So what now??? What happens after the Messiah has been raised from the dead?!? Is this when God comes to establish the fullness of his Kingdom of earth? Is Easter – the day of Jesus’s resurrection – also the day of judgment? No. No? Really…? Because from what we know so far, it kinda seems...
Author: Kirk Winslow
Understanding the Bible 31: Explaining the Atonement – How the Cross Saved the World!
At last we put all of the pieces together, and I offer my explanation of the atonement – how it is that Jesus’s death and resurrection fulfills the covenant with Abraham and accomplishes the salvation of the world. It was not by satisfying a wrathful God (as though God was saving us from himself!). Nor was...
Understanding the Bible 30: Jesus’s Last Supper and the Sacrament of Communion
The most distinctive act of early Christian worship was participation in sacrament of Communion. Sermons, scripture readings, the singing of hymns and psalms were indeed a part of the church’s worship, but much of this was done – originally – in the synagogues on the Sabbath. Christians would gather again on Sunday – in celebration of...