Most people will tell you that they are hoping to go to heaven because they feel their good outweighs their bad. Such thinking, however, is foreign to biblical Christianity. The Bible clearly declares that all of us are sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Therefore, all of us deserve [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Salvation’
Thanks be to God for his grace
Posted in Election, Eternal life, Salvation, Sovereignty of God, glory of God, gospel, tagged Election, grace, Salvation, Sovereignty of God, thanksgiving on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What about free will?
Posted in Election, Free will, Salvation, tagged Election, Free will, gospel, Salvation on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the main arguments against the Calvinist position on the sovereignty of God in an individual’s salvation is that the Calvinist position violates the principle of free will. After all, God gave every person the right and ability to choose Christ or to reject Christ, right? If God chooses who will be saved, then [...]
Imitation Christianity
Posted in Life, Salvation, Self-deception, tagged gospel, Joseph Alleine, Salvation, Self-deception on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A danger for many Christians is they worry they do not believe in Christ intensely enough. They worry that their faith is not strong enough.
The Bible, though, does not speak of the quantity of our faith. Faith is a resting, a trusting in Christ, a belief that Christ died upon the cross in the place [...]