Category Archives: Soteriology

Corporate Identity and the Atonement

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

I want to briefly point to something that we often miss in Bible study and theology in the western church–corporate identity. We are very individualistic, and that makes it hard to see when some form of corporate identity is in … Continue reading →

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Does God Hate Sinners?

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

Peter Kirk reviews some comments to see if John Piper believes this. It’s a worthwhile, link-rich post. Check it out.

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John 18:1-4 – Getting Christological Perspective

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

If you’re acquainted with the synoptic gospels, in reading John 18:1-4 you may notice some substantial differences. What’s missing here is the time of tarrying and waiting, the prayer, any sort of agony or question about what Jesus was about … Continue reading →

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Not Through the Law: Romans 4:13

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

One of the major elements of the new perspectives on Paul is the changing view of justification. In a broad sense, one could say that justification involves not a moment of personal salvation, but rather a moment of incorporation into … Continue reading →

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Genesis 2:15-17: Nature and Duration of Evil

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

This is a short note on some implications of evil based on a reading of Genesis 2:15-17, which is the first mention of anything even potentially out of order with God’s wonderful new world. I’ve heard hundreds of arguments in … Continue reading →

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Suffering and Perfection (St. John Chrysostom Again)

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

Those who believe in the doctrine of Christian perfection (on which I’m a bit wobbly myself) might consider this: “He learned,” he saith, to obey God. Here again he shows how great is the gain of sufferings. “And having been … Continue reading →

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St. John Chrysostom on Hebrews 4:11-13

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

I think a few modern evangelicals might regard this as heretical, being contrary to the pure penal substitutionary atonement or forensic justification. But he sure does seem to have a finger on precisely what Hebrews has to say. [1.] Faith … Continue reading →

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Becoming Righteous and Becoming Rich

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

I’m currently doing some study in 2 Corinthians for some of my personal study, partly because I became interested in the structure of the book when studying 2 Corinthians 5:21. I blogged about that previously, looking at the interpretations of … Continue reading →

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Wright and Piper on 2 Corinthians 5:21

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Henry Neufeld

A fair number of pixels have been lit up over the issue of how 2 Corinthians 5:21 is to be interpreted, and specifically how this relates to our understanding of justification. N. T. Wright has an interesting article on how … Continue reading →

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