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What Christ Does for Us, Part 7: Showing How to Live

By outward appearances, Jesus Christ had a decidedly mixed beginning. He was born in a stable, but heralded by angels. His parents were obscure nobodies, but His birth aroused such fear in King Herod that the family had to escape to Egypt. Though Magi were bringing Him gifts including gold and fine spices, still when …

January 21, 2008 – 8:15 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments Off

What Christ Does For Us, Part 6: Among Us, Loving Us

The stage has been set in Parts 1 through 5 (linked below). The human race, meant to be great under God, in worshipful relationship with Him, has fallen mightily by rejecting that relationship. God did not reject us, though. The plan was prepared since before the foundation of the world: Jesus Christ, God Himself, second …

January 18, 2008 – 10:02 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , | Comments (4)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 5: Who Christ Is

Returning to this series after a short break, I’m also taking a short detour. What Christ does for us depends on who He is. It’s just a few weeks since the Christmas season, and I’m sure readers know about Christ in a manger, born to a virgin. The gospel of Luke tells us He was …

January 15, 2008 – 9:28 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 4: Restorations

Earlier in this series (see below) I described what Scripture says about God’s original intent and purpose for humankind, and how we fell away from it. God in His love intended that we live in close, intimate fellowship with Him. He gave humans their start in conditions of harmony with the world, with genuine intellectual …

January 10, 2008 – 5:52 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (24)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 3: The Extent of Brokenness

God created us for relationship with Him, and with genuine moral significance as part of our makeup. We turned away from Him and broke that relationship. Our connection to the true source of life and love was broken, and death and alienation entered our experience. This we learn from Genesis 1 through 3, as covered …

January 5, 2008 – 6:04 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (21)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 2: Broken Roots

Yesterday we saw that God created humans to have great dignity, and superior value and worth, above every other created thing. We were in fact created for relationship with God. He has always intended to love us, and for us to love Him. This is not love between equals, though, for God created us to …

January 3, 2008 – 10:42 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , | Comments (10)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 1: Our Roots In God’s Plan

I shouldn’t have been too surprised to discover that this post on how we need Christ needed more explanation. I’m actually pleased to have this occasion arise; it gives me a chance to reflect on what Christ has done for us in the past, and what he does for us still. The objection doctor(logic) raised …

January 2, 2008 – 9:49 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (44)