The Blood that Runs Through the Body of Scripture
Heb. 9:22b, “…without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” “No forgiveness”—none. The concept of substitutionary sacrifice for the purpose of propitiating God’s wrath against sin...
View ArticleUnifying Boundaries of Atonement
There are certain boundaries in the idea of atonement on which all Southern Baptists can find agreement. 1. The cross of Christ is able to save any and all men if they would only believe. There is no...
View ArticleHow Much of Christ’s Suffering and Death Did YOU Owe?
I owed it ALL. ALL of His blood was needed to wash away my sin alone. I cannot look to His cross and say that only one stripe on His back or only one drop of His blood was for me—He suffered my penalty...
View ArticleToward Theological Reconciliation: Atonement
What you will find below is neither an argument for the Calvinist view nor one for the Traditionalist view of atonement. Both ends of the spectrum have been asking the wrong questions, and the best...
View ArticleBeware the Yeast of the Pharisees | DownshoreDrift
Matthew 16 reveals another of Jesus’s encounters with the Pharisees and Sadducees. This has become a running battle with those who are looking for some way to frame Jesus and to remove him from the...
View ArticleThree Ways the Gospel Changes Our Generosity | J.D. GREEAR
Generosity is a peculiar topic. Whenever it comes up, especially in church, things get uncomfortable in a hurry. The question begins to crop up in our minds: “Am I giving enough? How do I know I’ve...
View ArticleBorn to Die | Grace to You
by John MacArthur That first Christmas, earth was oblivious to the significance of a simple birth in a quiet town. But heaven wasn’t. The holy angels waited in anticipation to break forth in praise and...
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