by Chris Wiles | Dec 11, 2009 | Advent
Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker FollowFollowFollow Cur Deus Homo? Why the God-man? Thus far we have reflected on the nature of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. In this final post, we turn our attention to the life offered us by the child of the manger,... by Chris Wiles | Dec 10, 2009 | Advent
Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker FollowFollowFollow Yesterday we reflected on the self-emptying nature of the atonement by looking at the doctrine of kenosis – that the Son of God humbled Himself by stepping into the broken world by taking on human flesh.... by Chris Wiles | Dec 9, 2009 | Advent
In the past two days we have seen that the incarnation of the Son of God was an act necessary to satisfy the wrath of a righteous God, but it was quite equally an act of love to a fallen world. Today we will look at the incarnation as the supreme act of humility. ... by Chris Wiles | Dec 8, 2009 | Advent
Yesterday we evaluated the incarnation through the lens of Anselem and his “satisfaction” view of the atonement: that Christ came to earth because only in this manner could a man offer an infinite sacrifice to assuage God’s wrath. But today it is worth discussing the... by Chris Wiles | Dec 7, 2009 | Advent
For a variety of reasons, I have chosen to dedicate this week to a 5-part series on the theology of the incarnation. I’ll warn you in advance, it’s going to be equal parts challenge and reward. Rather than address the subject chronologically, I felt it best to...
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