Salvation
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Article 1: The Divine Architecture of Blessing – How God Built the Universe to Bear Fruit
1. Introduction The concept of blessing—whether spiritual, material, emotional, or relational—features prominently throughout the Bible. While Christians often focus on covenantal blessing tied to faith and obedience, Scripture also presents a wider framework: God has structured the universe itself to reward certain behaviours, attitudes, and principles, irrespective of a person’s…
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Article 6: Why God Honours Honour – The Law Written on the Heart of All Peoples
1. Introduction One of the profound insights of biblical theology is that moral truth is not restricted to the religiously informed or the covenantally bound. Even those outside the faith—those who have never read Scripture or heard the name of Christ—can and do act with honour, dignity, justice, and compassion.…
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Article 12: Final Reflections – Unity of Creation and Redemption in the Blessing of God
1. Introduction From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible portrays a God who blesses. His blessings are woven into the fabric of creation and flow richly through covenantal relationship. This concluding article reflects on how these two streams—universal law and covenant grace—are ultimately not in competition but in unity, expressing the…
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Chapter 1: Humanity’s Condition Before Salvation
PART I: SPIRITUAL CONDITION AND THE CALL TO SALVATION Theological Overview: Total Depravity and Separation from God The Christian doctrine of salvation begins with a sobering truth: humanity’s fallen condition. Drawing from the Augustinian and Reformed traditions, the doctrine of total depravity asserts that every part of human nature—mind, will,…
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Chapter 3: The Work of the Holy Spirit in Conviction
Overview: How God Awakens the Heart The convicting work of the Holy Spirit is the crucial starting point in the believer’s journey of salvation. Before a person can respond to the gospel in saving faith and genuine repentance, they must be awakened to the reality of sin, the righteousness of…
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Chapter 4: Saving Faith – Believing in Jesus Christ
PART II: CONVERSION – ENTERING NEW LIFE IN CHRIST Theological Overview: Justification by Faith Alone At the heart of the Christian gospel lies the doctrine of justification by faith alone (sola fide). This foundational truth, recovered and emphasised during the Protestant Reformation, proclaims that sinners are declared righteous before God…
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Chapter 6: Confession and Commitment
Overview: Declaring Jesus as Lord Confession and commitment are at the heart of the Christian conversion experience, marking the transition from internal belief to external allegiance. While faith and repentance begin within the heart, confession brings that transformation into the public and relational sphere. It is the open declaration that…
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3.7 Redemption Stories from Sin to Salvation
🔹 Story 1: Paul the Persecutor Became a Preacher Main Characters: Saul/Paul, Jesus, AnaniasStory Summary: Saul hunted and imprisoned Christians until Jesus met him on the road to Damascus. He was blinded, humbled, and transformed into the apostle Paul—writer of much of the New Testament.Key Verses: Acts 9:1–22; Galatians 1:13–16Theme…
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6.6 Stories of Generational Sin and Redemption
🔹 Story 1: Adam and Eve – Sin Enters the World, Redemption Promised Main Characters: Adam, Eve, God, serpentStory Summary: Adam and Eve’s disobedience brought sin and death into the world, affecting all generations. Yet in the same moment, God promised a future Redeemer who would crush evil.Key Verses: Genesis…
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6.8 Stories of Redemption and Restoration
🔹 Story 1: Joseph – From Betrayal to Blessing Main Characters: Joseph, his brothers, PharaohStory Summary: Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and imprisoned unjustly. Yet God raised him to second-in-command in Egypt, using him to save many during famine and to reconcile with his family.Key Verses: Genesis…
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Chapter 8 – Early Humanity and Supernatural Involvement
The Temptation by the Serpent and the Fall of Man Biblical Basis: The Entrance of Evil into the Human Story Genesis 3 records a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative—the entrance of evil into the human experience. The serpent, described as “more cunning than any beast of the field” (Genesis…
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Chapter 9 – The Spread of Sin and Death
Cain, Lamech, and Generational Decline Biblical Basis: From Eden to Violence Genesis chapters 4 and 5 document the immediate and generational consequences of sin following the Fall. The narrative begins with Cain, the firstborn of Adam and Eve, who murders his brother Abel out of jealousy—committing the first recorded act…
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Chapter 11 – God’s Covenants & The Redemptive Narrative
From Post-Flood Humanity to Divine Election Biblical Basis Throughout Scripture, God unfolds His redemptive plan through a series of covenants, each marking a critical stage in His interaction with humanity. The Noahic Covenant (Genesis 9:8–17) establishes divine commitment to the stability of creation. The Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1–3; 15; 17)…
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Chapter 12 – Christ, the Cross, and Cosmic Redemption
The Incarnation as the Centre of Time and Creation Biblical Basis: Christ the Creator and Sustainer of All Things The Incarnation—“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14)—marks the central event in the Christian understanding of history and cosmology. It is not merely a divine intervention within time,…
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Chapter 16 – Artificial Immortality or Divine Resurrection?
AI, Transhumanism, and the End of Humanity as We Know It (Creation to Nations – Chapter 16) “For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.”— 1 Corinthians 15:53 Introduction: Humanity at the Crossroads In the unfolding story from Creation to Nations, we have traced…