In the introduction to this series on union with Christ, we examined the covenantal structure of God’s dealing with humanity and humanity’s standing before God. There are two options: either we are “in Adam”, represented by him and inheriting his guilt and condemnation, or we are “in Christ”, united to Him as a covenantal representative …
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It’s Good Friday. A day dedicated to somber yet joyful remembrance of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Of course, the oft-asked question is “what is ‘good’ about that?” It is good because of what the death of Jesus means for us. The Bible teaches that Jesus’ death on the Cross was what freed us from sin and …
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At the heart of the Gospel lies the doctrine of union with Christ. In many ways, union with Christ explains how we are saved, the implications of our salvation in the daily life of faith, and the end-goal of salvation. We are saved through union with Christ. We live our life of faith by union …
Spiritual realities are real. This may seem obvious enough but often I find that functionally, I (and many other Christians, I suspect) fail to truly internalize this truth and live it out. Our culture has been impacted by several centuries of naturalism. We’ve inherited, from our Enlightenment forefathers, a certain worldview. This worldview is very …
We are told in Scripture to “discipline [ourselves] for the purpose of Godliness” (1 Tim. 4:7). Among the many spiritual disciplines that Christians utilize in their pursuit of Godliness, things like prayer, meditation, Bible-reading, and fasting usually top the list. These are all worthwhile endeavors but I believe there is another very important discipline for …
Pilgrimage is an ancient ritual in many religious traditions. It is often a mark of religious devotion. The faithful adherent travels many arduous miles to reach a site of importance to their religion. In Islam, the hajj to Mecca is one of the five pillars of the Muslim religion. Medieval Christians crossed Europe and Western …
In part one, I primarily focused on the typology of Genesis 22 in the story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah. We saw how this event, while literal and historical, also had a symbolic significance as it foreshadowed the propitiation made by Jesus Christ. This article will focus more on the “obedience of faith”, …
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My favorite Old Testament story is found in Genesis 22. It is the well-known story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mount Moriah, in obedience to YHWH’s command to him. This story has great significance in the narrative of Genesis, in the flow of redemptive history, and in the theology of both …
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This will serve as the next installment in the haphazard series so far titled “Our Blessed Hope”. The series concerns itself with eschatology: the study of the last things. And we have already covered the binding of Satan and the biblical theology of Eden which points to the telos or end goal of eschatology. In …
At the outset of His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. This is a familiar story to many of us but there is greater significance that we can glean from this event in Christ’s life beyond what we learned in Sunday school. The Gospel of John does not mention Christ’s …
