Salvation
Why the Doctrine of “Christ Alone” is Vital to Christianity
To trust in (πείθω, be persuaded in, won over to) Jesus Christ is to be convinced that He alone can rescue, He alone can save. The key phrase in the question above is “Jesus Christ alone”. “Alone” means that I trust in Jesus Christ and no one else, including myself. Neither my willpower nor my…
Read MoreIntegrity
God made man upright, Ecclesiastes 7:29. To be upright is to have integrity, to be straight, perfect and righteous. In the movie Shane (1953), the hero encourages a young man to be “strong and straight” in his life: …when it seems nobody is looking. God is always present (“omni-present”). Proverbs 15:3 says, “The eyes of…
Read MoreWhat is the Gospel?
The most succinct definition of the gospel is found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For…
Read MoreGod’s Forgiveness in Jesus Christ
In the moment of anger, consider the great mercy God extended to you. Isaiah wrote that God pardons abundantly (Isaiah 55:7). Considering what God did for you in Christ in the moment of anger will help your response to others. Because God has been merciful to you, you can be a merciful person. Even if you’ve…
Read MoreProtected: Limited Atonement
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Read MoreAn answer to the question, “Is a believer in Jesus Christ ‘saved’ or ‘being saved’?”
“Is a believer in Jesus Christ ‘saved’ or ‘being saved’?” Romans 5:9 (KJV) says, “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved (σωθησόμεθα-this verb is in the future tense) from wrath through him.” If a believer who has received undeserved grace from God through Jesus Christ is “sealed unto the…
Read MoreThe Significance of Election
Election is the foundation of the gospel. Election is good news because sinful man is incapable of reaching God through the power of his parents, the power of his own will, or the power of his ethnicity. God does not choose to save everyone, because the devil real, and Adam’s decision to sin against and…
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