Week Four Devotional: King Jesus

In conclusion, Paul teachings help us to understand how God views sin and its consequences. His message also reveals God’s righteousness and forgiveness through Christ. Our natural world, our human

II. Main Point 2. God tells us in 1 John 1: 9“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And again in 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.”

Paul's letters to the church, also known as epistles, are considered some of the most important documents in the New Testament. Paul's writings continue to shape and forge church even today. His letters were written in some of the darkest, most intense moments of Paul's life, but they also celebrate the grace, love, and life changing power of Jesus. Paul's journey in faith is shown in raw, unapologetic honesty, and inspires Christians to maintain a forward momentum, and to run the race Paul speaks so passionately about in Hebrews 12:1. Paul is able to write with both confidence and humility as he writes about the Christian journey.

Lake gives us three simple ways that will transform us into the likeness of Christ; Firstly, time and communion with him. Secondly, reading and feeding on his Word. Thirdly, continual public confession of who Jesus is to you and the fullness and completeness of His redemption power in your life. I have and will continue to apply those three truths in my life. Just doing those simple things has brought so much life and encouragement to me. It is ridiculously difficult to be distraught, depressed or discouraged about life when you are constantly sharing and speaking about all the good things Jesus has and is doing in your life! It must be how we are intended to go from glory to glory.

Almighty (Genesis 17: 1-4). He is seen as divine entity, who knows all and sees all. In this aspect

An observation of this compelling issue is, all humans are extended the opportunity to receive salvation. However, in order to receive salvation that brings credits us with righteousness, we must have faith that God the Father sent his son Jesus to take

Paul begins his letter by saying he is an apostle not from men nor through man, but Jesus

Wesley believed that sanctification was a process that could be received as an instantaneous experience after conversion, or later on in life. No matter when sanctification was achieved, the moment someone received sanctification was the “climax” of their Christian life. He believed that the “second blessing purified the believer from his inward sin and enabled him to secure perfect love of God and of his fellowmen.” Followers of Wesley had trouble balancing the “crisis and process views” of Wesley, and the crisis view began to take “precedence over the process view.” Soon, sanctification was no longer viewed as the goal of a Christian life, but the beginning of a Christian life.

When considering the strengths and weaknesses of the book, the strengths dramatically outweigh the shortcomings. Allen succeeded in showing the reader that there is no excuse to discount the ministry of Paul as irrelevant in today’s missionary setting. He powerfully implemented scripture throughout the book with precision. Every verse, story, and biblical example of Paul’s practices and teachings that Allen used were necessary and served to back up his claims with ultimate truth. Also, the open addressing of his opponent’s arguments served to strengthen Allen’s thesis in a way that a simple stating of facts would be incapable of

Another personal favorite scripture is also written in the gospel of John, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life (3:16). John is emphasizing the relationship between Father [God] and Son [Jesus]. He is saying that the Son has come from the Father and in order to see the Father one must first believe in the Son (125).

Christ does not cease working in us until he has changed us into Christ’s own image. Our goal is to be shaped into the entire form of the incarnate, the crucified, and the risen one.

This paper on Salvation is defining both objectively and subjectively from the two required reading text. The first text is written by Alistair McGrath’s “Theology: The Basics and the second is written by Dr. Yung Chul Han’s “Transforming Power: Dimension of the Gospel. I will describe how the both texts are in association as well as seeking observations, and other conclusions to gain a better understanding of salvation from both perspectives. According to (Mc.Grath, p.78), the word salvation is referred to as something that has already happened in the past, to something that will happen in the future. Spiritual transformation requires of us what is called dependent responsibility. All the moral commands and exhortations of scripture assume our responsibility. Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering. The word salvation carries the idea of victory, health, or preservation (www.biblia.com). Salvation can be viewed as a spiritual transformation which the dependency of the Holy Spirit assist in the change of a believers past, self to a vessel of God in the present lives which exemplifies life, deliverance, peace, and a victory won through personal conviction. The victory is one that only Jesus Christ has authority save us which gives believers complete approval to have possession to enter the kingdom of heaven.

In conclusion, as I read and have read these passages, they are an inspiration to know that if I put on Christ daily, I can stand against sin. It doesn’t mean I will be sinless, however, it assures that I can withstand the darts of sin thrown my way. Through this, I can honor God by walking holy with Him and through Jesus Christ. Each day I want to be a new creation in Him. As I put on the newness of Christ, I can show those that I teach how to wear Christ daily. To show them that they do not have to be a prisoner to sin and that wearing the fruit of the spirit can allow them freedom with

The Hypostatic Union is the joining of two natures in one person, the divine nature and human nature joining in Jesus Christ, He is fully God and fully man. Nevertheless, to fully understand this you must know ten essential points that outline the union. Unfortunately, some people do not fully understand the Hypostatic Union and consequentially end up taking away from Christ’s fully human nature and fully divine nature. Even though many people can misunderstand or misinterpret the two natures and start believing an unorthodox view, the truth always shows itself within the scriptures. There are many verses in the Bible which continually show that Jesus is both human and God. The Hypostatic Union is one of the main pillars that

Jesus Christ is believed to be the son the God and is believed to have said that to be close to God one must look into his or her inner self, not in how much time you devote to God, or the places you praise him in. The Christian concept of the mystical union can be defined as the search for and experience of an intimacy with God through Jesus Christ. The experience of the mystical union represents the total absorption of the humankind to the point, that it loses itself in the communion with God.