The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 4
Part One Part Two Part Three The Superior Mediation of Jesus Moses and the priests of the Lord mediated the Old Covenant, a revelation of God’s usage of mediation. Even though they were mediators God used, the author of Hebrews describes their inferiority to Jesus as a mediator. Jesus was better than Moses […]
The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 3
Part One Part Two Whatever came between two parties that was a barrier for reconciliation most often continues to be why they need a mediator. Before they can reconcile, they must come together, but they cannot even come together without mediation either. The two sides need a mediator before a conversation can or will […]
The Significance of Mediation in Reconciliation and Relationship, pt. 2
Part One Sin separates man from God and the only way back to regain that relationship comes through mediation. Man cannot get back to God on his own. He needs a mediator. You know that is Jesus, about whom the Apostle Paul writes in 1 Timothy 2:5, “For there is one God, and one mediator […]
The Gospel Is the Power of God Unto Salvation, pt. 6
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five The Apostle Paul writes that “the gospel is the power of God unto salvation” (Romans 1:16). He uses those words to explain why in the first half of the same verse that he is “not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” […]
The Gospel Is the Power of God Unto Salvation, pt. 5
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four In my own experience, people don’t use the word “salvation” much. Over time it became a distinctly religious or theological term. With a deathly illness, can a doctor save his patient? When he does, he saved his life. For a time, he saved him […]
The Gospel Is the Power of God Unto Salvation, pt. 4
Part One Part Two Part Three Scripture evinces a tendency to distrust the gospel. This reveals itself in trying other means than the gospel for salvations or increased numbers of conversions. When Paul writes, “the gospel is the power of God unto salvation,” he says that it is only the gospel that is […]
The Gospel Is the Power of God Unto Salvation, pt. 3
Part One Part Two If the gospel is the power of God unto salvation, then what does that say about the Holy Spirit and His work? Does He have a part? The gospel is a message from the Bible and the Holy Spirit works through that message. The Holy Spirit speaks through the Bible. […]
The Gospel Is the Power of God Unto Salvation, pt. 2
Part One The gospel is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16). The gospel is a message. The power of God is in the message of the gospel. The power occurs only when someone delivers the message. “Power” in Romans 1:16 is the Greek word, dunamis. Dunamis is ability. People will make the point […]
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