“The name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you!” This biblical slap in the face, from the Greek version of Isaiah 52, is deployed by Paul in Romans 2 against those who attack others for being “sinners” while ignoring their own sins. And it’s sad to say that, after two thousand years, … Continue reading The Compassion of Christ: A Reflection on Matthew 9.35-10.8
If you were to ask most Christians what the most important thing about Jesus is, they’d probably say it’s that he rose from the dead. If you were to ask them what is the most important thing Jesus did for our salvation, they’d probably say that he died for our sins. And if you were … Continue reading Crucified, Risen, and Exalted
The two most recent post in this series on the Nicene faith have turned our attention to the figure of Jesus of Nazareth, namely his divinity, which he shares in full with the Father, and the fact that everything that he did and does is “for us and for our salvation.” The next two posts … Continue reading He came down …
My main series in the blog right now is about understanding the Nicene Creed, not just its history and theology, but also its spirituality. And so, my thoughts have returned quite a bit lately to the relationship among the connected but different concepts of faith, ‘the faith’, and faithfulness. In light of this, today’s Epistle … Continue reading The Law of Faith: A Reflection on Romans 4:13-25
In the last post in this series exploring the history, theology, and spirituality of the Nicene Creed, we turned our attention to Jesus. We saw how, in numerous ways, the Creed reiterates our faith that the man Jesus is fully God, that is to say fully expressing the wholeness of divinity just as the Father does. … Continue reading For Us and for Our Salvation
