Recent Posts Tagged With jesus christ

• Salvation and the Reconquest of Creation

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 11:00 am in theology sin creation jesus christ salvation

  Regeneration, for Herman Bavinck, is not a matter of something entirely new being created within us, but instead is a re-formation of human nature to what it was originally intended to be. There is... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake...

• Tear Down the Walls

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 05:08 am in Church jesus christ protestantism herman bavinck

  It is not uncommon in the circles I travel in to see very rigid boundaries marked out as to what constitutes orthodoxy, those outside of the walls being excluded from fellowship with those inside.... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake ...

• Heaven is Not My Home

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 04:46 pm in Culture christianity theology jesus christ redemption

  For those Christians longing to leave the bad, physical earth and fly away to their "home on God's celestial shore," cultural and societal concerns take a distant second to things like personal... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake Bel...

• A Few Reflections on the Past Week

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 06:10 pm in family Personal gospel friendship jesus christ

  It's not my usual practice to use this space to fill you in on all the details of my life, but last week was a break from the usual routine. I spent most of the week in Ontario visiting family and... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake ...

• Only One Worthy

  Posted on Tuesday April 7th, 2009 at 11:04 pm in preaching ministry jesus christ

  On March 29, I was given the opportunity to preach again at my church. Below you will find the details of the sermon, including the title (thanks, Jeff), three main points, and the text which I... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake Be...

• A Letter to Sardis—and to Us

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 03:27 am in Church grace sin jesus christ

  Revelation 3:1-6 contains Jesus' letter to the church at Sardis. It is likely that the church was large, rich, and influential, giving it the appearance of being a thriving congregation. But the... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake ...

• Some Thoughts on Revelation 5:1-5

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 03:48 am in jesus christ scripture salvation redemption greg beale

  The first five verses of the fifth chapter of the book of Revelation read:Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven... Reflections on theology, faith, and life b...

• The Gospel of John and the Early Church

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 02:29 pm in jesus christ early church christology

  The Gospel of John is one of the most interesting, and certainly one of the most profound books of the New Testament. On several occasions, I have heard teachers tell me that they could spend years... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jak...

• The Rebellion of Flesh Against Spirit

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 09:33 pm in sin jesus christ redemption

  Klaas Schilder, from his book, Christ in His Sufferings:And for the Saviour, fully aflame as He is with love for mankind, it is far worse suffering to meet a satan of flesh and blood than to confront... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Ja...

• Adventures in Missing the Point

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 03:31 pm in Culture God Church gospel grace

  Surveying the horizon of the evangelical landscape, you cannot help but notice that there is a disturbing lack of holiness in the Church—or perhaps conversely, that it is marked by a disturbing... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake B...

• Carson: The Focus of the Gospel

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 07:03 am in quotes gospel theology jesus christ d. a. carson

  A quote from D.A. Carson:The only way that Jesus could become the resurrection and the life was by dying Himself…Jesus comes up against moral and spiritual death and gives life by dying Himself…What... Reflections on theology, faith, and life b...

• Ridderbos: Salvation in the Redemptive-Historical Sense

  Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 11:03 pm in God community jesus christ kingdom of god salvation

  I am currently working on a post for my ongoing discussion of redemption that I should have published in the next day or two, which will deal with our conception of God and how it relates to our... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake Be...

• Abide With Me

  Posted on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 at 12:58 pm in music grace jesus christ roman catholic church the priests

  A few weeks ago, I was watching the local PBS station, and they began to broadcast a concert that had been recorded at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland. The performers were a... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake Be...

• John Owen: What It All Comes Down To

  Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm in God gospel theology grace sin

  The following passage is what Sinclair Ferguson chose to use for the postscript to his book, John Owen on the Christian Life. It can be found in volume XII of Owen's 16-volume collected works, §52,... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Ja...

• Where Do You Come From?

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 12:49 am in jesus christ imago dei desiring god sinclair ferguson

  This clip from Sinclair Ferguson is quite challenging. Thoughts? Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake Belder....

• Bertrand on Worldview and Apologetics

  Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 12:09 pm in God Faith apologetics jesus christ epistemology

  One of the courses I just finished for the semester was apologetics. When I was younger, I remember thinking that apologetics was all about arguments—they had to be sound, they had to be able to... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake ...

• The Importance of Theology, III

  Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 11:09 pm in God gospel Worship theology jesus christ

  This post will wrap up my short series on the importance of theology. I looked first at the role theology plays in forming our thinking, speaking, and acting; and secondly, at how we need not shy... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake ...

• The Importance of Theology, I

  Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 10:56 pm in christianity Faith theology jesus christ scripture

  Since I have been posting more frequently in the past couple of months on worldview and theology and how the two are interrelated, I wanted to take some time and write a few posts fleshing out why I... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jak...

• C.S. Lewis on Liberal Theology

  Posted on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 at 01:18 pm in theology jesus christ c. s. lewis modernity liberal theology

  C. S. Lewis, from his Christian Reflections: All theology of the liberal type involves at some point...the claim that the real behavior and purpose and teaching of Christ came very rapidly to be... Reflections on theology, faith, and life by Jake Be...