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.
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
The Person of Christ Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man in one person and will be so forever. Christ’s virgin birth shows salvation comes from the Lord, made possible the uniting of full deity and humanity in one person, and enables Christ’s humanity to be without inherited sin
The doctrine of man would say that God did not need to create man, yet he created us for his own glory (Isaiah 43:7). Man is made in God’s image, which means that man is like God and represents him (Genesis 1:26). The image of God in man is distorted but
What Is Creation? God created the entire universe out of nothing; it was originally very good; and he created it to glorify himself (Colossians 1:16). Creation is distinct from God yet is always dependent on him (Acts 17:25,28). God is both transcendent and immanent. This means materialism (no God), pantheism
The Trinity is the biblical teaching that there is one God who eternally exists in three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — each fully God, yet there is one God (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14). It’s a mystery we confess rather than solve. Here’s what Scripture teaches and
