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Biblical Theology of Mission: NT

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On May 16, 2017

In Christ, Missiological Issues, Missiology, Theology

(This continues my posts about the mission of God. See my previous posts about Missio Dei and Biblical Theology of Mission: OT).

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4,5 ESV)

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:3,4 ESV)

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The ‘Same God Question’ Revisited

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On March 15, 2017

In Islam, Missiology, Theology, Christ, Missiological Issues

In the December issue of Themelios  Fred Farrokh (a Muslim-background Christian who currently serves as an international trainer with Global Initiative) has written an article looking at how Muslim scholars view the question, “Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?”(subsequently referred to as SGQ). The article is available online at this link.

Farrokh points out that Muslim scholars answer the SGQ with an emphatic and unequivocal “NO“. At most they would say that we share the concept of a creator God.

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A life of holiness

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On November 29, 2016

In Training, Christ, Doctrinal Statement, Holy Spirit

“Holiness is consecrated closeness to God.”

– J.I Packer in Packer on the Christian Life by Sam Storms

The final entry in SEND’s doctrinal statement reads:

We believe that the presence of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit in the believer will result in a life of holiness and a walk of obedience to the will of God.

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Meditations on the Work of Christ

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On September 7, 2016

In Christ, Doctrinal Statement

82857-work2bof2bchristAs we continue in our meditations on the SEND Doctrinal Statement we are taking our second look at the third section:

“We believe in Jesus Christ, God the Son, the world’s only Savior; in His pre-incarnation, virgin birth, sinless life, vicarious death, burial, and bodily resurrection, and in His personal, visible return to earth;”

In a previous post we looked at  the person of Christ, in this post we will meditate on the work of Christ. How does our belief in Christ’s “sinless life, vicarious death, burial, and bodily resurrection, and in His personal, visible return to earth” hold our thoughts, affections and will, and actions?

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Meditation on the Person of Christ

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On July 26, 2016

In Christ, Doctrinal Statement

As we continue in our meditations on the SEND Doctrinal Statement we come to the third section:

“We believe in Jesus Christ, God the Son, the world’s only Savior; in His pre-incarnation, virgin birth, sinless life, vicarious death, burial, and bodily resurrection, and in His personal, visible return to earth;”

I am dividing this into two posts; this one focusing on the person of Christ and a second post on the work of Christ.

The person of Christ is described in our statement as God the Son, the world’s only savior, pre-existent before the incarnation, and virgin born.

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