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There may be some that wonder if one can receive the Holy Spirit before being saved. This is a great question and one that deserves very careful study as it brings to the forefront at least a couple of commonly [more]
Categories: Holy Spirit, SalvationTags: AD70, baptism, Holy Spirit, salvationPrerequisite questions
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What does it mean to be baptized with the Holy Spirit?
Do miracles still happen today?
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Categories: SalvationTags: apostles, false teaching, Holy Spirit, miracles, salvation, spiritual giftsIn the face of God’s sovereignty and His very real desire that all are saved, the reality that repentance could become impossible for anyone seems contradictory. And yet, that is exactly what the Hebrews writer states1. Is there really a [more]
In his first letter to Timothy, Paul makes a statement that deserves a closer look. When he says in 1 Timothy 2:153 that women should be saved through childbearing some immediate questions might arise. For example, is Paul saying that [more]
Categories: Christian Living, Salvation, WorshipTags: authority, church, egalitarianism, passage exegesis, righteousness, salvationJesus makes a statement about the hot and cold of Laodicea that apparently does not sit well with some. Dr. Chip Bennett is lead “pastor” for Grace Community Church in Sarasota, FL. In a recent [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: definitions, false teachers, Jesus, passage exegesis, salvation, special revelationThe once saved always saved doctrine (e.g. OSAS) teaches that once someone has been saved they can never fall away or “fall from grace.” This argument usually stems from an absolute position regarding God’s sovereignty. The reasoning goes something like:
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Categories: Reformed/Calvinism, SalvationTags: doctrine, false teaching, salvation, top # list, TULIPDetermining how church is defined in the Bible could be done a few different ways. If we were to simply look up the word “church” in our modern dictionaries we would get something like, “a building [more]
Categories: Bible ConceptsTags: authority, church, definitions, doctrine, egalitarianism, Greek words, Jesus, kingdom, salvation, worshipDefining salvation according to the Bible is yet another instance in which simply getting out a dictionary or “going to the Greek” is useless. Knowing the Greek word for “salvation” (“soteria” – rescue or safety either physically or morally, deliverance, [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: authority, calling on the Lord, definitions, Greek words, salvationWhen it comes to Jesus and OSAS (the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”), we gathered our top four passages. Once saved, always saved teaches that once a person becomes in a “saved relationship” with God/Christ, there is nothing that [more]
Categories: Reformed/Calvinism, SalvationTags: baptism, faith, grace, Jesus, judgment, righteousness, salvation, sinners prayer, top # listA Christian’s potential to fall from grace is a concept that runs contrary to many in the religious world today. Challenging certain pre-conceived doctrines (e.g Reformed/Calvinism), a fall from grace suggests that a person who had at one time [more]
Working through how “works” are defined in Scripture isn’t for the faint of heart. Where one comes down on works defined has led some to question the very inspiration of the Bible. After all, Paul said, “one is justified by [more]
Categories: Reformed/Calvinism, SalvationTags: baptism, calling on the Lord, definitions, faith, false teaching, grace, Greek words, obey, righteousness, salvation, TULIPWhat are the results of baptism? We’ve assembled a list of the top four results of baptism found in Scripture. Where does “it’s an outward showing of an inward commitment” rank? Check out our top four results of baptism…and comment [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: baptism, faith, Holy Spirit, kingdom, obey, salvation, sin, top # listDetermining God’s pattern of salvation could be a helpful tool in understanding what God requires of us today. Many talk about God’s plan of salvation, but what about God’s pattern of salvation? Obviously, the system under which man is accountable [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: faith, grace, obey, Old Testament, righteousness, salvation, sinners prayerWe have assembled our top three salvation false doctrines. After tackling dozens of questions related to what the Bible (God) says about salvation and various false doctrines that are promoted by various denominations and [false] teachers, there are three especially [more]
Categories: Catholicism, Reformed/Calvinism, SalvationTags: false teachers, false teaching, grace, salvation, sinners prayer, top # list, TULIPWhen it comes to the thief on the cross, it’s usually only raised as the “textbook” example of God’s saving grace. Specifically, it’s raised to counter the necessity of baptism. The popular response is something like, “What about the thief [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: authority, Jesus, new covenant, salvation“Saved by grace only” is a catchy phrase that permeates websites and papers discussing salvation. We can’t prove it, but it seems to be “de facto” doctrine among most evangelicals. The grace only doctrine has its own Latin banner – [more]
Becoming a member of the church can mean a couple of different things. Depending on where you live, there are probably many different “local” churches. Within the Christian faith, these “churches” meet at a certain place, at certain designated times, [more]
There is a common belief among Christians today that Saul was saved on the road to Damascus. The conversion account of Saul, later known as Paul the apostle, is well documented in Scripture. In fact, there are three accounts of [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: apostles, baptism, calling on the Lord, salvation, sinners prayerJoy is a readily understood word, so a Christian’s joy may seem to be self-evident. As a word, “joy” means pretty much the same in the English as it does in the Greek – the language in which the New [more]
Categories: Christian LivingTags: definitions, faith, false teachers, Greek words, heaven, obey, premillennialism, righteousness, salvation, TULIPSin is an unfortunate reality in this world. The remedy for sin and evil in this world has been pursued and framed by many different movements. Recently, the “New Age” philosophy has centered around man’s own ability to do [more]
Categories: Bible Concepts, Jesus the SonTags: Jesus, judgment, original sin, righteousness, salvation, sin, TULIPHe came to earth once, and when Jesus returns it will be different. He came to earth the first time on a mission. When Jesus returns a second time, there won’t be a literal thousand year reign nor [more]
Categories: Eschatology, Jesus the Son, PreterismTags: AD70, antichrist, church, end times, kingdom, premillennialism, salvationSin is an ugly word that has its root and meaning in Scripture. Webster attests to the severity of this word in human terms. In the New Testament, the Greek word that’s translated as sin [more]
Categories: Bible ConceptsTags: definitions, Greek words, righteousness, salvation, sinPriests of God are most often associated with the Catholic religion. That tradition has specific qualifications to become a priest. “Catholic men who have been baptized, have undertaken their confirmation, and are practicing members of their local [more]
Categories: Bible Concepts, Catholicism, God the FatherTags: calling on the Lord, egalitarianism, God, Greek words, kingdom, salvation, truthBaptism “for the forgiveness of sins” is a statement Peter makes in his sermon on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:38 ). The preposition “for” comes from the Greek word “eis” which is defined by [more]
Categories: SalvationTags: baptism, calling on the Lord, false teaching, Greek words, obey, original sin, righteousness, salvation, Scripture, sin, TULIPFree will: “Whether free will exists, what it is and the implications of whether it exists or not are some of the longest-running debates of philosophy and religion.” This is well-stated from Wikipedia. A search on [more]
Categories: Bible Concepts, Reformed/CalvinismTags: Bible, doctrine, faith, obey, original sin, righteousness, salvation, sin, TULIP