Previous essays in an ongoing series on grace in Christianity: On Purpose Justification & Sanctification We struggled through some intimidating “God-words” — justification and sanctification — in my previous essay, and in the process I lost both of my regular readers, leaving but a few wandering insomniacs whose Ambien prescription had just run short. For…
Author: Dr Bob
Dr. Bob is a retired physician in the Pacific Northwest, the fortunate husband of his wife of nearly 50 years and father of three truly remarkable children. Blessed by the grace of God with the great privilege of knowing His Son, and having experienced the limitless depths of His mercy, patience and forgiveness, he desires to serve Him and others well.
5. The Road to Grace: Transparency
Previous essays in an ongoing series on grace in Christianity: On Purpose Justification & Sanctification The Sword of Grace Getting to Grace We’ve been discussing some of the core principles of how the Christian faith works — not by adhering to a new set of moral dictates or rules to follow, but by undergoing a…
2. The ‘God Words’: Justification and Sanctification
Archives Second in an ongoing series on grace: On Purpose If you’re browsing along, and see the topic of this essay, chances are good you’ve already clicked the ‘next’ link on your browser, especially if you’re not a Christian. You probably don’t realize this isn’t really a theological discourse — well, in a way it…
1. On Purpose
This is the first in a series on grace A friend on the web recently caught my attention with an essay on — of all things — zombies. In that discussion he wandered into deeper areas: I question consistently whether I’m living a worthy life. Hence the reference to that ending scene where Private Ryan,…