The Christian Story Is That Of Grace Overcoming Evil
Grace Overcoming Evil This is why the Christian should not shy away from the so-called “problem of evil”. Grace overcoming evil is baked into the very existence of the Christian message. The Christian takes part in the pain and suffering and evil. The Christian is freed from that very chain of evil. And ultimately, it […]
The Purpose Of Pain Leads To The Grace Effect
The Purpose Of Pain In a world where death is supposed to improve the species and pain should be the means which tells those of us who are stronger who should survive, why are we so averse to pain and death? Because it’s all about survival we should embrace and encourage pain and suffering so […]
Tetelestai!
Tetelestai! Tetelestai. One Greek word. Usually used in a courtroom setting. The final words of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. And like the Christian message, this word that ends an event – the pinnacle event of human history, is not the end of the story. It leads to new life. The old life? It is finished. […]
The Divine Wrath On The Suffering Servant
The Divine Wrath God’s divine wrath was exhibited at the Cross on Jesus Christ. This isn’t just a person being really, really, really mad at someone. This is the Creator of the 100 billion stars, every person who ever existed, and the Maker of sugar cane punishing all the sins of all of His sheep […]
Understanding Sin & The Need For Christ To Suffer
The Need For Christ To Suffer The need for Christ to suffer is solidly linked to what sin is. Christians, we really need to study our theology and therefore understand God more. From that, we need to understand sin better and just how terrible it is. It is antithetical to who God is and its […]
2 Functions Of Suffering In The Incarnation
Functions Of Suffering In The Incarnation Jesus clearly suffers during the events of the Crucifixion. He also suffers during His life. In comparison to being God and stepping down into this world in humiliation, He suffers greatly. However, are there functions of suffering in the Incarnation? In fact, there are a couple of reasons. Today’s […]
Did God Have To Suffer To Save Humanity?
Did God Have To Suffer To Save Humanity? As Christians, we focus on the Cross which is understandable. We talk about Jesus’ words, work, and suffering on the Cross. With Christ’s suffering, we even talk about the Passion of Jesus Christ. The question to ask is “Why?” Why suffer? Did God have to suffer to […]
Response To Trying To Define Evil As That Which Brings Pain
Define Evil As Pain One of the most common secular definitions for evil is to define it as anything that brings pain or suffering of a conscious being. While it may seem like a pretty good definition, it misses out on elements many still call evil and still has a feelings component rather than an […]