The Bible in Context
Can believers lose their salvation? According to the doctrine called the perseverance of the saints, also known as eternal security or “once saved, always saved,” the answer is no. The saints are guaranteed by God to persevere to the end, and therefore, they will be saved. They cannot and they will not lose their salvation. … Read more
“God loved you so much that he killed his Son for you!” the guest speaker exclaimed. Throughout his message, he repeated the same idea. Each time he said it I cringed. It didn’t sound right. We were having a special assembly in our international school. Later in class one of my students asked, “How is … Read more
Have you ever looked through a kaleidoscope? Twisting the scope creates various colorful designs. Likewise, there’s so much that occurred in the cross of Christ that we must look then turn the scope to see another aspect of what happened. Throughout the course of Christian history, the atonement has been one of the most controversial … Read more
In Part 1, I briefly surveyed New Testament statements on predestination. In this post, I have compiled a list of views on predestination held by church leaders throughout Christian history with the help of Predestination: The American Career of a Contentious Doctrine by Peter J. Thuesen. Here are the major views I noticed along with my … Read more
The doctrine of predestination is one of the most controversial ideas in the history of Christianity. In general, predestination is the idea that God has predetermined all that comes to pass. New Testament Statements on Predestination Here are a few key New Testament statements on the topic of predestination followed by my comments under each. … Read more