Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 21: The Atonement We believe that Peace with God is truly an amazing and gracious gift, an amazing benefit that we receive from Christ’s atoning

But although grace certainly depends upon Christ's atonement for sin, notice that it's not where grace Grace is God the Father choosing you to be His own before He created the universe, then God the Son atoning

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity This certainly gives you all the benefits of Christ - His atonement and perfect righteousness - but it

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity the primary purpose of it all is so that you might understand how it is you are saved through Christ alone But the words of Scripture stand alone in that they are the very words of God, breathed out by the Holy

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity When read alone, this imperative seems to imply that your eternal destiny depends on your earthly performance In other words, you must do the hard work of making your salvation by grace alone evident in every aspect you the energy & desire you need to keep His commandment of salvation, for His salvation is by grace alone , through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Paul calls these believers back to the basics of the Gospel - that we are saved by grace through faith alone

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity It's from phrases like this that the phrase Solus Christus (Christ Alone) was added to the Reformation bit of tensegrity (the good tension that maintains integrity) to our theology of salvation by Christ alone

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity corruption spread, by God’s just judgment,  from Adam and Eve to all their descendants— except for Christ alone

Certainly the gospel includes lots of really important details about Jesus' birth, life, atoning death

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