Monday, March 18, 2013

To summarize

The Good News According to Q&A 2


My sins are countless and my misery immense; but my Lord Jesus Christ has delivered me from bondage—yes, set me free; and now I live a new life, the "abundant life" in true freedom—a life rooted in my profound gratitude to God who has adopted me and loves me to the uttermost.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Mediation of Christ



Theologian T.F. Torrance would often (and in many different ways) say something along these lines, "There is no God behind the back of Jesus." Or, during Lent we might emphasize it by saying something like, "There is no God other than the God we see in the face of Jesus Christ on the cross." 

I don't remember the exact quote, but Torrance also wrote that there is no dark, "inscrutable" God hiding behind Jesus. So Brennan Manning says it perfectly, "Jesus discloses God's true feelings toward us."

Yes, in Jesus we really do know just how much God loves us. Amazing grace!