Do you know who everyone associated with Holy Week who is on the below list? Maybe scan the list and see if you can confirm your knowledge. This year at The Red Brick Church we are working especially hard to…
Places Associated with Holy Week
This year at The Red Brick Church we are working especially hard to see the beauty of Christ as we anticipate Easter. Doing so will give confidence in our faith, encourage our hearts, and focus us more on our King.…
What Happened During Holy Week?
Justin Taylor (co-author of The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived) has previously posted summaries of what happened each day of Holy Week. Follow the below links to see the…
Help Select Good Friday and Easter Hymns
As I’ve mentioned in recent days – – I am working on an Easter Primer for our church family. I want to include recommendations for hymns that focus on the Cross and the Resurrection. So far I have the following:…
Substitution and Satisfaction – The Atonement Involves Both
Last week, I posted a basic explanation of the atonement. In summary, the atonement references how sinners can be made right with God. Earlier this week, I pointed out that in order that we might grasp both the problem sin…
Sin and the Roles of Man, God, and Christ
The Bible describes sin using different pictures including debt, enmity, and crime. R.C. Sproul (42) helps us understand how Christ atones for our sin with the following table. Sin as . . . Man God Christ Debt Debtor Creditor Surety…
What does “atonement” mean? How can my definition be improved?
Suppose someone encountered the Easter story for the first time. Imagine how overwhelmed he or she would be with all the details. This year for Easter I am working on a primer that will summarize: Places – Where did the…
Are you a bell waiting to be rung?
If you are someone who would like to know more about Christianity, then I highly recommend Tim Keller’s Encounters With Jesus. The chapter entitled “The First Christian” is worth the price of the book. In reference to Mary Magdalene hearing…
It Can Be Your Story as Well
Tim Keller in his book, King’s Cross, on the Gospel of Mark: . . . Mark has given us the story of Jesus and declared that this is actually the world’s true story as well: Jesus, the King, created all…