Sin

The Cross Was Always Going to Be Needed

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Why did God create humanity when He knew Adam would sin? I have begun to think that the question itself starts too late. If God chose to create genuinely free beings with finite minds, capable of thinking, reasoning, loving and choosing, then the Cross was always going to be needed. From Lucifer to Eve, Adam and Cain, Scripture reveals the consequences of created freedom — and behind it all stands the Lamb, already in the purpose of God before the foundation of the world.

Under a New Jurisdiction: Reading Romans 6–8 Without Contradiction

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Many stumble over what appear to be contradictions in Romans 6–8, but Paul is not confused. In Christ we are acquitted from sin’s penalty, still battle its power, and await freedom from its presence. Even holiness itself is Christ’s gift, for in Him we are already holy in God’s sight.