God substituting himself for man

By Dave Henning / March 16, 2023

“The concept of substitution may be said, then, to be at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. . . . Man claims prerogatives which belong to God alone; God accepts penalties which […]

Before the cross became blessing

By Dave Henning / August 16, 2019

Before the cross became blessing, it was a curse. And I feel the burning reality that before it’s possible to become blessing, I first have to encounter the curse of the cross and the one who became curse on it.”- Tina Boesch “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we […]

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God substituting himself for man

Before the cross became blessing