Tag Archives: Resurrection

Bring Out the Champagne! The Party Has Just Begun!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Easter is gone, right? Actually Easter has just begun! The Easter Season lasts for 50 days. It is glorified in the PENT-ecost season. According to the Christian Calendar, Easter lasts until May 19th (Pentecost Sunday). But didn’t we spend ourselves … Continue reading →

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Maundy Thursday Meditation

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Maundy Thursday comes from the Latin Mandatum. The word comes from Jesus’ command on the Last Supper to love one another just as He loved them (Lk. 24). The message of love is very much central to the Gospel message. Evangelicals are all too … Continue reading →

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Should Reformed People Read N.T. Wright?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

It doesn’t happen quite often, but once in a while when I recommend a book or a quote by N.T. Wright on facebook, I will receive a question that goes something like this: “Do you approve of N.T. Wright? Do … Continue reading →

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Lent, Ligon Duncan, and Legalism

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Collin Hansen wrote an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled Should You Cancel Good Friday? which has brought to the attention of many a conversation they have never had before. What is Lent? Why celebrate it? As a committed Protestant, I am committed to … Continue reading →

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Satan’s gifts are easy to master. They come with first grade instruction manuals. They are made to be mastered quickly and enjoyed rapidly (sex, drugs, alcohol; various temptations). God’s gifts are a little harder to master. They demand self-control and … Continue reading →

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A Cross-Centered Gospel?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Andrew Sandlin offers a sober critique of this defeatist and incomplete model of gospelizing: Jesus is incapable of commiserating with a life of defeat.  He can only lead us from defeat to victory.  Jesus knows no other way. Too many Christians … Continue reading →

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Our Hope is not in Vain

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Richard Hays concludes his excellent treatment of I Corinthians 15: Those who affirm the truth of Christ’s resurrection will be given the moral confidence to live in a way that shows that their hope is not in vain.

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Sermon: The Empty Threat of Death, Part V, I Corinthians 15:35-41

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

People of God, we return to our series on I Corinthians 15. One of the great accomplishments of John Calvin was his preaching ministry in Strasbourg in 1539. Many of us today still look to find brilliant analysis of different … Continue reading →

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Baptism for the Dead

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Paul’s “baptism for the dead” language in I Corinthians 15:29 has been the source of enormous headache for exegetes. Gordon Fee does a superb job in elaborating the different possibilities. He concurs that the most natural textual reading implies that … Continue reading →

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Fourth Sunday of Easter: The Empty Threat of Death, Part III, I Corinthians 15:20-28

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

First Sermon Second Sermon People of God, this is the Fourth Sunday of Resurrection! We are still immersed in this season of joy and celebration. And we have chosen I Corinthians 15 as the background theme to this feast. Why? … Continue reading →

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Third Sunday of Resurrection: I Corinthians 15:12-19,The Empty Threat of Death, Part II

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

People of God, this is the Third Sunday of Resurrection! We will continue our study through Paul’s narrative in I Corinthians 15. This is Paul’s resurrection magnum opus; it is the Bible’s greatest treatment of the bodily resurrection of Jesus, the … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Table of Joy

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

The Resurrection of Jesus created this newly gathered body, called the Church. Of course, the Church has existed since the Garden, but never has the Church possessed such glory, such overflowing joy, and such unity than when she was bathed … Continue reading →

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Future Bodily Resurrection

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

According to St. Paul, without the resurrection, everything is futile (mataia). But the opposite is also true. If you deny that there is a future bodily resurrection, then you cannot claim that Jesus rose bodily from the dead, and your … Continue reading →

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