One of the documents I created for a Pastoral selection process in which I was engaged was an early questionnaire developed to elicit some of the candidate’s principal theological viewpoints. It occurred to me that these same questions, or many…
“In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas.” These words translated variously as “in essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, and in all things charity,” or “unity in necessary things; liberty in doubtful things; charity in all things,” have…
Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven….” Who Are The Deceived Believers Unlike the false temporary believers we discussed in the last post, deceived believers go to their judgment thinking they are saved. Jesus…
“They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not…
Matthew 24:3 “…what will be the sign of…the end of the age?” In the “last days,” the Lord doesn’t pledge that things will go well; He promises in 2 Timothy 3:1, “In the last days difficult times will come.”…
Only eight people are saved in Noah’s Flood. Why is that? If, as many believe, salvation is through man’s self-determined free will, what went wrong? Who chooses whom? Did God elect some to be saved before the foundation of the…
Romans 8:29-30 “…whom He foreknew, He also predestined…He also called…He also justified; and…He also glorified.” Every believer’s redemption is a collaboration of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! Ephesians 1:3-13 shows how the Father chooses “Blessed be the God and…
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…
