We learn in the scriptures that if the Gospel or the good news is to be summed up by one event, it is the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. That's what Saint Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15. Of first importance in the message of the Gospel is the resurrection of Jesus. The question …
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This essay shall first give an overview of St Paul’s understanding of justification in his Epistle to the Galatians, looking at what he understood it to mean, how it is related to the Abrahamic Covenant, and how we receive it by faith alone. Then, we shall exegetically analyse the key passage of 3:6-12, showing that …
https://youtu.be/fCL7eTnMaJ8 This video looks at how and why faith alone saves us in Anglican theology, and how we also say that the Sacraments are salvific.
When the words of Scripture say things like: "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace" (Ephesians 1:7) It is making a promise to you. It is promising that if you trust in this word, and have faith in the God who said …
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Herman Bavinck (1854–1921), was a Dutch Calvinist theologian, regarded by many as one of the greatest Reformed theologians in history. His seminal masterpiece, the four-volume Reformed Dogmatics, has become perhaps the most well-respected summary and explanation of what exactly ‘Reformed Theology’ is and believes. To discover what the truly ‘Reformed’ position is on any given matter, …
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