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Articles strengthening the doctrine of faith through Scripture, theology, and practical application.
SAVING FAITH = OBEDIENCE Paid Members Public
The God-breathed Scriptures define true saving faith as being obedient to God which comes about by obeying his commandments: “Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name. Read full chapter Romans 1:5
JESUS AND THE GOSPEL Paid Members Public
The Synoptic Gospels portray Jesus as being sent to proclaim the Gospel of the kingdom of God, announcing to the Jews that God’s rule had come and it was therefore time for them to repent and believe: “Now after John had been delivered up into custody, Jesus came into
MACARTHUR ON JOHN 3:16 Paid Members Public
The following post is taken from this site: Does God So Love the World? – Grace to You with John. All emphasis will be mine. John MacArthur Love is the best known but least understood of all God’s attributes. Almost everyone who believes in God these days sees Him as
CHRIST: AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Paid Members Public
Philippians 2:5-11 sets forth Jesus as an example for us to emulate: “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself
SOLA FIDE IN CLEMENT? Paid Members Public
Certain Protestant theologians and/or apologists have been desperate to find some justification (pun intended!) for Luther’s doctrine of Sola Fide by quote-mining the early church writers. They do this in order to show that Luther’s teaching on justification wasn’t something novel, or completely unheard of, which
IGNATIUS, POLYCARP & SOLA FIDE Paid Members Public
Ignatius and Polycarp were two holy martyrs of Christ who were personally trained by the Apostles and therefore learned the faith directly from the very eyewitnesses of our risen Lord. These men were given the privileged and meeting with and learning directly from Apostles such as Peter, Paul and John.
CHRIST’S FAITHFULNESS AS AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide further evidence that saving faith according to the Holy Bible is defined as faithfulness to the Lord Jesus. I will use Christ’s own faithfulness as an example. For instance, note how the following versions rendering a key text that is often employed in
BIBLICAL VERSES ON FAITHFULNESS/OBEDIENCE Paid Members Public
Here’s an older version of this article: TRUE FAITH IS FAITHFULNESS AND OBEDIENCE PT. 1. In this relatively short post, I will highlight verses which testify that saving faith is being faithful to obey God’s commandments. Note, for instance, what John wrote in his inspired Gospel: “But to