Tag: Christology
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What does it mean that Jesus is God’s son?
Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus refers to God as his Father. In the Old Testament, there were appropriate forms in which to address God and Father was not one of them. The first Jewish person to refer to God as their “father” was Jesus. There are a few texts which refer to God as…
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In the beginning was the word – 4 things we learn from the opening of John’s Gospel
The gospel of John opens up with a profound theological affirmation about the nature and identity of Jesus. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
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Sermon: The two resurrections – John 5:24-29
Audio: Text 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear…
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Sermon: That all may honor the Son – John 5:19-24
Audio only: Transcript: 19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he…
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State of the Church: Jesus is not a created being
This week, Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research released their “State of Theology” survey. In the study, 3,000 American Christians were surveyed on various theological and moral positions. Many of the results were troubling. However the one that I found to be perhaps the most signifiant point of disagreement was with the question “Jesus is the…
Josh Benner 