Kitchen Table Theology
Where Coffee, Conversation, and Theology Meet. During my 40 years in ministry, I’ve developed an increasing burden for what I sense to be an increase in biblical illiteracy, not only among those in our churches, but also in the young men and women entering the ministry. Conversely, I am hopeful, because I also sense a hunger from people to learn and know biblical truth and the things of God has revealed to us in Scripture. Our Kitchen Table Theology team has developed a list of over 150 doctrinal topics which I, along with one of my cohosts, Jen Denton or Tiffany Coker, examine weekly. Our goal is to educate and share biblical truth on the same level as if we were sitting at your kitchen table with a Bible and a pot of southern pecan coffee in front of us. Welcome to the table!
Kitchen Table Theology
115 Acceptable To God by Jesus Christ
Being baptized grants us a myriad of things. In today’s episode, Pastor Jeff Cranston and Jen Denton discuss these things that come with baptism of the Holy Spirit such as what it means to have eternal life, imputed righteousness, and positional sanctification. They also discuss what it means to be perfected forever, be made accepted in the beloved one, and be made part of the inheritance. It’s an ongoing lifelong process in which a Christian gradually becomes more holy. Tune in to learn how being made perfect, holy, and accepted by God at the moment of salvation constitutes a measureless feature of the grace of God.
[00:08 - 04:01] Opening Segment
- Joining Christ through the baptism of the Holy Spirit
- Eternal life
- Imputed righteousness
- Positional sanctification
- Being perfected forever
- Be made accepted in the beloved one
- Be made part of the inheritance
[04:02 - 08:49] Eternal Life
- John 20:31
- By believing in Him, we have life in His name
- Ephesians 1:6
- “Beloved” in the perfect tense
[08:50 - 14:06] Imputed Righteousness
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
- The reputation that is passed on or shared
[14:07 - 16:47] Positional Sanctification
- Sanctification is progressive
- Jude 24
[16:48 - 18:57] Forever Perfected
- Hebrews 10:14
- Being forever perfected in our position in God
[18:58 - 19:37] We Are Made Accepted in the Beloved One
- The word “made” is not brought by the believer to themselves
- The one who is saved is accepted constitutes another feature of the divine grace of God
[19:38 - 20:45] We Are Made Part of the Inheritance
- Colossians 1:12
- We are being fitted to live for eternity in celestial glory
[20:46 - 23:32] Closing Segment
- Quick recap
- Final words
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