Signs Foreshadowing the Cross in John’s Gospel by Ardel Caneday If Jesus died to pay for our sins, does the resurrection even matter? It certainly does! When Jesus walked out of the grave, he authoritatively declared that sin’s penalty had been paid in full so that we might say with confidence, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” LISTEN TO PODCAST “Does Penal Substitution Require the Resurrection?”.If Jesus died to pay for our sins, does the resurrection even matter? It certainly does! When Jesus walked out of the grave, he authoritatively declared that sin’s penalty had been paid in full so that we might say with confidence, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” READ ESSAY Our longform essays are bolded.ĭoes Penal Substitution Require the Resurrection? By Lee Tankersley Behold the Man: Meditations on Jesus Christ, His Death, and Resurrectionįor a full list of articles, you can also visit the Theme Page. Starting in the next month, we plan to send out weekly emails to help you keep up with new articles. Indeed, if you have found these articles helpful, we would invite you to share them with others, subscribe to our podcast, or follow us on the Twitter. Additionally, for those who have not trusted Christ or are considering the claims of the gospel, there are ample resources to read, hear, or share. Implications that impact the way that we live, move, and serve the Lord.Īll told, this month provided more than a dozen rich pieces to strengthen the faith for those who know Christ. That Christ rose bodily from the dead tells us more than an eschatological truth, it gives us ethical implications. Likewise, the resurrection stands against the currents of modern Gnosticism. The more someone denies it, the more its veracity shines. More theologically, we learned that divine pardon is not the same as gubernatorial amnesty, that Christ is the King Victorious, and that the resurrection fulfills multiple biblical theology themes to secure our hope both now and forever.Īnd finally, we saw how the resurrection is anti-fragile. For instance, in John alone we saw the signs leading to Christ’s cross, how Christ as the lamb of God follows a biblical theological pattern of redemption, and the way in which the clothes of Jesus display the priesthood of Christ. April’s meditations included a bevy of reflections on the theology of the cross-this included a longform on why resurrection is necessary for penal substitution, how the love of God relates to the substitutionary nature of the cross, and how the substitutionary nature of the cross stands at the center of all other atonement theories.Īdditionally, we considered various biblical and exegetical aspects of the cross. Ever since Christ folded his grave clothes and stepped out of the tomb as exalted Son of God, king, and priest, his people have been marching through the world proclaiming his good news and calling the nations to faith and repentance.Īnd for the last month, Christ Over All has taken time to delight in the glory of the cross and the hope of empty tomb. This is the refrain that we proclaim on Easter Sunday and it is one we should announce every other day of the year too.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |