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UCC members: The materials these questions relate to will be emailed to you immediately after the September 9, 2012 class. Please reflect on the passages cited and try to answer the questions on your own. Other readers: See the Creation 2.0 … Continue reading →

UCC members: The materials these questions relate to will be emailed to you immediately after the September 2, 2012 class. Please reflect on the passages cited and try to answer the questions on your own. Other readers: See the Creation 2.0 page … Continue reading →

(Psa 23:1-6 ESV) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his … Continue reading →

Let’s consider a few more verses that teach us what it  means to be re-created in the image of Christ — (1Pe 2:21-1 ESV)  21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, … Continue reading →

This is a new series. It’s based on several books. There’s not just one you could read. I’ll make some recommendations at the end. The general idea is to investigate what insights we might gain about God and Christianity if … Continue reading →

God redeems us in Christ to be restored to the image of God. To be restored to God’s image we call theosis. Fortunately, the scriptures don’t leave us to speculate on what it would look like to be in God’s … Continue reading →

We are familiar with the countless passages that urge Christians to be one with each other, but we’re uncomfortable when the text urges us to become one with God. After all, God is just too big, too powerful, too other … Continue reading →

The word sin means literally “missing the mark.” It means the failure to be what one should be and to do what one should do. Originally man was made to be the created image of God, to live in union with God’s divine life, … Continue reading →

As I mentioned several posts ago, I want to reflect on an understanding of the Creation found in Orthodoxy that sheds light on the nature of our atonement — that is, which sheds light on the gospel. My primary source … Continue reading →

It’s an unfamiliar doctrine, but one plainly taught in the Scriptures: Christians are called to serve God as priest-kings of the Creation. In so doing, we take on the role originally given Adam and Eve and lost to them through … Continue reading →