Free will is the momentum of every person who rejects Christ and of every false believer who assumes they, too, are saved. True believers are distinguished by God’s sovereign election. The Salvation Controversies It’s understandable to be perplexed by the…
Matthew 19:26, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Salvation is by faith and not works Let’s begin with the most basic premise regarding the Doctrine of Salvation; Redemption is accomplished by faith and not…
Revelation 21:5 “…behold I am making all things new….” Where precisely is the world headed? That’s exactly the question I asked Chat GPT, and it replied, “It’s crucial to remember that the future is uncertain and subject to change…
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil…” Since rational minds naturally attempt to determine a logical explanation for surrounding events, this 4th of July weekend is an excellent time to reflect. And, despite the…
Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” (KJV) Almost 200 years ago, American Daniel Webster delivered a speech about the status of the United States. Webster felt “that the present condition…
God has established Covenants as vehicles for the fulfillment of His kingdom. Few Christians, let alone non-believers, understand or even know of these arrangements. However, these agreements shed light on an understanding of history and the world order and give…
“In me there was no good; the more I reflect, the more I see my heart was wholly cold; so let us leave these shades and speak no more of them. For you shall see the sorrowful souls of those…
The text of Ephesians 5:11 is unmistakable, “Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them.” Ephesians 5:11 is not alone in this concern, as 2 John 11 goes further, instructing us not to even greet false teachers or “we participate in…
The Bible may just be the most misquoted book in history, which begs the question, “Can it be interpreted accurately?” Principles of Biblical Interpretation Are we able to understand Scripture? The Bible says that we can (2 Timothy 2:15). But accurate…
We are in the grip of an epidemic of deceit, murders, narcotics, sexual deviancy, and thefts. Who would have predicted this stunning combination? I may be stating the obvious, but seeing our country’s sorry state of affairs is horrifying. What’s…
