“For freedom Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1) — not freedom to sin, but freedom from it. These Bible verses about freedom celebrate liberation from guilt, fear, and bondage: “if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). Whether we are celebrating Independence Day or
Important message from Francis Chan, Hell: We can’t afford to get it wrong. New Book “Erasing Hell” will be coming out July 5th, 2011.
The Holy Spirit is God — the third person of the Trinity — who convicts the world of sin (John 16:8), regenerates believers, indwells them, seals them, gifts them for service, and progressively makes them like Christ. Here’s a walkthrough of His work from conviction to glorification. The work of
Jesus’ physical resurrection body affirms the goodness of God’s original creation of man as a creature with a physical body that was “very good.” Christ’s resurrection insures our regeneration (1 Peter 1:3), justification (Romans 4:25), and our perfect resurrection bodies as well. Christ’s resurrection power in our lives should lead to
The Doctrine of Atonement The atonement is the work Christ did in his life and death to earn our salvation. The ultimate cause of the atonement was the love and justice of God (John 3:16, Romans 3:25-26). As a consequence of God’s loving decision to save some human beings the
