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It’s been 12 years since I first stepped foot on campus at Wilfrid Laurier University as a first year student. I remember it like it was yesterday…a new city, a new campus, new people, and in many ways a new way of life. As a Christian, one of the first things I looked for in
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Jesus Christ died on the cross as a propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2). He bore our sins in his body on the cross as our substitute (1 Peter 2:24). In doing so, he pacified the wrath of God on behalf of his people. This is known as the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA).
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My pastor, Jacob Reaume, has recently said that “penal substitutionary atonement is central to the Christian gospel” and that “to deny penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) is to deny the Gospel.” I wholeheartedly agree. Without Christ’s penal substitution, there remains no saving gospel. There was no other way for the penalty of our sins to be
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On the cross, Jesus Christ paid the penalty for sin, fully bearing and satisfying God’s wrath toward the sins of his people. He was punished in our place as our substitute. He is the propitiation for our sins. This biblical truth is known as penal substitutionary atonement and is central to the gospel message. Without
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“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to
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Fear not. Stand firm. See the salvation of the LORD. Be silent. – Exodus 14:13-14 The Problem The Israelites had been suffering affliction at the hands of the Egyptians for 400 years (Genesis 15:13). Pharaoh, the tyrannical King of Egypt, had ruthlessly made them his slaves (Exodus 1:14). Understandably, Israel cried out to God in
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I had the privilege to speak at a retreat in February on 2 Timothy 3:14-17. In verse 15, it says that Scripture is “able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” As a result, I decided to use only Scripture–only the words of God–to give a gospel presentation during the message.
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How do we decide what to sing as a church? Contemporary songs? Traditional songs? What is the driving force behind our music?
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