Category: Systematic Theology
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What we will be has not yet appeared (1 John 3:2)
The one where I preached about what it means for those with profound disabilities that humans are in the image of God.
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Flesh & Bone & Broiled Fish: an Easter sermon (Luke 24:36-43)
Text of my sermon for April 9, 2023. What does it mean for our faith; for the Lord’s Supper; and for our future that Christ has been raised with a body? (There’s also an intense footnote at the end clearing up some confusion some seem to have about 1 Corinthians 15:45, 50 regarding the bodily…
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“He descended into hell”: Holy Saturday reflections with Questions 41 – 44 of the Heidelberg Catechism
The one where I consult the Heidelberg Catechism about the phrase “He descended into hell” in the Apostles’ Creed. Christ was baptized for a time into torment, so that, being baptized into Him, and into His death, we might be rescued from hell.
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The Lord’s Supper, the way the good Lord intended (a sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:7-8)
The Lord’s Supper the way the Good Lord intended is much more than a memorial. It is a communion with the living Christ. By His grace, we are able to eat the bread with gladness and drink the cup with cheerful hearts, because God accepts our works, and the blood of Christ keeps our garments…
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Kitchen Nightmares: Church Edition (a sermon on James 2:18-19)
A sermon on James 2:18-19, given February 26, 2023. This message is meant to (a) provoke Christians to good works that proceed from faith; and (b) to drive us to Christ for comfort and assurance when we find our works are lacking.
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, the Church’s love song to Christ, part 3
This post continues a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, as the Church’s love song to Christ. In vv6-7, the Church praises Christ as an eternal King, who loves justice and hates wickedness.
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, the Church’s love song to Christ, part 2
This post continues a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, as the Church’s love song to Christ. In vv3-5, the Church praises Christ as a conquering Warrior who will rid the earth of wickedness to prepare a new heavens and earth, where He and His Church will dwell forever.
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, the church’s love song to Christ, part 1
The first of a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, the love song of the Church to Christ. This post introduces the method of reading the Psalm, and considers its first two verses.
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In wisdom let us be attentive
A phrase has come down to us from ancient Christian worship: “The doors! The doors! In wisdom let us be attentive!” Originally a call designed to guard the Lord’s table, this phrase reminds us of the distinction which must be observed between Church and World. Have we been attentive to the doors of our churches?…
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The “Cosmic Child Abuse” Caricature of Penal Substitution Denies the Trinity
The charge that penal substitutionary atonement is cosmic child abuse does grievous violence to the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity.
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