Entries in soteriology (20)
Theological Term of the Week
A setting of something to the account of; a reckoning or attributing or crediting of something to a person. Used salvifically, it refers the attribution of the personal guilt or personal righteousness of another, as in the imputation of the sin of Adam to all his descendants, the imputation of the sins of human beings to Christ, or the imputation of the righteousness of Christ to believers.
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Introductory Books on the Cross of Christ
The book In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement by J.I. Packer and Mark Dever, which I shall review shortly, contains a bibliography of books on the cross of Christ done by Ligon Duncan. Here is his list of books that are “a good launching point into the vast ocean of sound teaching available on the doctrine of the atonement.”
- The Great Exchange by Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington. (I’ve reviewed this book here, where I said I planned “to add it to my short list of theology books for the lay person.”)
- The Atonement: It’s Meaning and Significance by Leon Morris. (I found this book in the used book section of the Salvation Army Thrift Store several years ago. I’d never heard of it, but realized a few pages in what a gem I’d found. I’m very, very happy to see it getting some of the attention it deserves. I’ve reviewed this book here.)
- Fifty Reasons Jesus Came to Die by John Piper. (I haven’t read this one, but I have a copy coming any day now, so expect a review of this one soon.)
- The Divine Substitute: The Atonement in the Bible and History by Ian J. Shaw and Brian H. Edwards. Ligon Duncan calls this one “a sound biblical and historical introduction to the doctrine of the atonement.”
- A Price for a People: The Meaning of Christ’s Death by Tom Wells, a book which says Duncan, “focuses on the biblical material.”
rebecca
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Meme: Passion Quilt
I’ve been tagged by Kim of Hiraeth for the passion quilt meme. Here are the instructions.
- Post a picture or make/take/create your own that captures that about which YOU are most passionate for students to learn.
- Give your picture a short title.
- Title your blog post “Meme: Passion Quilt.”
- Link back to this blog entry.
- Include links to 5 (or more) educators. (I won’t be doing this. Tagging people is not favorite thing.)
If you’ve read here for a while, you won’t be surprised by where my passion lies.
The Cross
This depiction of Christ being lifted up on the cross is by the French illustrator, Gustave Dore.
- The cross is the solution to everything that’s not right with the universe, including what’s not right with me. No matter what the human need, it is, ultimately, met at the cross, and all real hope is grounded there.
- So many of God’s attributes are seen most fully in the cross. The cross is, for instance, the pinnacle of the expression of God’s grace. It was also a public display of God’s mercy, love, holiness, righteousness and justice. Do you want to know God? Look through the lens of the cross.
- What happened on the cross is, in one sense, simple: Christ died for our sins. He bore the penalty for our sins so that we can be forgiven by God and reconciled to him. On the other hand, there are so many layers to the work of the cross! Or maybe it’d be better to say that the work of the cross can be seen from many different angles and they all fit together to paint one picture that grows more and more glorious as it is viewed from additional angles. That makes it an infinitely fascinating work and an infinitely satisfying work.
- The work of the cross is the center of everything: the gospel, God’s plan for history, our Christian faith.
- The cross is powerful: it transforms lives; it gives meaning to life. It is because of the cross that we are new creatures; and the cross, in turn, calls us to live out our new-creaturely lives in “the way of the cross.” It is because of the cross that we are to “take up our cross daily.”
- For those who are redeemed by it, the cross of Christ will be an enduring passion, a passion that only increases in eternity. Christ’s work on the cross is the centerpiece of the new song:“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God…
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
rebecca
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Gospel List 3
What does the gospel do?
- It is through the gospel that life and immortality are brought to life. (2 Timothy 1:10)
- It is through that gospel that people are called to salvation. (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14)
- The gospel is at work in believers. (1 Thessalonians 2:9-14)
- The gospel comes in power and in the Holy Spirit and convicts fully. (1 Thessalonians 1:4)
- The gospel bears fruit and grows among people. (Colossians 1:6)
- The gospel gives hope. (Colossians 1:23)
- The gospel blesses. (1 Corinthians 9:23)
- It is through the gospel that Gentiles become fellow heirs. (Ephesians 3:6)
- The gospel saves. (Ephesians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 15:1; Romans 1:16)
- The confession of the gospel produces obedience. (2 Corinthians 9:13)
- It is through the gospel that people hear and come to faith. (Romans 10:14-17)
Gospel List 2
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Poetry of the Cross: Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 6:14
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hen I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God,
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down,
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o’er His body on the tree;
Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
—Isaac Watts
More Poetry of the Cross
- Dorothy at Field Stone Cottage: Not All the Blood of Beasts
- Update: Brandon of Siris: Dream of the Rood
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Gospel List 2
The gospel should be
- Proclaimed. (Revelation 14:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Colossians 1:23; Ephesians 6:19; Galatians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 9:14)
- Obeyed (or believed). (1 Peter 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:10-11; Romans 10:16)
- Preached. (2 Timothy 1:10-11, 2:8; Galatians 1:11, 3:8, 4:13; 2 Corinthians 2:12, 8:19, 10:16, 11:11; 1 Corinthians 1:17, 9:16, 15:1; Romans 15:20)
- Taught. (2 Timothy 1:10-11)
- Declared. (1 Thessalonians 2:2; Ephesians 6:20)
- Heard. (Colossians 1:5, 23; Ephesians 1:13)
- Accepted. (2 Corinthians 11:4)
- Labored and served in. (Philippians 2:22, 4:3; Romans 15:16, 19)
- Shared. (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
- Defended and confirmed. (Philippians 1:7, 16)
- Preserved. (Galatians 2:5)
- Confessed. (2 Corinthians 9:13)
- Presented. (1 Corinthians 9:18)
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Gospel List 1
What is the gospel?
- It is “…Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David….” (2 Timothy 2:8)
- It is “the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light.” (2 Timothy 1:10)
- It is the preaching or proclaiming of Christ. (Philippians 1)
- It is the unsearchable riches of Christ. (Ephesians 1:7-13)
- It is the word of truth. (Ephesians 1:13)
- It is the promise of God to Abraham that “In you shall all the nations be blessed,” which, of course, refers to Christ and his work. (Galatians 3:7-14)
- It is the revelation of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:11-17)
- It is the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4)
- It is that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:1-8)
- It is the word of the cross. (1 Corinthians 1:17-18)
- It is the preaching of Jesus Christ. (Romans 16:25)
- It is the naming of Christ. (Romans 15:20)
- It is the word of Christ; it is the good news that Jesus is Lord and God has raised him from the dead. (Romans 10:5-14)
- It includes the truth that “God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 2:16)
- Is was “promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.” (Romans 1:2)
- It is “concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 1:3-4)
- It is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16)
What I’ve done here is look at every mention of the gospel in Paul’s epistles, searching for clues to the content of the gospel in the statements made about the gospel. If you feel this list comes out of the blue, read the comments here.
I intended to hold this post until after Easter, since I’ve been more or less taking this week off from blogging. (Most of the poetry posts were queued up beforehand, waiting to publish automatically. All I’ve been doing each day is adding the links to other posted poems and correcting my misspellings and other goofs.) But I’ve changed my mind. After all, Easter is, first and foremost about the gospel, the good news that the Son of God came down and lived among us, died for our sins, was buried and then raised again on the third day.
A Post In Which I Boast
I don’t remember the whole sermon, but I do remember that somewhere within it there was an explanation of Christ’s death on the cross and I was transfixed. I saw an image of my Saviour on the cross, suffering for me, and at that instant I understood that I needed what was accomplished for me there. And more than that: I knew that I wanted, above everything else, what was provided for me there.
rebecca
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Christ's Active and Passive Obedience and Our Justification
My beauty are, my glorious dress….
(Nicolaus Zinzindorf, 1700-1760,
translated by John Wesley, 1703-1791)
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Redemption: For What Are the Redeemed Delivered?
In the previous posts in this series, redemption was defined as deliverance by the payment of a price, and then the question of what it is that sinners are delivered from by Christ’s redemption was also examined. The redeemed have been set free from bondage to sin, Satan, and a legal sentence of death, and that deliverance puts them into a different state than their previous one. In this post, let’s look at the scriptural descriptions of the new state of redeemed people.
The redeemed are free.
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.(Galatians 5:1 NET)
Those who are redeemed are not redeemed in order for them to be put in bondage to yet another form of slavery, but in order for them to be truly free. Accordingly, Paul warns them to be careful to guard that freedom. In this context, the slavery the Galatians are warned about is bondage to the law, but it’s a general principle we can apply to any set of rules or regulations to which a redeemed person might obligate themselves.
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