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The Active Obedience of Christ

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Many Bible-believing Baptists today are influenced by groups which identify themselves as centered on the gospel but in reality are teaching a Reformed view that the imputed righteousness of Christ is the result of His active obedience to the law. This article considers two important questions: What is meant by “the active obedience of Christ” and is it Scriptural? What Is Meant by “Active Obedience”? Some people hold that the term “active obedience” refers to the fact that Christ kept the law in order to demonstrate His sinlessness, a Lamb without spot or blemish.

Implications of Evolutionism

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“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Beyond all doubt, Darwin left a great deal of influence. It seems little wonder that Origin of Species raised a storm when it appeared. To then, even the atheists were living in the Western heritage of a created universe. Even if the eighteenth century rationalists didn’t like the idea of a Creator, they still seemed to see an underlying intelligence in the world that they perceived by their senses.

Those For Whom Christ Died: Some Reflections

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Introduction The Statement of Belief of Faith Baptist Theological Seminary affirms the following truth concerning Jesus Christ: “We believe that Jesus Christ…gave Himself as a perfect substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of all men” (page 6, 1995–1997 catalog). The Issues Not all Christians agree with the above statement. One Reformed theologian states, ”God, existing in eternity outside of and anterior to all time, decreed to send the Second Person of the Trinity into the world, at the appropriate moment, to save a chosen few.

The Catholic View of Salvation: A Fundamentalist Evaluation

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Introduction On March 29, 1994 a declaration was released entitled, “Evangelicals and Catholics Together.” It states, “We affirm together that we are justified by grace through faith because of Christ.” But is the evangelical (or fundamentalist) view of salvation really the same as the Roman Catholic? The evangelical/fundamentalist view teaches that the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ on the cross accomplished our salvation and that this salvation is applied by personal trust in this sacrifice. The Roman Catholic View of Salvation 1.