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Tag Archives: Soteriology
Why didn’t Jesus get it?
Here’s an irony of all ironies. Jesus was killed by the people who were waiting for Him to come and save. They killed Him because He didn’t look or act like the Messiah of their theology. And since He didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Grace, Theology
Tagged Christianity, Jesus, judgmentalism, Salvation, Soteriology
23 Comments
You are NOT a “caterpillar” saved by grace!
You are not a “caterpillar” saved by grace; you are a new creation…a “butterfly” in Christ! It’s popular in evangelical Christianity to call ourselves “sinners saved by grace.” While we may still commit sins, the Bible only identifies us as … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Identity, Sonship
Tagged Christianity, confession, New Creation, Renewing your mind, Soteriology, transformation
9 Comments
How Jesus takes away our sin
When John the Baptist said of Jesus, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29), in what way should we look at this wonderful declaration? Of course, we must first see that it’s Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Father Heart of God, Love
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Forgiveness of sin, Jesus, Lamb of God, sin of the world, Soteriology, The Cross of Christ
10 Comments
Why our truncated view of salvation leads to poor evangelism
Salvation is both a destination and a journey. It is both instantaneous and ongoing. Yet, many Christians only see it as the former. To be clear, we’re saved by grace through faith. You are saved the moment you believe.
Posted in Faith, Grace, Love
Tagged Bad Evangelism, Becoming human, Christianity, Discipleship, Evangelism, Soteriology, Spiritual growth
8 Comments
The incarnation of Christ – Part Three
When we start our salvation message with Adam’s sin and the cross, we miss God’s eternal purpose for mankind–our adoption and communion with Him as sons and daughters. We looked at this in part two. But how can we humans … Continue reading
The incarnation of Christ – Part One
Is Christmas important to the gospel message? More to the point, can we even understand the gospel message apart from the incarnation of Christ? When we start with Christ’s death, do we end up missing the whole point of His birth? After … Continue reading
Posted in Identity, Sonship, Theology
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Christology, Incarnation of Christ series, Intimacy with God, Relationships, Soteriology, transformation
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Thoughts about fear and love
I was watching a video by Bruce Wauchope after Lance Floyd had mentioned him in one of his inspired blog posts titled, “Religious Inspired Amygdala.” What both Bruce and Lance had said got me to thinking about how religion is inspired from … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Identity, Love
Tagged Christianity, Dualism, fear and love, Love in relationship, Salvation, Soteriology, transformation
10 Comments
Is the Cross about a courtroom trial or a family reunion?
I’ve written about the atonement several times on this blog over the last year, mostly refuting the main points of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA). Whenever I do this, I can feel the suspicious looks some of you give me. Some of you may be wondering … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Sonship
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Salvation, Soteriology
8 Comments