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Christianity is that state of being like God. Furthermore, the life which Christ now possesses also belongs to that group of people called Christians. The foundation of that life of Christianity is Christ, Himself. It is He Who has reconciled the Christian to God, II Cor. 5:18. That work of reconcil
4, 1993), noted the recurrent complaints about abuse perpetrated by Christians during the last 2000 years. He said, “The only thing that’s not mentioned about Christianity so far is Jesus Christ.” We ought to be struck by the significance of this omission. The identity of Jesus Christ is the only i
To reject the doctrine of creation is to, ostrich-like, hide ones head in the sand of the real world to deny the real world. Christianity, therefore, is not bolstered by the best of humanism. Christianity has a theistic basis. Christianity is Christian theism. In the beginning God is the essence, th
Christianity is not a Sunday thing, it’s our life and death. The most important thing in this life is not your future mate, your education, your job, or any other earthly thing. It is your salvation. Your spiritual life needs constant refueling. Do you look forward to Sundays? Are you prepared for t
Christianity is not meant to be boring, drab, or restricting. It’s not a set of rules that we have to follow. It’s not “don’t do this,” and “don’t do that.” Christianity is meant to be enjoyable! Sometimes we make Christianity boring and restricting, but it doesn’t need to be that way. Christ has sa
Such Christianity may satisfy a man’s conscience, when he doesn’t hear the truth of Scripture, and those who say what I am saying now are thought to be most uncharitable and unloving; but such is not the Christianity of the Bible. That is not the Christian faith established by God on the foundati
The world around us places Christianity in the “religious” category, to which belong the weak in spirit and money-hungry evangelists. To have an opportunity to share, the world needs to see a living example of what Christianity really is. They need to be shown peace in a world where there is no peac
It is somewhat pious-sounding to say; We preach Christ; and the Christian faith is Christ-centered. There is a secondary sense in which this is true, for we know no God save the one revealed in and through Christ. Christ is the beginner and completer of our faith. All authority has been given unto H
The Christian faith and the divine revelation of the gospel focuses on Christ as the one in whom is revealed God’s everlasting covenant of grace and therefore the joy of the Christian life. Everything serves to reveal Christ to us who are his. That is a gospel desperately needed in our day. It is al
Christ was born to die, and he was raised because in his death he effectually accomplished salvation. The gospel at its heart is the cross. The gospel is the glad tidings that the Son of God—God—came in the flesh, died according to the flesh in payment for the sins of God’s people, to pay their debt