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The “God of Christ”

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

I was asked to look at two expressions in Ephesians 1:3 and 1:17 that speak of God as “the God…of Christ.” Here is my treatment which is not exhaustive nor finished. Perhaps it will serve as grist for the mill… Read More ›

What was from the beginning: John 1:1 and the purpose of the Incarnation

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on June 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

I will be preaching through the epistle of 1 John later this year and began studying through the book today. Immediately one is confronted with the expression in the first verse: “What was from the beginning.” The question calling for… Read More ›

Born again or from above?

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on May 9, 2014 • ( 0 )

This week the students in my second year Greek Exegetical Methods class finished their final research paper and one of the two passages they could choose to write the paper on was John 3:1-8. One issue that the student must wrestle with is the… Read More ›

A note on ἐφάπαξ: Once for all!

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on May 4, 2011 • ( 1 )

I preached this past Sunday on Hebrews 10:1-10. I became a bit overwhelmed as I came to the close of the message with the fact that Jesus died for me “once for all” (10:10). Perhaps it is because in Sunday… Read More ›

Hoehner on “he chose us” (ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς) in Ephesians 1:4

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on July 22, 2010 • ( 6 )

I am completely reworking my notes on Ephesians as I prepare to teach through the epistle in Sunday school. As I was working through the great opening sentence (1:3-14), I was dealing with the verb “chose” (ἐκλέγομαι) in the expression… Read More ›

Good Friday: It is good to be reminded

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on March 30, 2010 • ( 0 )

If pastors are to have a favorite service of the year, mine is Good Friday. I cannot get my mind around the fact that not only did God become a man, but as the God-Man, Christ died for me. Our… Read More ›

John Piper on perseverance

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 17, 2010 • ( 0 )

A class I lead on Wednesday nights is reading John Piper’s book, The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce. In the Introduction, Piper wrestles in a very transparent way about… Read More ›

God Incarnate

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