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Before anything was made the Father decided to adopt us into his family in Christ. We only know of this eternal decision because God himself makes it actual through his Son acting for us and his Spirit acting in us. … Continue reading →

Some consider God primarily as Judge whose chief concern is his law.  In order for this “legal” God to be gracious towards us he must first punish his own Son in our place.  He then demands us to meet all … Continue reading →

Jesus is God as human living among us in humility.  As the One who loves, He doesn’t want to be high and exalted far above us; he wants to live among us as one of us.  Indeed, God as human … Continue reading →

Through Jesus, God makes himself known to us as the One who loves. To understand this “love” we must not begin with our own ideas of what love is.  We must rather pay attention to who God is as made … Continue reading →

Through Jesus, God makes himself known to us as the One who loves. To understand this “love” we must not begin with our own ideas of what love is.  We must rather pay attention to who God is as made … Continue reading →

God is both Father and Judge, but should we put God as Judge before God as Father?  If we do so we may see God as one who primarily seeks a legal settlement with us rather than a restored relationship. … Continue reading →

The good news announces that God is love and even though we reject his love he does not cease to love us.  Rather, in Christ, he has acted to reconcile us to himself.  That’s because God is love and he … Continue reading →

From time to time we are reminded that we can only be right with God through Jesus.  These reminders fix our faith fully on all that Jesus is for us so that we are turned out of ourselves to Christ … Continue reading →

The Father’s Son became one of us to take our place even unto death. Now, he stands before his Father in our place and by his Spirit we know that his abba is ours. There is no need for us … Continue reading →

The God of grace began his good work within us and he will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.  Of course, we work out the good work of God in our daily lives but only … Continue reading →