by | Mar 29, 2013 | Books, Church, History, Preaching, Theology, Worship
In 1931, a theologian named Gustav Aulen published a book about the atonement called Christus Victor, a book that challenged the historic doctrine of atonement sometimes called “penal substitution” or the “satisfaction.” In it, Aulen argued...
by | Feb 8, 2013 | Books, History, Preaching, Theology
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: By the merits of Jesus Christ, sinners may escape the punishment due to them, but in reconciling sinners to Himself, in consistency with His essential attributes, God nevertheless displays His hatred for sin by...
by | Jan 22, 2013 | Theology, Worship
At the 19:25 minute mark of the Reformed Forum podcast “Justification Sola Fide,” Dr. Lane G. Tipton concisely summarizes the massive, glorious work of redemption accomplished by Jesus Christ: In his atonement, Jesus propitiates wrath, expiates sin,...
by | Feb 26, 2012 | Bible, Theology, Worship
I was reading a Charles Spurgeon sermon this morning, and I learned something that I hadn’t previously realized: the Day of Jubilee took place on the same day as the Day of Atonement: [29] “And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on...
by | Apr 22, 2011 | Bible, Preaching
Mark’s account of Jesus’ crucifixion deliberately alludes to book of Lamentations, which is a collection of poems (dirges, really) to “lament” and mourn the destruction of Jerusalem. Particularly, Mark draws from Lamentations 2:15-16 to...