by Jonathan | May 17, 2012 | 50 Reasons, Blog, books, Gospel
On this week’s episode of The Exchange, Philip Nation interviewed Trevin Wax and George Guthrie about the topic of “The Story of Scripture.” At the end of the show, Trevin and Dr. Guthrie listed about a dozen different resources the help drive home...
by Jonathan | Dec 2, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #15 – To Make Us Holy, Blameless, and Perfect One of the greatest sources of joy and endurance for the Christian is knowing that in the imperfection of our progress we have already been perfected—and that this is owing to the suffering and death of...
by Jonathan | Nov 29, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #14 – To Bring Us to Faith and Keep Us Faithful In the Bible the covenants God makes with man are initiated by himself. He sets the terms. His obligations are determined by his own purposes. When Christ died, he secured for his people not only new hearts...
by Jonathan | Nov 18, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason # 13 – To Abolish Circumcision and All the Rituals as the Basis of Salvation The very meaning of the suffering and death of Christ was at stake. Was faith in Christ enough to put us right with God? Or was circumcision necessary too? The cross means...
by Jonathan | Nov 17, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #12 – To Take Away Our Condemnation There is no double jeopardy in God’s court. We will not be condemned twice for the same offenses. Christ has died once for our sins. We will not be condemned for them. Condemnation is gone not because there...
by Jonathan | Nov 16, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #11 – To Complete the Obedience that Becomes our Righteousness Our sin was imputed to Him, and thus He became our pardon…Christ’s righteousness was imputed to us, and thus He became our perfection. Imputation. Another $2 theological word. But...
