In Proclamation, Word, Deed

… against all infiltrations, apostasy and persecutions.

2 Cor 4:5-7 – ⁵ “For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord; and ourselves your servants through Jesus.

⁶ For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus.

—-> Regis Martin on the tragedy

Sacred Scripture, Tradition and Patience

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.” (2 Thess 2:15)

“For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you….” (1 Cor 11:23)

“For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received….” (1 Cor 15:3)

“…I know whom I have believed [i.e., Jesus], and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.” (2 Tim 1:11-14)

“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” (2 Tim 2:1-2)

“…I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3)

+ Progressivist Theology: What it is…and isn’t

The Supremacy of the Son of God Who Saves Us From Our Sins

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever”— Heb. 13:8

“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself”— Jn. 12:32

Matthew 1:20-21  …an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

“The name Jesus is from the Greek form of Joshua, which means “the Lord saves.” Saves from what? — “He [Jesus] will save His people from their sins.” Note the “from.” The phrase “from their sins” has two primary meanings in the New Testament. Unfortunately, only the first is commonly preached.”

1) Jesus saves us from the guilt of our sins and the punishment due to them:

Acts 3:19  “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”
1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Romans 5:8-9  …While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him?

The Savior

Col. 1: 15  “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶ For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. ¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹ For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, ²⁰ and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Infiltration, apostasy

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