incarnation

Christ Is King: The Richness of the Resurrection

Christ is King! This statement has become controversial in the last week. Instead of arguing over the politics of it, I talk about the doctrines of Jesus Christ that make Him king: Christ is King because of the Trinity Christ is King because of the Incarnation (which depends on the Trinity) Christ is King because…

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Work Out Your Own Salvation

What did Paul mean by “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”? We look at Philippians 2:12 and some surrounding verses to see that the context is sanctification, humility, and testimony. Perhaps this was a common quip from Paul to church members when they were striving and bickering with each other. *** Castle Rock…

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The Hardest Verse in the Bible?! (A look at Mark 13:32)

In this episode of Truthspresso I look at one passage deemed the hardest verse to explain from an article addressed to Christian writers: Why did Jesus say He didn’t know the day or hour of His return? If He’s God incarnate, wouldn’t He know this? We look at four explanations and evaluate which one (or…

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Is Jesus Still in the Flesh?

I go solo this week with a short study to answer the question “Is Jesus still in the flesh?” Some who hold to Oneness theology may reason that Jesus dematerialized His resurrected, glorified body at His ascension because it makes more sense in a modalistic framework. From the Scriptures we look at three points: Did…

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Christmas is Pro-Life (part 2)

Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story. The first Christmas celebrates new life and demonstrates how we should protect life. We observe some salient pro-life points from the Christmas story: Jesus experienced the full human experience from conception Elizabeth affirmed the personhood of Jesus when He was…

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