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Understanding the Ultimate Ransom

...e cost of redemption. As Christians, this message resonates deeply with our understanding of salvation through Christ’s sacrifice. The Cost of redemption The Psalmist’s lament about the futility of relying on wealth for redemption points to a universal human condition: the insufficiency of human efforts to secure eternal life. The idea that “no ransom avails for one’s life, there is no price one can give to God for it.” (v.7) highlights that redemption is beyond human capacity and ability. The price is too high, and no payment is ever enough to achieve eternal life or to avoid corruption. This recognition of human limitation prepares us to appreciat...

BOOK REVIEW: Four Views on Hell 2nd edition

...eternal redemption’, it most probably doesn’t refer to a never-ending act of redeeming, but to the never-ending redemption that results from God’s saving work.”16 It is also worth recalling that Jesus here spells out two contrary, not comparable, destinies in antithetical or asymmetrical contrast – life versus its opposite – as proven many times in CI literature. Burk uses Mk 9 to foreground “the devouring worm (that never finishes devouring) and the burning fire (that never finishes burning)” (32), twice inserting the word ‘never’ when it does not even appear in these verses. Instead, the worm ‘does not die’ and ‘the fire i...

From Paradise to Presents: The Christian Story Behind the Christmas Tree

...hrist’s redemption. As we adorn our trees this Christmas, let us celebrate not only the joy of the season but also the eternal hope and light found in Jesus Christ. Further Reading Mystery play — Wikipedia Does Christmas have pagan origins? | The Sacred Faith: Timeless Truths for Modern Minds Christmas tree | Tradition, History, Decorations, Symbolism, & Facts | Britannica Saint Boniface — World History Encyclopedia St. Boniface and the Christmas Tree | Catholic Answers Magazine Proof of life-size statues of Canaanite god unveiled in biblical Lachish — Israel News — The Jerusalem Post  ...

Raised in the Heavenlies!

...ultimate redemption of Creation. Our bodies will be renewed along with everything else. It's not about floating away to some heavenly, disembodied state of being but is all about our co-working with Christ for the reconciliation of all things back to God! Even now in our current state, we are spiritually resurrected through baptism so that we can work alongside God in redeeming this world. This is a very large and deep subject, but I hope this has given you something to want to study further and maybe even some encouragement about what God has planned for our bodies (and indeed, all of creation which is to be renewed – Romans 8:22-23), because salvation a...

Evidence of the Trinity in the Hebrew Scriptures

...srael’s redemption from Egypt, in this passage three personalities are given credit for it. Yet, no contradiction is seen since all three comprise the unity of the one Godhead. Conclusion The teaching of the Hebrew Scriptures, then, is that there is a plurality of the Godhead. The first person is consistently called YHVH while the second person is given the names of YHVH, the Angel of YHVH and the Servant of YHVH. Consistently and without fail, the second person is sent by the first person. The third person is referred to as the Spirit of YHVH or the Spirit of God or the Holy Spirit. He, too, is sent by the first person but is continually related to the mini...

The Gospel of Jeffrey Dahmer

...rough the redemption that is in Christ Jesus… (Rom 3:22–24, emphasis mine) There is no distinction: we have all sinned and we can all be justified by grace. All we need to do is place our faith in Jesus and his finished work on the cross. The Apostle Paul knew the depth of this grace well for he was also “breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord” (Acts 9:1) when hunting down Christians and approving of Stephen’s martyrdom (Acts 8:1). Paul acknowledges his sin but recognises that God saved him as a testimony to the abundant goodness and mercy of God, so that if even Paul can be saved, then so can anyone. 1 Timothy 1:16But I r...