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Fridays with Fred: Love and Marriage
Feelings fluctuate. It never ceases to amaze me how effortlessly my wife and I can shift from amorous doting to aggressive defamation. We are emotional beings—for better or for worse....
Philippians 2:9-11 Devotional
Philippians 2:9-11. Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,...
Christus Victor in Patristic Theology, Irenaeus and Martin Luther
Much of Aulén’s Christus Victor is devoted to historical theology—or dogmatics. His treatment is delightfully broad. However, many of the criticisms made regarding his use of the New Testament apply...
Philippians 2:5-8 Devotional
Philippians 2:5-8. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to...
Fridays with Fred: How Habits Shape Us
If you have spent any time with Christians or attending church then chances are you have heard about ‘hypocrisy’—perhaps you have even been called a ‘hypocrite.’ This emphasis, however, is...
Doodle: How the Possibility of Apostasy Provides Assurance
Many Christians have at one time or another wondered about the ‘unforgivable sin’—and whether they have committed it. This idea is usually synonymous with Jesus’ warning against ‘blaspheming the Holy...
Philippians 2:1-4 Devotional
Philippians 2:1-4. Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and...
Christus Victor and the New Testament
The Bible presents us with a victory motif, often brought together under the Christus Victor view of the atonement. This post is the third in a series considering Gustav Aulén’s...