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Tag Archives: salvation
Pascha and the Apokatastasis of Judas Iscariot
But what about the Iscariot‽ The fate of Judas is the challenge most often posed to anyone who dares to proclaim the greater hope. Christians have long debated whether few or many will be saved. St John Chrysostom appears to have been … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Eschatology, Preaching
Tagged apocatastasis, damnation, election, hell, Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot, salvation, universal salvation, universalism
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Vicarious Faith, Tom Torrance, and a Few Memories
It’s not often these days that Eclectic Orthodoxy gets noticed, but over at Reformissio, Jonathan Kleis mentioned me in his recent article “Athanasius, T. F. Torrance and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ,” and I would be remiss if I did not … Continue reading
Posted in T. F. Torrance
Tagged assurance, Athanasius, church fathers, faith, Jesus Christ, justification, salvation, Thomas Torrance, vicarious humanity
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Oecumenical Grace: The Protestant Gospel
Compared to the previous chapters in The Theology of Grace and the Oecumenical Movement, the chapter devoted to the Protestant understanding of grace is too brief and to my mind unsatisfactory. In the ecumenical dialogue from which this book arose, … Continue reading
Ruminating Romans: Is faith a condition of salvation?
Let us assume for the moment that the Pauline phrase pistis Christou is rightly translated “faith in Christ.” What then does it mean? What is its function within the theology of St Paul? In classical Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox exegesis, … Continue reading
Ruminating Romans: Proclaiming the Gospel
I am under obligation to barbarians as well as to Greeks, you see; both to the wise and to the foolish. That’s why I’m eager to announce the good news to you, too, in Rome. I’m not ashamed of the … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul
Tagged Epistle to the Romans, gospel, Paul, preaching, righteousness, Romans, salvation
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St Athanasius: The Incarnation as Revelation
If the knowledge of God was to be restored and the human race saved, it was necessary that the eternal Word and Image of the Father assume a human body. Only the radical solution of the incarnation could have achieved … Continue reading
Posted in Athanasius
Tagged apophatic, cataphatic, incarnation, knowledge of God, revelation, salvation
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St Athanasius: The Life of Man is the Knowledge of the Father
Created from out of nothing, man is, by nature, incapable of apprehending the transcendent Creator; yet because he is also created in the image of the divine Image, he is given the possibility and privilege, by grace, of knowing God. … Continue reading
Posted in Athanasius
Tagged God the Father, image of God, imago dei, incarnation, knowledge of God, salvation, sin
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