Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Salvation as Light 7 Oct 2014 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Isa. 9:2). The man apart from God lives in darkness. The bible says that his “foolish heart” is “darkened”…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Giving Sight to the Blind 30 Sep 2014 “Who sinned?” It was an innocent question, loaded with presumption. The presumption: blindness is a result of sin. The apostles assumed that because this man before them was born blind…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Light Has Come Into The World 23 Sep 201423 Sep 2014 We are born in darkness and sin. From birth we are spiritually dead, spiritually blind, and spiritually desperate. But God, in His grace and love, had a plan to rescue…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Darkness 16 Sep 2014 From childhood we learn to associate evil with darkness. The monsters under the bed only come out when the lights go out, and the bad guys on our cartoons wear…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Creation 9 Sep 2014 Genesis 1 is pretty unscientific in its description of the origin of light. God spoke and it came into being. Whatever you think about the origins of the universe we…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Light: Introduction 2 Sep 2014 God said, "Let there be light..." Nearly since its creation light has been a symbol of illumination, goodness, and truth. Many cultures throughout history have used the contrast of light…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 6) 11 Jun 2014 "I am not who I was." That's the common refrain of so many changed by the gospel. When I speak with them at our Recovery program or in our corporate…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 5) 4 Jun 2014 “There’s just something about that name.” The Scriptures tell us a lot of things about the name of “Jesus.” There’s salvation in the name (Acts 4:12). It’s a “name above…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 4) 28 May 2014 “We do not know our names – who we really are – until God tells us” (Peter Hubbard, Love Into Light. 87). All attempts to identify ourselves apart from Him…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 3) 21 May 201421 May 2014 "Come...let us make a name for ourselves." Such was the motivation behind the so-called Tower of Babel. A name is a significant thing. A name hosts part of a person's…