Jerry Batson taught religion at several schools of religion, served as associate dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham and filled pastorates in Alabama Baptist life throughout his career. He now provides a basic theology lesson for Alabama Baptist readers.
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Theology 101 — Justification: Its Means
Justification through personal faith is an important Christian doctrine.
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Theology 101 — Justification: Its Basis
The expression in Scripture that God justifies forgiven sinners is a rather startling doctrine. In Romans 4:5, the declaration is
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Theology 101 — Justification: Its Meaning
This week, we begin to think about salvation in terms of justification. Romans 3:26 tells us that God is “the
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Theology 101 — Enabling Effective Service
For several weeks we have given attention to various references about Christ’s ascension, sometimes directly stated and sometimes clearly implied.
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Theology 101 — Enabling Abundant Life
Ephesians 2:4–7 is instructive for us about the relation between Christ’s ascension to the Father and His provision for us
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Theology 101 — High Priestly Work
As we continue thinking about Christ’s ascension, the Book of Hebrews draws our attention to another aspect of His return
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Theology 101 — Sending the Holy Spirit
Christ’s ascension was the intermediate stage of His exaltation. The initial stage was His resurrection. The completing stage was His
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Theology 101 — The Ascension of Christ
Christmas and Easter always get full attention and emphasis in church worship and Christian thinking; it is only fitting that