There are two things that I really need to clarify before we begin our discussion. Both of these are essential to our understanding of the subject of baptism.
Many teach today that baptism is not essential to salvation. They teach that is not a bad idea to be baptized after you are saved to show proof [...]
Posted on January 5th, 2010 by doc
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Well, that’s what we all want to know, isn’t it? Specifically, am I going to Heaven? Will anyone be lost? Could a good God let anyone go to Hell? These are all good questions, and there are Biblical answers to them. In spite of what some teach, not everybody will be saved. The Bible is [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2009 by doc
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Editor’s note: This post began as a comment to my post “Salvation is not initiated by human choice“, but the dreaded computer crash caused the comment to be lost, so Randy re-wrote it, and I present it here as a guest post, with his permission. -Bob Mathews
Predestination is one of those theological sticky words that [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2009 by Randy Consford
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I read that statement recently. It was written by John MacArthur, a man with whom I agree quite often, and with whom I also frequently disagree. Sometimes statements hit us as just being so outrageous they couldn’t possibly be true, but other times they make us wonder if there is a sense in which they [...]
Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence — continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:12-13
Outside of a [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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At the cross? Allow me to suggest that’s only partially true.
Ask many Christians about the sins of the Israelites, and they’ll explain that the sins were “rolled forward”, and forgiven at the cross, as if each Israelite kept adding sins to his account until the day he died. I’d like to also suggest this to [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Today, many have the idea of relative truth; what is true for you may not be true for me and vice versa. The God of the Bible is totally different in His view of truth.
An important aspect of God is perfection (Matthew 5:48). This concept is an impossible attainment for any human. We all make mistakes [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by trp
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I am certain that you are interested in the Biblical answer to that question, or you probably would not be reading this article. This is the question asked of the Apostle Peter after the first Gospel sermon (Acts 2:37). Before we start the answer, let us look at a little background.
First of all, you have [...]
Posted on May 9th, 2009 by doc
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John the Baptizer, cousin and forerunner of Christ, said, “I, indeed, baptize you in water unto repentance: but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.” (Matthew 3:11; see also Luke 3:16-17.) (Mark reports the incident, [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2009 by doc
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Or should we pray for him to fail?
If that sounds like a heretical question, hear me out…
I’m not suggesting whether we should or shouldn’t, mind you. I’m just wanting you to think about the question, and answer it according to Scripture.
We often cite Romans 13:1-4 as proof that we should pray for our leaders. I’m [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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