Grace is always amazing, but the deeper the spiritual abyss from which one is rescued, the more appreciation he or she is likely to feel. After the death of his spiritually minded mother, when he was just seven years old, John Newton never seemed to recover. He ended up living a life so engulfed by […]
Jesus never disrespected the Law, but rather, He honored it. He knew the law was divine because He was Himself divine. In Matthew 5, Jesus reminds us that He did not come to destroy the law. Matthew 5:17 (NKJV) 17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did […]
God gives us life, both now in Christ and eternally in heaven. This being the case, we do not owe anything to the flesh. Romans 8:12–13 (ESV) 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will […]
The desire of every child of God should be religious unity. “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Psalms 133:1). In John 17:20-22, Jesus prayed that His disciples would be one even as He was one with the Father. In 1 Corinthians 1:10, Paul exhorted the brethren […]
God is a loving heavenly Father to those who obey the gospel of Christ. One of the greatest promises God ever made is found in 2 Corinthians 6. 2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (ESV) 17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will […]
In the realm of denominational, man-made religion, no doctrinal truth or biblical practice is untouchable. When ordinary men and women are given the authority to establish what is preached and practiced by God’s people (or those viewed as God’s people), instead of men guided by the Holy Spirit, namely the apostles of Christ, anything goes. […]
One of the biggest attacks upon “the faith” for which we must contend is that it is incomplete. While I have never heard someone directly say that “the faith” is incomplete, that is what is being taught by anyone who claims they are receiving new revelations from God. There are far too many modern-day preachers […]
One of the greatest assaults made upon “the faith” is Calvinism. One of these days I will spend the whole week looking at the so-called “TULIP” that constitutes Calvinism. TULIP is an acronym for Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints. It is the last one, the perseverance of […]
For obvious reasons, God’s plan of salvation is one of the most important subjects in the Bible. It is a pity that man has corrupted it so badly. Man says that God’s plan involves simply saying the sinner’s prayer, something we have no example of in the New Testament. We do learn that Saul prayed […]
While Jude wanted to write to brethren about salvation, he realized that there was a more pressing need. Jude 1:3 (ESV) 3Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered […]