by Jonathan | Nov 9, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #4 – To Achieve His Own Resurrection from the Dead [The resurrection] was the public declaration of God’s endorsement [that the righteousness of God was completely vindicated]. There is a huge link from this passage back to reason #1 (satisfy...
by Jonathan | Nov 8, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #3 – To Learn Obedience and Be Perfected If the Son of God had gone from incarnation to the cross without a life of temptation and pain to test His righteousness and his love, he would have be a suitable savior for fallen man. It’s tough to...
by Jonathan | Nov 7, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #2 – To Please His Heavenly Father [Christ’s] death was not the begrudging consent of God to be lenient to sinners. What is most astonishing about this substitution of Christ for sinners is that it was God’s idea. What strikes me most about...
by Jonathan | Nov 6, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
Reason #1 – To Absorb the Wrath of God If God were not just, there would be no demand for his Son to suffer and die. And if God were not loving, there would be no willingness for his Son to suffer and die. But God is both just and loving. Therefore His love is...
by Jonathan | Nov 6, 2010 | 50 Reasons, Blog
When I decided to launch this blog, I knew I would need something to keep me committed to it over time. Since I read A LOT for for my job (and for personal learning), I figured I could commit to reading a chapter of a book a day and writing a short review/application...
