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Good Works
In the context of Christianity, good works are things that are done out of obedience to God, love for God, and for God’s glory. Many things that people…
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Perseverance and Assurance
This post jointly discusses the doctrines known as perseverance of the saints and assurance of salvation. Perseverance of the saints teaches that once a believer is regenerated and justified, they…
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Glorification
Many systematic theology textbooks to not dedicate a section to glorification. However, the common salvific framework of justification/sanctification/glorification seems to warrant its inclusion. Furthermore, glorification is to be understood as…
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The Roman Road to Salvation
At this point in the book we have covered all topics of systematic theology except for the doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) and the doctrine of last things…
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The Person of Christ
The early church understood Christ to be both human and divine, the Son of Man and the Son of God. The concept of Jesus as divine was, however problematic…
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Christ the God-Man
And so, Christ is the God-man. This is what is meant when theologians refer to Christ as the Theanthropos (theo=God; ánthrōpos=human). This ontological characterization of Christ is summarized in…
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