Shame and blame, dread and doubt, hang on Adam as a weighty stone on a suspended thread. His sin has found him out, and with it comes inner condemnation, a testament to a broken relationship and a betrayal of trust.
Category: Salvation
Modern Heresies in History: Jehovah’s Witnesses
Presbyter Arius pondered through his platonic philosophical sieve: ‘If He is begotten,’ he mused; ‘then He has a beginning. And if He has a beginning, surely He is not truly God.’
Eternal Security and Problematic Texts.
Some scriptural texts seem to shake our sure confidence in eternal security. ‘How do you hold to such a position,’ it may be said, ‘given these verses?’ I think this is a challenge worthy of consideration.
Can a Christian Lose His Salvation?
Can a Christian lose his salvation? Some inevitably gravitate towards a yes, while others to a definite no. For others ‘I do not know’ or ‘I do not care’ might define them.
A Tale of Two Ways to a Reward
We are all reward seekers at the core. We all seek attention. The difference lies in where we look for these two. As we craft our Facebook updates, we sometimes have the ‘like’ button in mind. We catch ourselves looking at the number of YouTube views to validate our worth.
Sin’s Relational Destruction, and the Gospel’s Restoration
Imagine an automobile, with all of its principal parts masterfully assembled by the mechanic. Every piece of metal or material comes together, affecting another, and with none doing the work of the other.
… Sin’s Relational Destruction, and the Gospel’s Restoration
Open Your Bible, Close Your Prophets
When Paul pens his last words for his spiritual son Timothy, he commends Timothy’s consistent study of the Holy Scriptures.
The Trinity and Our Salvation
You may have heard it said that Presbyterians emphasize the Father, Baptists the Son, and Pentecostals the Spirit. As I leave you to judge the truthfulness of this assertion, may we consider our salvation in light of the Trinitarian revelation.
Should Christians Confess their Sin?
Do Christians sin or do they merely make mistakes? If they sin, should they confess their trespasses to God or should they only ‘declare their righteousness’ with no remorse and contrition?
The Benefits of God’s Law to the Believer
There is a particular unhealthy understanding of the Law of God spreading on the wings of the current gnostic movements in Uganda, finding many fertile soils among the youth.