Jesus, the Payment for Sin – Concerning Them which Are Asleep (Part 9)

June 8, 2019

Jesus paid the price for our sin. We more often than not think in terms of “payment for” instead of “payment to.” Some say that the payment was made to Satan to purchase the souls of men back from him. Though it is true that we are redeemed from his torments, Satan was not holding the debt marker. He is an offender like us, not the offended. The Lord is the One who is sinned against. The debt of sin is owed to Him. Because no man had the wherewithal to pay the price, He paid the price Himself.

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Payment and Penalty – Eternal Redemption (Part 3)

August 18, 2018

We read in 1 Peter 1:18-19 that Christ paid with His blood to ransom us from the worthless behavior we …

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The Servant King – Eternal Redemption (Part 2)

August 11, 2018

Genesis is one of several books in the Bible with a creation account. The most obvious clue to this creation’s …

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The Mystery of Godliness – Eternal Redemption (Part 1)

August 4, 2018

“Once saved, always saved.” Most of us have heard this expression at least once in our Christian lives. For some, …

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The Approaching Day – In the Beginning (Part 7)

May 5, 2018

Though decay and increased chaos can be used to see that time moves forward, they are not why it does so. The Day approaches. Time is taking us to a destination. It’s not simply carrying us downstream into the depths of pointless despair. We are to gather together to exhort and provoke one another to love and good works because what we do matters and has eternal consequence.

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Forward Motion Breaks the Cycle – In the Beginning (Part 6)

April 28, 2018

Our Father’s default setting is dynamic progression. Life moves forward from seed to body, blades of grass to fields of green, trees to forests, fish to schools, fowl to flocks, heifers to herds, one flesh to families, families to tribes, and tribes to nations. His blessing brings increase in quality and quantity.[1] Conversely, wicked disobedience brings the curse of caustic decay. Though many other examples of this principle can be found, Genesis 1-3 and Deuteronomy 28 are sufficient to illustrate the point.

Onward, forward, and go are imperatives intrinsic in the kingdom of God; flinching, backsliding, and turning away win no commendations from the King.[2]

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The Purchase of Blood (Part 1) – Redemption Redefined

January 20, 2017

The purchase of blood is Christianity 101, a foundational truth of our faith that we need to understand. If you have been in the faith for a long time, you might not find much new here. But it would grieve me not to remind you of these things. And as we proceed, you may find that your foundation could use some shoring up.

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The Word Became Flesh (Life of the Flesh – Part 4)

January 7, 2017

Not only did He make blood in such a way that it could transmit atonement; He also made it so that it could transmit sin. Acts 17:26 says that God “made of one blood all nations of men.” Technically speaking, mankind is a singular race. We all come from the one man Adam. Even the woman came from Adam’s blood.

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Blood and Redemption (The Life of the Flesh – Part 3)

December 30, 2016

This Creation is certainly full of wonders. But among all the wonders, two novel creations stand out: nephesh life and mankind. Let us look at the creation of soul life, the life of the flesh that resides in the blood.

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Blood and Fire (The Life of the Flesh -Part 2)

December 23, 2016

The day our original parents were created, the day they became living souls, God named them according to the blood that brought color to their face. Blood defines the essence of man. And by placing life in the blood of man, God took a singular departure from what He had done in the creation of angels.

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