The incarnation, the limits of created perspective and the love philosophy could not imagine
…hical ascent could have anticipated: “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…” — John 1:14 God did not summon us to escape the material world in order to find Him. The eternal Word entered the material world and took a true human nature. Centuries later, Islam would reje…
Read article →Born, begotten and firstborn in the eternal identity and saving work of the Son
…ripture troubled me: “Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.” — Psalm 2:7; Acts 13:33 Acts appeared to connect this “begetting” with Christ’s resurrection. That raised an obvious question. If Jesus was begotten when He rose from the dead, did He only then become the Son…
Read article →The Gospel, Human Perception, and the Illuminating Work of the Holy Spirit
…Jesus. He did not assume that saying God had already established who God was. Acts 17:18–31. Our hearers may need that patient explanation too. Who is God, and why does my life concern Him? The God of Scripture is the Maker and Lord of heaven and earth, the One who gives us life…
Read article →The covenant son and the sacrifice that points to Christ
…hall). The argument concerning the sacrifice comes principally from the sequence in Surah 37. Abraham prays for righteous offspring and receives "tidings of a gentle son" (Surahs 37:100–101, Pickthall). When the boy is old enough to accompany him, Abraham tells him of the dream i…
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