Christ in an Age of Secularism
Guest Post by Isaac ShrumAs Christians living in this increasingly secular age, we’re called to graciously endure suffering from unbelievers when it comes our way. We never go looking for trouble or...
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By Cameron BuettelI haven’t always sat under the teaching ministry of John MacArthur. In fact, earlier parts of my Christian walk have been tarnished by over-exposure to some really bad Bible teachers,...
View ArticleAuthentic and Counterfeit Christianity
If you have been united to Christ, Jesus has broken the curse and brought us into fellowship with God. The bondage of sin has been broken. When as Christians we sin, we are acting in unbelief - not...
View ArticleCan a Regenerate Christian Fall Away from the Faith?: Biblical Reflections on...
by John HendryxThere are those who teach that Hebrews chapter six is a clear statement that Christians can fall away from the faith and thereby lose their salvation. The purpose of this short...
View ArticleMedia Distortion & Disinformation
While trust in network media has previously been pretty low, in the last few years, the news media has simply lost all credibility. They have become nothing more than propaganda outlets to shape public...
View ArticleHow Do I Know I am Saved?
If you claim Christ is your king and you His subject, how is it that He came to occupy the highest place of your affections, that throne atop your heart?Prior to your redemption, the flesh and Satan...
View ArticleAn Observation about Israel in Ephesians 2:11-21 & 3:5, 6
The following passage really makes up the heart of Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians. Here he reveals a great mystery which was hidden in previous ages:
View ArticleThis commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is...
VisitorIn my devotions this morning, I was reading from Deuteronomy 30, and was startled by words in verses 11 and 14 that sounded almost like a Pelagian declaration of human ability:"This commandment...
View ArticleChrist Preserves us to the End
Legalism overthrows the gospel, since it trusts, at least partly, in one's own self-righteousness and not Christ alone for salvation. It erroneously believes that God is somehow satisfied with our...
View ArticleDo the Cut off Olive Branches of Romans 11 Definitively Prove that Salvation...
Recently a visitor was telling me that the Romans 11 discussion of "branches being cut off" was definitive proof that a person could lose their salvation. That no amount of exegesis could prove...
View ArticleThere Arose No Little Disturbance Concerning the Way
When the apostle Paul went into the city of Ephesus, through his witness, a significant number of idolaters there, by the grace of God, had a change of heart and become Christians. (Acts 19:11-20)...
View ArticleWhat is the Eye of the Needle?
By Cameron BuettelI haven’t always sat under the teaching ministry of John MacArthur. In fact, earlier parts of my Christian walk have been tarnished by over-exposure to some really bad Bible teachers,...
View ArticleAuthentic and Counterfeit Christianity
If you have been united to Christ, Jesus has broken the curse and brought us into fellowship with God. The bondage of sin has been broken. When as Christians we sin, we are acting in unbelief - not...
View ArticleCan a Regenerate Christian Fall Away from the Faith?: Biblical Reflections on...
by John HendryxThere are those who teach that Hebrews chapter six is a clear statement that Christians can fall away from the faith and thereby lose their salvation. The purpose of this short...
View ArticleMedia Distortion & Disinformation
While trust in network media has previously been pretty low, in the last few years, the news media has simply lost all credibility. They have become nothing more than propaganda outlets to shape public...
View ArticleHow Do I Know I am Saved?
If you claim Christ is your king and you His subject, how is it that He came to occupy the highest place of your affections, that throne atop your heart?Prior to your redemption, the flesh and Satan...
View ArticleAn Observation about Israel in Ephesians 2:11-21 & 3:5, 6
The following passage really makes up the heart of Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians. Here he reveals a great mystery which was hidden in previous ages:
View ArticleThis commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is...
VisitorIn my devotions this morning, I was reading from Deuteronomy 30, and was startled by words in verses 11 and 14 that sounded almost like a Pelagian declaration of human ability:"This commandment...
View ArticleChrist Preserves us to the End
Legalism overthrows the gospel, since it trusts, at least partly, in one's own self-righteousness and not Christ alone for salvation. It erroneously believes that God is somehow satisfied with our...
View ArticleDo the Cut off Olive Branches of Romans 11 Definitively Prove that Salvation...
Recently a visitor was telling me that the Romans 11 discussion of "branches being cut off" was definitive proof that a person could lose their salvation. That no amount of exegesis could prove...
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