#salvation… Past, Present, and Future Sanctification 25 Mar 2022 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ~ Romans 8:13…
#faith… Union with Christ 18 Mar 2022 ...that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with…
#faith… Faith’s Relationship to Justification and Sanctification 4 Mar 20224 Mar 2022 What makes a covenant child of God different from an unbeliever. Indeed, there is the element of God’s grace enacted toward them (Exd. 34:6; John 1:14-17; 2 Cor. 12:9). However,…
#faith… What Is Justifying Faith 24 Feb 2022 Romans 4:5 - And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness… We hear theologians, pastors, and…
#faith… What It Means to Trust In Christ for Salvation 17 Feb 2022 One issue the church must answer is what it means to trust in Christ. This is a foundational doctrine of Christian religion. Many wrongly assume “trust” means complete confession of…
#faith… Thinking About the Trinity 30 Dec 202130 Dec 2021 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a…
#faith… The Noetic Effects of Sin 17 Dec 2021 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable…
#faith… Common Grace and Special Grace 9 Dec 2021 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;they do not know over what they stumble. ~ Proverbs 4:19 In the last post, I discussed the difference between general revelation…
#faith… The Sufficiency of God’s Word 17 Nov 2021 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead,…
#scripture… “God’s Word as a Means of Grace” 12 Nov 2021 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new…