Christ in Post-Christian Culture
"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks" (Luke 6:45, RSV). Written by Steven Barto, B.S., Psych. LATELY, I HAVE BEEN obsessed with whether I have a heart …
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The following is a summary of my most recent class in pursuit of my master’s in theology at Colorado Christian University. By Steven Barto, B.S., Psy. Based on what we read in Grudem's Systematic Theology and what Scripture says about the topics discussed in Chapter 31 (on salvation), and any other source(s), we were told to …
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The following is a summary of my most recent lesson in pursuit of my master’s in theology at Colorado Christian University concerning the “Work” of Jesus. By Steven Barto, B.S., Psy. Grudem joins most Evangelicals in affirming that the penal substitutionary theory is the primary theory and most important way to understand Jesus’ atoning work. …
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The following is a summary of my most recent class in pursuit of my Master’s in Theology at Colorado Christian University. Written by Steven Barto, B.S. Psy. For the purposes of this exercise, and not necessarily as a reflection of what you really believe, assume the stance of either an Arminian or a Calvinist. From …
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The following is a summary of my most recent class in pursuit of my Master’s in Theology at Colorado Christian University. Written by Steven Barto, B.S. Psy. IT'S ONE THING TO pick up a book and read about theology. And that's okay. It's how I got interested in taking the subject on as a graduate …
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"After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished he said [in order to fulfill the scripture], 'I am thirsty.' A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the …
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By Steven Barto, B.S., Psych. I WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION about what it means to truly follow the way of Jesus. There are, unfortunately, nearly as many explanations of this critical theology as there are people who believe in it. Certainly, this is not what Jesus intended to happen in the Body of Christ. …
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For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" …
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Justification and sanctification are not the same thing. The basic dictionary definition of justification is "the action of showing something to be right or reasonable." The theological definition is "the action of declaring or making righteous in the sight of God." Sanctification is an ongoing process. It comes from the Greek word hagiazo, which means …
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Satan thinks he has everything figured out, and he plans to deceive the whole world through his unholy minions. Unfortunately, the world is littered with con artists and so-called snake oil salesmen who make it their life's work to masquerade as something they are not. Today, that scourge often shows its ugly face through Internet …
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