There’s a shape to Jesus’ life, and once you see it you can’t unsee it. Everything
…All four written Gospels portray Jesus Christ as the world’s true Saviour,
…Athanasius draws a direct line there from incarnation to suffering. To
…The sufferings of Jesus were, at their heart, punishment — a penalty borne.
…From the moment Adam and Eve sinned, the LORD God promised a programme of
…The fatal blow struck against the serpent is foretold as early as Genesis
…In the last article we identified five ways the victory of Christ reaches
…The category of obedience helps us grasp what Jesus was doing in his life
…Closely connected to Christ’s obedience, though bringing out the meaning
…‘The concept of substitution may be said … to lie at the heart of both
…Christ is the Lamb of God — the one to whom every lamb offered at Israel’s altar
…Care must be taken in the wording of Christian songs and preaching to avoid
…What was the death of Jesus for? That question keeps pressing.
…- Essentials
Both the One Who Turns Aside the Anger and the One Whose Anger Is Turned
Our redemption in Christ does not involve the literal exchange of money.
…Jesus’ death, an act of extreme violence, was a necessary act of service
…The work of the Lord Jesus Christ is, likewise, a work of reconciliation.
…‘God reconciled the world with himself, without its assistance, apart
…The reconciliation accomplished at the cross cannot be understood as the
…God’s love is certainly good news. But it doesn’t follow that the love of
…The gospel of the kingdom proclaimed by Jesus is partly distinguished from
…Three voices to close with — a confession, and two reformers — each setting
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