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 [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2009 by Randy Consford
Filed under: Salvation | 3 Comments »
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
Filed under: Faith, Salvation | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Faith, Growth, Salvation, Works | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Contradictions, Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Old Testament, Salvation | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by trp
Filed under: Authority of Scripture, Christian life, Faith, Obedience, Salvation | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: "In" not "of", Prayer, Salvation, Society | 1 Comment »
“Slavery” is such a bad word. We don’t like the word because we see slavery as degrading and an insult to human dignity. Indeed it is, but each of us is a slave. That’s not my opinion; it’s a fact stated by the Holy Spirit of God. 16Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves [...]
Posted on December 21st, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Have you ever checked into a motel room and wondered why the only light in the room is one small lamp, or perhaps a couple wall-mounted lamps over the bed? There never seems to be enough light in a motel room. Maybe you feel the same way about your house — never enough light. We [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Faith, Jesus, Joy, Peace, Salvation, Security, Spiritual Warfare | Comments Off
