Tag Archives: Christ

The Calling of God’s People

This topic, God’s people, definitely belongs in any discussion of major turning points in the history of God’s work in the world, so I cannot leave it out. On the other hand, there is no way to do it justice in the time and space available. Its story ranges over thousands of years and across …

February 6, 2012 – 8:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Faulty Stair-Steps and Rubber Crutches

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason posted a video yesterday that I think I can relate to more than most. He called it “Rubber Crutches” (see below). I have a ruptured tendon in my left foot, and I’m scheduled for surgery on February 16, the earliest possible date on the doctor’s schedule. I’ve been on …

January 18, 2012 – 10:09 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

If Christianity Is Your Religion, Don’t Thank God for the Cross

If Christianity were my religion, I wouldn’t thank God for the Cross. But it’s not my religion, and on Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. tomorrow, I will be giving God all the thanks I can give him for the Cross of Jesus Christ. I know I need to explain that, and I will. First …

November 23, 2011 – 8:13 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices, Postmodernism/ Relativism, Religions, The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (13)

Is It Rational to Believe in Spiritual Battle? (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Spiritual Battle

Polls consistently show that most Americans believe in the existence of a devil. (Though I haven’t checked, I expect that number would be lower in other Western countries.) Belief in a devil is less frequent than belief in a God, and less respectable in many quarters. It’s controversial when a politician attributes some good event …

October 18, 2011 – 2:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science, Prayer, Religions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

A Few More Thoughts on “Cru”

A week and a half has passed since Campus Crusade for Christ announced it is changing its name to Cru. There has been a lot of support expressed for the change, for which we in Campus Crusade/Cru are grateful. The criticisms seem to be of four general kinds: That Christ is dishonored by our removing …

July 28, 2011 – 10:33 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

He Came to Rescue Us

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Why Did Jesus Come?

Why did Jesus come? In his own words, For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge …

April 3, 2010 – 8:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged , | Comments (1)

He Came to Free Us

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Why Did Jesus Come?

Why did Jesus come? During this Holy Week, I’m going to address that question the direct way, by looking at some or all of the fifteen places I’ve been able to find where Jesus answers that question himself. The first is in what I believe was his earliest sermon we have on record, a very …

March 30, 2010 – 7:03 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged , | Comments Off

The Preeminence of Christ

I was reading Colossians this morning, and felt compelled to journal some of my thoughts and responses to one passage. One translation titles this section “The Centrality of Christ,” and it indeed puts Christ at the center, for the highest worship. Colossians 1:15-22 (ESV) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of …

January 26, 2009 – 7:35 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Knowing God | Tagged , , | Comments Off

What Christ Does For Us, Part 11: Life in Christ

We saw in earlier posts in this series that Jesus Christ lived to show us the way to live, died to rescue us from the trouble we have gotten into by not living right, and rose again to defeat death and to give new life. Christians believe in eternal life for those accept it from …

February 16, 2008 – 4:07 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , | Comments (3)