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How Do You Answer Arminian Claims That Believers Can Lose Their Salvation?
Question: There are Arminians who say to me that in the Bible we find proofs that a person who is saved can lose salvation. For example in Luke 8,13 they say to me that there are people who believe only
Continue reading...What is unique about Christianity?
Question: If you were to summarize or paraphrase Christianity for someone as it compares or relates to all other religions, what would you say? “Forgiveness of Sin” would certainly be in this phase,
Continue reading...What is the value of water baptism?
Question: What is the purpose of water baptism? Is it a sign of the believer’s covenant with the Lord, similar to circumcision? At the very least, it seems valuable to me as a tangible memory or similar
Continue reading...Questions About Personal Evangelism
Question: I feel very uncomfortable sharing my faith with those I don’t know are Christians or not. How do I get over this? Answer: I don’t know that you ever get over this. You are facing someone
Continue reading...Counted as Righteousness – Genesis 15:1-6
It is hard to overstate how important the statement of Genesis 15:6 has been in the history of the Christian faith. It is the statement Paul appeals to in his letter to the Romans to defend his view
Continue reading...Skin Game – Genesis 3:20-21
As with what kind of fruit was growing on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, it is impossible to know what kind of animal’s skin was used to make garments for Adam and Eve. God hasn’t
Continue reading...Contend for the Faith – Jude 1:3
Is it your responsibility to contend for the faith? Jude thinks so. He writes all his letter recipients and appeals to them to contend for the faith. That requires us to know what the faith is that
Continue reading...Some Will Depart From the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-5
There are typically two opposite forms false doctrine takes. One licenses various forms of immorality, using religious teaching to allow adherents what they want to do, permitting sin and wantonness.
Continue reading...One Mediator Between God and Men – 1 Timothy 2:1-7
A mediator brings two alienated parties together, reconciled. God and humanity were alienated, but God took the initiative to provide a mediator to bring reconciliation with humanity. Jesus did this
Continue reading...The Grace of Our Lord Overflowed for Me – 1 Timothy 1:12-17
It was not obedience to the Law that saved Paul, and it certainly was not obedience to the Law that saved us. It was the grace of God that saved us, made evident through Jesus’ death on the cross
Continue reading...The Law Is Good If Used Lawfully – 1 Timothy 1:8-11
What is the purpose of the Law? This is the question Paul addresses here in short. We need his clarification. Return to a wrong use of the Law is a big temptation for the church. How do we use
Continue reading...Myths and Endless Genealogies – 1 Timothy 1:3-7
We have a tendency to make mountains out of mole hills, in the church and out. If I were to draw a target, with a bulls eye and several larger areas of circle, we could describe what is the bulls eye
Continue reading...Freedom and the Gospel – 1 Corinthians 9:1-14
According to Salary.com, the “average Pastor salary in the United States is $99,337 as of May 27, 2021, but the range typically falls between $81,639 and $112,580.” But according to ZipRecruiter.com,
Continue reading...Prosperity Gospel – 1 Corinthians 4:8-21
Her friend “was echoing the message of the so-called ‘health, wealth and prosperity gospel’—that God’s goal for us in this life is perfect health, total happiness and financial gain.”
Continue reading...Teacher Accountability – 1 Corinthians 3:10-23
I recently made friends with a pastor and denominational leader in the Grace Communion International church. It used to be the Worldwide Church of God under the leadership of Herbert W. Armstrong, teaching
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