Atonement Theory Week: Penal Substitution
Joey wraps up our "Atonement Theory Week" by looking at penal substitution ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
August 23, 2016 | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, atonement, atonement theory, penal substitution, Atonement Theory Week, sacrifice, satisfaction theory, Anselm
Joey wraps up our "Atonement Theory Week" by looking at penal substitution ...
Keep ReadingAugust 18, 2016 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, theology, salvation, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, atonement, recapitulation, Atonement Theory Week
Ryan McLaughlin with Part 2 of the Recapitulation theory of the atonement...
Keep ReadingAugust 17, 2016 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, salvation, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, atonement, recapitulation, Eastern Orthodox, Atonement Theory Week, ontology
Ryan McLaughlin writes about the second theory we are highlighting in our Atonement Theory Week: recapitulation. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 18, 2015 by | Category: Current Events | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, abortion, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Obama, redemption, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln, Nightengale, Louis Pasteur, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood videos
Janelle Garrett asks what would have happened if some of the most influential people in history had never lived? What if abortion had always been legal?...
Keep ReadingApril 2, 2015 | 2 Comments by Kyle Davis | Category: Worship | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, easter, Worship, Resurrection, Death, Sin, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, Calvary, Easter Sunday, I Am They, Kari Jobe, Sunday service, Tim Hughes
Kyle Davis explains the story we will try to tell through worship this Easter Sunday, and how we plan to accomplish that purpose. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 3, 2015 | Category: Gospel Substitutes | Tags: lake Nona, Lake Nona Church, Redeemer Church, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Gospel substitutes, relationships, friendship, Facebook, Socialism, Sanctification, Jesus, cross, friends, social media
Part 5 of our "Gospel Substitutes" series focuses on Socialism. Is sanctification the goal of our relationships and friendships? If not, there is a danger that we are succumbing to the temptation of a gospel substitute. ...
Keep ReadingFebruary 18, 2015 by | Category: Member Musings | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, art, salvation, culture, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, pop culture, 50 Shades of Grey, The Blacklist, redemption, Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller, James Spader, Hollywood, Calvary, Reddington
Pop culture often presents us with stories of false redemption. The antidote is to combat stories with stories, specifically the story of blood-bought redemption. ...
Keep ReadingFebruary 9, 2015 | 4 Comments by Sarah Grace Pavelchak | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, humility, John Piper, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, dependence, C.S. Lewis
The latest in our off-again, on-again Friends of Redeemer series comes from Sarah Grace Pavelchak, who writes a personal reflection on what prayer means to her. ...
Keep ReadingOctober 14, 2014 | 1 Comments by Kyle Davis | Category: Cultural Values | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, gospel, parenting, Racism, abortion, marriage, Redeemer Church of Lake Nona, race, prejudice, discrimination, equality, Savior, cross, advocacy, social justice
Kyle Davis writes about race, the gospel and the home. If we accept the premise that racism and discrimination are problems in our society, where do we go from there? What is the solution? And how do we ensure that we properly teach our children about both the problem and the proper solution?...
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