The Justification of Man

1. The Problem of the Doctrine of Justification

In the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God condemned and executed us as sinners, yet he also pardoned and raised us to life as new creatures. We now live in a state of transition between our past life as sinners and our future life as new creatures, between our past rebellion against God and our future freedom for God. Our existence in this transition is our justification by God in Christ.

Ways Pluto Tempts Us to Ignore Then Deny Jesus

A common understanding of money and wealth, of cash and material objects (like smartphones, TVs, and cars), is that they are all ethically neutral. They are neither good nor evil in themselves. Each one of us decides, according to our own free will, how we shall use these neutral tools. We ourselves freely decide whether we shall use these neutral tools for good or evil purposes.

     
Sadly, this is a false Olympian understanding. It comes from Satan, the source of all lies, through Pluto, false god of money, as embodied by our intensely Olympian society and culture, and finally as embraced by our own Olympian personality.