Christus Victor and the New Creation
Christus Victor is the term used by many of the early church theologians—Irenaeus, Athanasius, Chrysostom, Augustine, Gregory, et al., to express the biblical teaching that…
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Christus Victor is the term used by many of the early church theologians—Irenaeus, Athanasius, Chrysostom, Augustine, Gregory, et al., to express the biblical teaching that…
Read articleForty days ago, Christians gathered all over the world to lament our human frailty and the inevitability of our own deaths, crying out together, “From the dust we came, to the dust we shall return.” But today, today…
Read article“Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory….
Read articleAs we come to Good Friday, I thought it might be good to refresh our minds on what happened on the cross of Calvary 2,000…
Read article“Wasn’t Jesus just a failed apocalyptic preacher?” I was speaking at an event on the University of South Carolina campus when a student read the…
Read articleToday (this weekend), people worldwide are remembering and celebrating the greatest event in human history- the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead! All human…
Read article“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to…
Read article“Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3-5). Good…
Read articleThis article originally appeared on calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com on April 20, 2019. “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25) Jesus’ claim to be the resurrection…
Read articleThis article originally appeared on calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com on April 17, 2019. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the Gardener. He cuts off every…
Read articleThis article originally appeared on calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com on April 14, 2017. “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might…
Read articleThis article originally appeared on calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com on April 13, 2014. When Jesus came into Jerusalem on what we call Palm Sunday, you could say that…
Read articleJesus said He would be crucified. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,…
Read articleAs Easter approaches, it makes me consider the way people think about Jesus in the world I live in. I live in Cork, Ireland. Ireland…
Read articleMany times during the years of His earthly ministry, Jesus promised that He would rise from the dead (John 2:18-22; Matthew 12:39-40; 16:21). His enemies…
Read articleThe Bible tells us that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead on the Sunday after Passover. The risen Jesus met with and spoke with…
Read articleWe believe there is a plan and a destiny for every life, but that was true of Jesus in a way unlike anyone else. As…
Read articleStrange and important events fill the pages of history and our individual life. Sometimes, we think about great events and wonder, “Did that have to…
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