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It is Finished!

by Ethos Institute | Sep 7, 2015 | More Articles by Dr Roland Chia

‘It is finished’ is the sixth of the seven words of Christ on the cross. From the late eighteenth century, meditation on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the cross became a very popular form of devotion. In some churches today, the last words of Jesus are heard in...

Did Christ die only for the elect?

by ETHOS Institute | Mar 3, 2015 | More Articles by Dr Roland Chia

The view that the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross has made available God’s salvation only to the elect is held by many Calvinists. They maintain that many Bible passages lend support to the doctrine of limited atonement. These theologians often cite Matthew...