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.
Justification is an instantaneous legal act of God in which he (1) thinks of our sins as forgiven and Christ’s righteousness as belonging to us, and (2) declares us to be righteous in his sight (Galatians 2:16). Adoption is an act of God whereby he makes us members of his
While the goal of the American dream is to make much of us, the goal of the Gospel is to make much of God. -David Platt
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 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
