Category: Biblical Interpretation
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The Athanasian Creed From Scripture, Lines 17–20
Lines 17-20 of the Athanasian Creed affirm the doctrine of the Godhead once for all delivered to the saints: The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Spirit is Lord; yet there are not three lords, but one Lord.
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Common Grace (Genesis 8:21 – 9:13), part 2
The second promise God made in His common grace covenant with Noah is that He will preserve life. He does this both by His patience and His kindness.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 15-16
Lines 15-16 of the Athanasian Creed sums up the doctrine of God once for all delivered to the saints: the Father is God, so is the Son, so is the Spirit. But there is but one God, not three.
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Common Grace (Genesis 8:21 – 9:13), part 1
This is the first post in a series on the “common grace” God promises His creatures—especially humans—in the covenant He made with Noah. This post introduces the idea of common grace, distinguishing it from saving grace; and explores how God promotes life in keeping with his covenant with Noah.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 13-14
Lines 13-14 of the Athanasian Creed affirm the omnipotence of the Triune God. This invites us to ponder the perfect power of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit to accomplish God’s eternal purpose in creation and redemption.
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Does Matthew 25:31-46 teach salvation by works?
A popular songwriter once explained that “the only difference between the sheep and the goats is what they did or didn’t do.” Is that really the point of the parable?
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, lines 11-12
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are each uncreated, infinite, and eternal. Yet, they are not three Gods, but one God.
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Genesis 3 and Dragon Tales
Why are dragons so ubiquitous? And why do we need our dragon stories? In this post—more of an essay—I argue that all of humanity suffers from an ancient dragon-wound; and that our best dragon tales remind us of Christ, the Dragonslayer God promised our first parents in the Garden.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 9
The ninth line of the Athanasian Creed declares that the Father is infinite, the Son is infinite, and the Holy Spirit is infinite; and this is proven by Scripture.
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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 8
The Athanasian Creed declares: “The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, the Holy Spirit is uncreated.” This means that not only is the Son not a creation of the Father; but that creation itself, and we the creatures, exist by, through, and for the self-existent, uncreated Triune God.
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