Five Solas: Solus Christus (Who is Jesus?)
“Who is Jesus?: The Gospel as Intellectually Credible and Existentially Satisfying” a sermon by Tim Keller, lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York, NY [CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SERMON] The ‘gospel’ is the good news that through Christ the power of God’s kingdom has entered history to renew the whole world. When we believe and rely on Jesus’ work and record (rather than ours) for our relationship to God, that kingdom power comes upon us and begins to work through...
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What has Jesus redeemed you from? On his record The House Show, Derek Webb talks a lot about what it means to really believe the Gospel, and how that has to show up in the way we live. He talks about how our tendency is to hide our sin instead of bringing it out in the open and boasting in the One who took it away. We have to live as Saints comfortably exposed by the Cross. Here’s how he puts it: “There is a risk that we run as those who are called into community together… If you divorce the people of God or local community from the Gospel then it CEASES to be the Gospel!...
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Christ on the Cross: [CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SERMON] Jesus Died for Our Freedom (Redemption) “…we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.” Titus 2:13-14 What is redemption not? Sadly, it has been commonly taught by some Christian theologians since the early days of the church (e.g. Origen) that the concept of redemption was adopted from the pagan slave market where a price was...
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