Why Did Jesus Need to ‘Learn Obedience’?
John Piper
(article/podcast) If Jesus was perfect and never sinned, how did he "learn odedience" and how was he "made perfect" as described in the book of Hebrews?
The Eternity Before Christmas
David Mathis The glory of Christmas is that it is not the beginning of Christ. Long before that first Christmas, his story had begun — not just in various prophecies, but in a divine person. Christmas may be the opening of the climactic chapter, but it is not the commencement of Christ.
How Did Jesus ‘Learn Obedience’ and ‘Become Perfect’?
John Piper If Jesus grew spiritually (Luke 2:52), spiritual growth in its essence must be marked by something other than ‘sinning less.’ What is the essence (or perhaps ‘goal’) of spiritual growth that sin-less Jesus was moving toward?”
What Do Expiation and Propitiation Mean?
R.C. Sproul When we talk about the vicarious aspect of the atonement, two rather technical words come up again and again: expiation and propitiation...
Passover: The Substitute Teacher
Clint Archer One of the most loved and enduring prison escape stories is The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. He was incarcerated on a tiny, isolated island...