Continued from part 2.
We have seen that the Gospel has many purposes for believers beyond initial conversion. It is as much for believers as unbelievers. I’d like to start this final post by quoting Tim Keller once more at some length. (I should mention that the quotes from Keller in this series come from this [...]
Continue reading about The Gospel's Work in Believers, Conclusion
Continued from part 1.
So, in the gospel, as unbelievers we found acceptance through Christ and forgiveness from sin. But as believers, don’t we rely on that acceptance as we work out our salvation? Don’t we need to be constantly challenged to obey more and be more faithful to God? Does our spiritual life depend in [...]
Continue reading about The Gospel's Work in Believers, Part 2
I’ve been memed. Shaun Tabatt (of Bible Geek Gone Wild) tagged me. Apparently the meme has been around a while, as Nick Norelli (of Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth) has been tagged twice now this year.
The rules are simple. 1) Pick up the nearest book and find page 123. [...]
Regular readers of this blog know I am not big on the “once saved, always saved” idea. I think it belittles the Bible’s emphasis on the necessity of persevering faith, and I don’t think it represents an orthodox view of eternal security. Salvation is no “tattoo”, Pastor Charles Stanley, not withstanding (see post [...]
Continue reading about The Big "If": John Piper's Father on Perseverance and Eternal Security
I’m getting ready to pick up my series on man-centered Christianity (see posts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) again. And I thought highlighting what my pastor, John Piper said in a recent message would help move us back into thinking about perseverance, eternal security, and God-centered Christianity.
Every year Pastor Piper preaches a message in [...]
Continue reading about John Piper on Small Groups and Perseverance
I apologize for the scarcity of posts around here of late. It’s been a very busy few weeks and on top of it all I can’t shake this cold. I thought I would at least highlight the recent Desiring God Conference, although I’m sure many of my readers know of the free audio/video [...]
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Thanks Cris, I'll check it out.
Thanks brother. You are correct that this is important. I do believe many get the gospel right and ...
Thanks Jim, Appreciate it.
Daphne, For starters, counting verses and pitting them against each other, as in 41 verses say X and 25 say Y, ...
Thanks. Appreciated this. Posted as a S/I Filing here