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Published on Leave a comment on He Rose Up – with tune

Here's the audio.

There's a harmony too, but I'll have to add that when I get some recording software.

He rose up among us, as told.
He rose up as promised of old.
My Brother in strife
Assuming my life
Exalted, the Father's Decree
He rose up, He rose up for me.

He rose up humanity’s Last
He rose up in life unsurpassed
My Champion living
God’s life of thanksgiving
Exalted as I'm meant to be
He rose up, He rose up for me.

They raised Him, my Saviour, on high
Man lifted, accursed, left to die
My Priest in atonement
My Lamb in enthronement
Exalted on Destiny's Tree,
He rose up, He rose up for me

He rose up from death He arose
Immortal to crush all His foes
The Lord of all history
My Christ has the victory
Exalted, the darkness must flee
He rose up, He rose up for me

He rose up to heaven, He rose
Ascended beyond other thrones
My Friend in high places
My Fountain of graces
Exalted, my Heavenly Plea
He rose up, He rose up for me

I rise up, I rise up in Him
Emboldened in spite of all sin
In Jesus attaining
My destiny – reigning
Exalted, with angels to sing
I rise up, I rise up in Him

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Published on Leave a comment on Song – He rose up

I wrote this while working on my kids ascension song.

He rose up among us, as told.
He rose up the Promise of old.
My Brother in strife
Assuming my life
Exalted, the Father's Decree
He rose up, He rose up for me.

He rose up humanity’s Last
Man's Answer in life unsurpassed
My Champion living
God’s life of thanksgiving
Exalted as I'm meant to be
He rose up, He rose up for me.

They raised Him, my Saviour, on high
Man lifted, accursed, left to die
My Priest in atonement
My Lamb in enthronement
Exalted on Destiny's Tree,
He rose up, He rose up for me.

He rose up from death He arose
Immortal to crush all His foes
The Lord of all history
My Christ has the victory
Exalted, the darkness must flee
He rose up, He rose up for me.

He rose up to heaven, He rose
Ascended beyond other thrones
My Friend in high places
My Fountain of graces
Exalted, my Heavenly Plea
He rose up, He rose up for me.

I rise up, I rise up in Him
Emboldened in spite of all sin
In Jesus attaining
My destiny – reigning
Exalted, with angels to sing
I rise up, I rise up in Him

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Published on Leave a comment on Some convictions of mine

The OT is not functionally unitarian

Christian revelation cannot be functionally unitarian

God simply is trinity

Functional unitarianism can in no sense be a preparation for trinitarianism

The oneness of the triune God is nothing like the oneness of the unitarian god.

Trinity is not a nuance

There is no way to shove 'Trinity' in a corner while we discuss 'God'

Whatever 'God' we discuss at that point ceases to be the living God.

Jesus is not the cherry on top - He's the Rock, the Foundation

Jesus cannot be fitted into a pre-existing system but must from the outset define all things.

Jesus is not the Seal of a series of improving revelations - He is THE Word.

There is no concept of mediation which Jesus then fulfils.  There is only The Mediator who mediates. 

Mediation is by definition two-way.  If the Mediator of knowledge is Himself unknown, mediation is not happening.

Knowing Jesus is essential.

'Progress towards Jesus' is not the unifying concept of the bible

Jesus Himself is the unifying Person of the bible.

Strictly the Person of Jesus is the object of saving faith, not the promises.  Christ always comes clothed in the promises, but trust in the clothes doesn't save.

That'll do for now...

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Published on Leave a comment on Steve Levy speaks

The issue is not progress of knowledge but object of faith.

Amen! Amen!

Go and enjoy this post but I dunno - maybe comment here rather than there.  Your call.  But some blogs aren't as much free-for-alls as Christ the Truth.  Both kinds of blogs have their place and it's good to respect the differences.

 

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Published on 14 Comments on Acsension Day Kids Song – NEW EDIT

Here is my (NOW EDITED) attempt at a kids song for the ascension.

It views the ascension first from heaven (Psalm 24 perspective) and then from earth (Acts 1 perspective).

Audio here.

 

FROM HEAVEN:

Here He comes  - Here He comes 

Open up   -  Open up

It’s the King  -  It’s the King of Glory

 

Who is He?   Who is He?

This King  -  This King

It’s the LORD  -  It’s the LORD, King Jesus

 

And He sits on the throne

At God’s right Hand

Our Friend, our Brother, our King

 

Rising up, Rising up

Lifting us, Lifting us

To our God, carried up in Jesus.

 

FROM EARTH:

Up He goes – Up He goes

From the earth  -  From the earth

To highest throne in heaven

 

Open up  - Open up

To our King  - To our King

He’s our LORD  -  He’s our LORD, King Jesus

 

And He sits on the throne

At God’s right Hand

Our Friend, our Brother, our King

 

Rising up, Rising up

Lifting us, Lifting us

To our God, carried up in Jesus.

 

And He sits on the throne

At God’s right Hand

My Friend, My Brother, My King

 

Rising up, Rising up

Lifting us, Lifting us

To our God, carried up in Jesus.

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Published on Leave a comment on What’s the point?

A flurry of recent blogging on Christ in the OT.  A whole swathe of posts written in the past.  Why?

I write on this the same reason I write on pastoral theology, on doctrine of God, on evangelism, on preaching, on everything:

KNOWING JESUS IS CRUCIAL!

KNOWING JESUS IS EVERYTHING!

DON'T MESS WITH KNOWING JESUS!

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That's why.

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Published on Leave a comment on What's the point?

A flurry of recent blogging on Christ in the OT.  A whole swathe of posts written in the past.  Why?

I write on this the same reason I write on pastoral theology, on doctrine of God, on evangelism, on preaching, on everything:

KNOWING JESUS IS CRUCIAL!

KNOWING JESUS IS EVERYTHING!

DON'T MESS WITH KNOWING JESUS!

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That's why.

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Published on Leave a comment on A thought on why The Angel matters

I've been involved in a blog discussion about the Angel of the LORD. 94 comments and still going strong. 

I'd like to clarify a couple of things about the Angel of the LORD:

The Angel of the LORD is not by any means the only title under which Christ appears in the OT.  He also appears simply as 'the LORD' or as 'the Word of the LORD' or 'the Commander of the LORD's host'.  Christ has many names.

I don't believe that actual appearances are the only meaningful ways of talking about Christ in the OT (there's also the promises and types).

When you hear "Angel" don't automatically think 'creature'.  Literally the name means 'Sent One' and it has come to mean 'Messenger' (good titles for Christ!)

There are lots of other angels in Scripture.  But just as there are many 'sent ones' from God - THE ONE Sent from God is a divine title.

Now.  Why bother talking about Him?

Let me just give one reason for now (I speak at great length here on the subject):

When you realize that both OT authors and OT saints appreciated the divine identity of the Angel it forces you to rethink a kind of default unitarianism innate to much of our OT understanding.  Once you know that the Angel is both of the LORD and is the LORD, He is from God and is God, distinct and divine, you see that OT saints did have a conceptual framework which allowed for conscious faith in the distinct Person of the Sent Mediator.

If that all sounds like jargon, later on I'll post something much simpler.

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