacrifice of Christ, Salvation, Savior of the world
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Christ, the Passover Lamb (Part One)
How is Christ is Lamb of God? Is the emphasis on appeasement, like with the animal sacrifices in the Mosaic Law, or is it about deliverance? Yesterday marked the beginning of the Jewish Passover, but we’re going to look at the first Passover and see how that might answer the question … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Freedom, Heaven on earth, Theology
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Jesus, Lamb of God, Passover, Savior of the world
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Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Seven
How we view what Christ accomplished on the cross effects how we see our relationship with God and our mission on the earth. This is the seventh and final part of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of the World.” In this series I’ve been attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Heaven on earth, Sonship
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Easter, Jesus, Salvation, Savior of the world
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Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Six
“The church understood his [Jesus’] act as a sacrifice to end all sacrifices that exposed the scapegoating mechanism for all the world to see.” (Walter Wink, Engaging The Powers, Kindle loc.1849) This is part six of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of … Continue reading
Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Five
When a child is afraid of his or her own father it’s an indication of serious abuse. Sadly, the “fear of the Lord” looks more like “afraid of God” for many Jesus-loving Christians. This is part five of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of the World.” We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Heaven on earth, Sonship
Tagged Christianity, communion with God, Intimacy with God, Jesus, Salvation, Savior of the world, Trinity
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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
Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Four
“When anyone steps out of the system and tells the truth, lives the truth, that person enables everyone else to peer behind the curtain too.” (Walter Wink, Engaging the Powers, Kindle loc. 1460) We’ve been pulling back the curtain on … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Identity
Tagged Christianity, Easter, Harlot Babylon, Religion and Spirituality, Salvation, Savior of the world, This world
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