As you share the gospel with your friends, family members, classmates, and business colleagues, you may find that they tolerate much of your worldview until you press the point that Jesus is the one true Savior and the only one who can deliver them from eternal judgment and bring them into right relationship with God. In … Continue reading The Exclusivity of Christ: A Compassionate and Humble Doctrine
The Vital Distinction Between Union and Communion with Christ
In medieval theology, union with Christ was not a fixed reality; it was something that could fluctuate and change over one's spiritual pilgrimage. It was the believer's responsibility, therefore, to seek greater and more complete union with Christ through prayer, the sacraments, obedience, and so on. The Reformers, however, believed the Scriptures made a distinction … Continue reading The Vital Distinction Between Union and Communion with Christ
The Value of Your Salvation Testimony
By delivering His people from sin’s power and penalty, God has given every Christian a testimony—a story of sin and grace; justice and mercy; failure and redemption. Yet, a personal testimony of salvation in Christ is unique to all other stories we can tell. We might have warm-hearted stories of time spent with family or … Continue reading The Value of Your Salvation Testimony
Death the Intruder, Christ the Victor
Death is an intruder. And everything that leads to death—sickness, pain, old-age, heart-attacks, high-blood pressure, brain aneurisms, and cancer—are also all intruders. We live in world that is not the way it’s supposed to be. But even before any of these intruders entered our existence there was a more primal intruder: sin. It was sin … Continue reading Death the Intruder, Christ the Victor
Why Should Christians Seek Assurance of their Salvation?
I remember a conversation during college in which a friend confessed to me that he did not think it was necessary, or even possible, for a believer to gain assurance of their salvation. I was surprised by his comments, especially because we were attending a Christian college that emphasized all the biblical truths related to assurance of … Continue reading Why Should Christians Seek Assurance of their Salvation?
Should We Encourage Unbelievers to Ask God for Saving Faith?
As the debate over evangelistic methods continues among fellow evangelicals, important theological questions are sometimes ignored in favor of pragmatic concerns. When it comes to the actual practice of evangelism, however, there are some theological questions that will have immediate influence on our approach to gospel proclamation—whether we realize it or not. One question over which I … Continue reading Should We Encourage Unbelievers to Ask God for Saving Faith?
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