12. Affirm Gospel Truth
I have been a Christian for many years, but I never realized before how much God loves me! Danger in personal affirmations Much has been written about the value of […]
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Category: Gospel Transformation
11. Know the “in” and “with” Christ truths
The Father’s right hand is the command center for the Christian life In the last chapter we learned that we died, were buried, were resurrected, and raised up “with Christ” […]
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10. Know Where You Are
In the last chapter we saw that Christ is our Representative. His victory is our victory. We saw that there are two main suggested “paths to holiness” by those who […]
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9. Representation—I Did It “In Him”
Thus far we have dealt with some of the “big words” of the gospel: righteousness, justification, redemption, propitiation, reconciliation, and substitution. Each facet flashing out a different colored light giving […]
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8. Abraham: Prototype of Saving Faith
God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist In the last chapter we studied the event of Abraham’s willingness to offer up […]
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7. Substitution—He Did It For Me!
Substitution is a gospel theme that runs through the whole of Scripture, another band of color flashing from the diamond of the gospel. Perhaps one of the most insightful and […]
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6. Reconciliation
Much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. In this chapter we consider reconciliation, another beautiful facet of the diamond of the gospel; one act that […]
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5. Propitiation
Could it be that Christ actually became an abomination for us suffering the wrath of God so that God could justify us poor sinners? In this chapter we continue our […]
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4. Redemption
He redeemed us while we were still helpless, ungodly sinners, even His enemies. This chapter continues the theme of being placed “into Christ”. In the last chapter we looked at […]
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3. Justification
No book of the Bible has had a greater impact on the Christian church than the book of Romans. It was my study of this book that opened the doors […]
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2. Placed Into Christ
If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Before a person can be […]
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1. Starting Point
The gospel to which this book is dedicated is the saving activity of God in Christ. The “gospel” means good news. It is about what Christ has done for us […]
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