Category: Redemption History
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Common Grace (Genesis 8:21 – 9:13), part 3
The third promise of God’s common grace covenant with Noah is that He will protect human life: first, by providentially restraining wild beasts; and second, by His Law that restrains the violent.
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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 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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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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On the Cherubim with the Flaming Sword (Genesis 3:22-24)
The one where I explain how the cherubim with the flaming sword at the east of the garden of Eden demonstrate God’s mercy; guide us through the Old Testament temple and sacrifices; and teach us to look to Christ alone for salvation.
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, a love song of Christ and His Church, part 6
This post continues a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, a love song between Christ and His Bride, the Church. In vv12-15, Christ sings to His Church of present blessings, and future glories.
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The Incarnation didn’t end at Christ’s Ascension
The one where I explain that Christ still has a body, and exegete the thorny passage 1 Corinthians 15:45.
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Christ, the Shepherd of our Souls (a sermon from Psalm 23)
Manuscript of my most recent sermon, a Christ-centered exposition of the Twenty-Third Psalm.
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