These posts are biblical teachings looking at what does the Bible say, what does it mean, and how do we apply it to our every day lives.
Common grace is the grace of God by which he gives people innumerable blessings that are not part of salvation (Matthew 5:44-45). God gives common grace in the physical, intellectual, moral, creative, societal, and religious realms. God gives common grace to redeem those who will be saved, and to demonstrate
The work of the Holy Spirit is to manifest the active presence of God in the world and especially in the church. The Holy Spirit (1) empowers by giving life (John 6:63) and power for service (Acts 1:8). He also (2) purifies (1 Corinthians 6:11), (3) reveals (2 Peter 1:21), including
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
What motivates a person to not sin? What is it that will cause a person to pursue holiness and to sin no more? Fear? Guilt? Obligation to rules given? A story in John 8 gives us great insight into the one thing that will truly cause a person to go
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
