Saving Faith Receives Christ Himself
Receiving Jesus is saving because “as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself” (John 5:26).
Receiving Jesus is saving because “as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself” (John 5:26).
Why does God not deal with us according to our sins? Why does he not repay us according to our iniquities?
In relation to the Trinity, heretics have usually failed to maintain – or have overemphasized – one of three vital planks.
If the gospel message is “God just wants you to be happy,” then the gospel has failed the huge portion of humanity who suffer immensely.
Biblical interpretation is both a science and an art, and it has powerful implications for what we believe and how we apply God's Word.
We need a stronger, not a weaker, focus on Reformation theology.
Evaluated by Scot McKnight
Keeping Sacred Time Against the Speed of Modern Life (Baker Academic)
Excerpted From 'The Congregation in a Secular Age' (Baker Academic)