Raised for our Justification

August 14, 2010
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Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification Romans 4:24, 25 As it would not have been enough for Christ to undergo the wrath and judgment of God, and to endure the curse due to our sins, without his coming forth a conqueror, and without being received into [...]

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iPhoneography

August 13, 2010
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Earlier this summer I took the kids downtown for a day with Dad. It was a great time and we love hitting Millennium Park. This is Elias playing in the Crown Fountain. Click the pic for a larger version. Photo taken with the iPhone 3GS using the Camera+ app.

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Five Myths About Hell: #5

August 13, 2010
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Myth #5 Hell is for Bad People This is the most dangerous of all the myths about hell. “Hell is for bad people.” Of course, this is a tricky one, and it depends on what we mean when we say “bad people.” In my experience “bad people” simply means “other people.” People who have done [...]

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A Clear Conscience

August 12, 2010
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Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. Rom. 4:24, 25 Here Paul turns my eyes away from my sins and directs them to Christ, for if I look at my sins, they will destroy me. Therefore I must look unto Christ who has taken my sins upon [...]

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Five Myths About Hell: #4

August 12, 2010
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Myth #4 Hell is the Absence of God You’ve probably heard this myth as well. The worst part about hell, some people reason, is that you are alone. Hell is isolation, and since we are made for fellowship (with God and others) this is what makes hell such a terrifying judgment. Of course, the truth [...]

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Five Myths About Hell: #3

August 11, 2010
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Myth #3 Hell is Temporary Among those who take hell a bit more seriously we sometimes find the myth that hell is temporal, and not everlasting. The reasoning is often that hell is punishment for sins committed during at the most several decades, and that justice would prohibit everlasting punishment for crimes committed over the [...]

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A Living Savior

August 11, 2010
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The resurrection of Christ is vital, because first it tells us that the gospel is the gospel of a living Savior. We have not to send poor penitents to the crucifix, the dead image of a dead man. We say not, “These be thy gods, O Israel!” We have not to send you to a [...]

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