Posts Tagged Jesus

The Historical Resurrection of the Christ

The Historical Resurrection of the Christ.mp3 The cross is either the liberation of mankind or its subjugation. The call of the Nazarene “come, and I will give you rest”, is either the call of a Savior or a Charlatan. The scandal of the cross is that the answer lies in history not merely in orthodoxy, [...]

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Harmonizing the Resurrection

Harmonizing the Resurrection.MP3 Read the accounts of the Resurrection in the four Gospels then harmonize (or reconcile) the different accounts. Matthew 28:1-10 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great [...]

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Don’t Know Much About History

Dont Know Much About History.MP3 A History of the History of Shiny Blue Ducks (aka apologetics) via historical argumentation I. From Paul to Isidore 1 Cor. 15 Polycarp-Pupil of John the Apostle (70-156) “But He who raised Him up from the dead WILL raise up us also” The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians, Chapter [...]

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The Theoanthropos – a hypostatic union

Introduction Theos is Greek for God and anthropos is Greek for man so the theoanthropos is God-man, referring to Jesus Christ. Hypostatic means a state union between two substances, ousias, or natures in one unified person. The Westminster Confession describes the hypostatic union this way, “The Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, [...]

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Personal Worship

The following are notes from a study I did about Personal Worship. We were looking at the tree analogy of roots, trunk and branches (study, affections, and fruits). More specifically, I was looking at how within each of these are three aspects; personal, social (small/intimate group) and corporate (church). Many of my notes come from [...]

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Pastoral Thoughts on Politics

Biblical Government – Theocracy 1 Samuel 8:7 “The LORD said to Samuel…they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.” The Biblical worldview combined with the common grace of general revelation teaches man that God is King and ruler over the earth and that mankind ought to worship and [...]

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A Response to The New Perspective of Paul (NPP)

The New Perspective of Paul (NPP): A scholarly re-interpretation of Paul’s thought concerning justification by faith which has been held by Protestants since the reformation. The new interpretation is that justification is not a legal status of one’s standing before God but rather filial declaration by God that Jesus is the messiah of God’s people. [...]

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