“I pray with all my heart that God will awaken each one of us today to the sweetness, the loveliness, the glory of the gospel declared by Christ.” ~R. C. Sproul […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Jesus, Salvation & Justification
There is a Way to Eternal Life
The jailer in Philippi asked the disciples of Jesus saying, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt […]
Faith, Salvation & Justification
Sin and Salvation
By R. A. Torrey The salvation which is given to the elect in Jesus Christ is designed to deliver the soul from the penalty, power, and pollution of sin. First, there […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Salvation & Justification, Theology
Resolving the Tension Between Free Will and Divine Sovereignty
“Autonomy is the illegitimate, illicit reach of creatures made in submission to a sovereign God.” ~ R. C. Sproul The subject of God’s sovereignty and human freedom is difficult to discuss, […]
Biblical Doctrines, Culture & Society, Salvation & Justification, Theology
Is the Red Kettle no Longer a Symbol of Salvation?
“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel.”—Galatians 1:6 Like so many other foolish individuals, the predominatelywhite leadership […]
Church history, Salvation & Justification, Sin & Repentance
The Struggle with the Flesh
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Calvinism, Election, Salvation & Justification
Is God Fair?
A discussion of God’s fairness is often associated with a conversation about the Biblical doctrines of predestination, free will, election, and Divine sovereignty. A large part of the controversy is failure […]
Biblical Doctrines, Salvation & Justification
An Important Spiritual Confrontation in Antioch
“But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with […]
Biblical Doctrines, Calvinism, Salvation & Justification, Theology
Sovereignty in Salvation: God Heals and God Hardens
“Therefore, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 2 For if the word spoken […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Calvinism, Salvation & Justification, Theology
Does Predestination Make God Arbitrary?
One of the reasons why many sincere and earnest Christians give for rejecting the doctrine of divine predestination is that they believe this view makes God to be arbitrary. They justify […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Christian Living, Church, Culture & Society, Faith, Jesus, Salvation & Justification, Sin & Repentance, Theology
Have You Committed the Unpardonable Sin?
The Power of God, and the Unpardonable Sin AN EXPOSITION OF MATTHEW 12:22-50 Jesus Casts out a Devil 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Calvinism, Christ, Politics, Christian Living, Election, Faith, Jesus, Salvation & Justification, Theology
Sola Fide: The Rallying Cry of the Reformation
The rallying cry of the Reformation was Sola Fide, meaning justification by faith, alone. The challenge for the average Evangelical Christian is to articulate what this means, and here is where […]