Who among us does not wish to be great, especially in things that matter to us? For the Christian, God is to come first. What Christian does not wish to do what he can to be great in God’s sight and to please Him? This definitely describes my wishes. Maybe this is why I find the [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Christian Leadership
Posted in Christian leadership, tagged leadership, service on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ephesians 1:13, 14: The seal
Posted in Salvation Study, tagged conditional security, covenant, eternal security, seal, soteriology on May 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The fact that people who have been saved can reject their salvation (Salvation) and hence be cut off, is clearly shown in several passages from the Bible, a few of which we have already discussed in my other posts. (Christ is Salvation, The Necessity of Abiding in Christ, Loss of Salvation: The Process, and Covenant)
Something that [...]
Great Article on Unity
Posted in Good articles, Unity, tagged Christian love, Unity on May 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I really enjoyed reading an article written by Josh Hitchcock on a meeting he recently had with us. He of course disagrees with our views on soteriology, but despite this, he did not let it keep him from fellowshipping with other believers. In the article he wrote describing his meeting, he reminds us all to remember love [...]
Covenant
Posted in Salvation Study, tagged conditional security, covenant, eternal security, falling away, salvation, sin, soteriology on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My husband and I needed and purchased a car during our Christmas vacation 2006. When we bought it, we contracted ourselves to repay the bank for lending us money to get the car from the dealership. Sure we drove it off the lot, but the car was only ours as long as we kept our agreement [...]
Loss of Salvation: The Process
Posted in Salvation Study, tagged conditional security, eternal security, faith, falling away, salvation, sin, soteriology on May 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Many people, especially opponents of conditional security, question most the process of falling away. The most common question is: how many sins does a person have to commit to lose their salvation? Will God send a person to Hell for committing one sin? I do not believe that salvation is unconditionally secure [...]