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How Can Jesus Be Both God and Man

The Gospel Coalition is a group of pastors from around the country and even the world from various denominations, who are committed to the Centrality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Church and the world. May the Gospel of Jesus Christ saturate your knowing, being and doing for your good and God's Glory.

The video posted below answers the question: How can Jesus be both God and Man? I hope to post two videos/week from Gospel Coalition pastors which address import theological truths for your growth in the Gospel and Godliness. Amen.

CATHECHISM CHALLENGE - L.D. 7

Lord’s Day 7 – Study Notes

Q. 20 Are all saved through Christ just as all were lost through Adam?

A. No. Only those are saved who by true faith are grafted into Christ and accept all his blessings.

Q. 21 What is true faith?

A. True faith is not only a knowledge and conviction that everything God reveals in his Word is true; it is also a deep-rooted assurance, created in me by the Holy Spirit through the gospel, that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made forever right with God, and have been granted salvation.

Q. 22 What then must a Christian believe?

A. Everything God promises us in the gospel. That gospel is summarized for us in the articles of our Christian faith—a creed beyond doubt, and confessed throughout the world.

Q. 23 What are these articles?

A. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

1. Will everyone be saved? Who will be saved? (Matt. 7:13-14; John 3:16-18, 36)

2. How are you kept grafted into Christ? (Rom 11:17-21; Eph 2:8-9)

3. What is true faith? (Heb. 11:1-3)

4. What are the causes of true faith? (Eph 2:8-9; Rom. 1:16; 10:17; 1 Cor. 1:21; John 3:3-7; 1 Pet. 1:12; 2 Pet. 1:21)

5. How do you experience true faith? (Rom. 4:18-5:1; 10:10; 12:1-2)

6. What must a Christian believe to live well? (Matt. 28:18-20; John 20:30-31; 2 Tim. 3:16-17)

7. What is “the articles of our Christian faith” called? (Q&A 23)

Audio: Heidelberg Catechism - L.D. 7

Is Jesus the Only Way?

Lee Strobel in his book The Case for Christ demonstrates that Jesus is the only way. This video is an excellent summary answering the question "is Jesus the only way to salvation".

ESV Study Bible - Part 2

The ESV Study Bible is simply the best study bible I have ever used. If you are seeking to dig deeper into God's Word and desire the tools to do it well, get the ESV Study Bible. I hope to do a series on the features of the ESV Study Bible with downloads, so that you may see for yourself this excellent resource for studying God's Word.

I have attached a video introducing the reader to the features of the ESV Study Bible.

What Does it Mean to Give Thanks at All Times with Sincerity?

The Gospel Coalition is a group of pastors from around the country and even the world from various denominations, who are committed to the Centrality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Church and the world. May the Gospel of Jesus Christ saturate your knowing, being and doing for your good and God's Glory.

The video posted below answers the question: What does it mean to give thanks at all times with sincerity? I hope to post two videos/week from Gospel Coalition pastors which address import theological truths for your growth in the Gospel and Godliness. Amen.

CATHECHISM CHALLENGE - L.D. 6

Lord’s Day 6 – Study Questions

Q. 16 Why must he be truly human and truly righteous?

A. God's justice demands that human nature, which has sinned, must pay for its sin; but a sinner could never pay for others.

Q. 17 Why must he also be true God?

A. So that, by the power of his divinity, he might bear the weight of God's anger in his humanity and earn for us and restore to us righteousness and life.

Q. 18 And who is this mediator—true God and at the same time truly human and truly righteous?

A. Our Lord Jesus Christ, who was given us to set us completely free and to make us right with God.

Q. 19 How do you come to know this?

A. The holy gospel tells me. God himself began to reveal the gospel already in Paradise; later, he proclaimed it by the holy patriarchs and prophets, and portrayed it by the sacrifices and other ceremonies of the law; finally, he fulfilled it through his own dear Son.

1. What kind of Deliver should we look for? (Q&A 16, 17)

2. Why must Jesus be truly human and truly righteous? (Rom. 5:12-21; Heb. 7:26-27)

3. Why must Jesus be also true God? (Col. 1:15-20; Isa. 53; 2 Cor. 5:21) Who alone could take upon himself the wrath of God for ALL Sin?

4. Who is your Mediator? (1 Tim. 2:5) What did your Mediator do? (1 Cor. 1:30; 1 Pet. 3:18) How does this truth give you comfort?

5. How can I learn about my Mediator Jesus Christ? (Q&A 19) When did God begin to tell that he would send a Mediator? (Gen. 3:15)

Audio: Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 6

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