Faith and Works: Understanding Their Biblical Relationship

You are saved completely by faith alone, and now you get to wholeheartedly pursue good works as an outflow of your relationship with Him.

One of the big questions for many Bible students is how faith and works fit together in salvation. Some people think that since we are saved by faith alone, our actions (good works) don’t matter at all. This “hyper-grace” idea Continue reading Faith and Works: Understanding Their Biblical Relationship

The Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram in Numbers 16

The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram stands as a dramatic witness to God’s holiness and the danger of usurping spiritual authority.

The book of Numbers recounts one of the most dramatic challenges to God’s appointed leadership – the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. This uprising against Moses and Aaron was no mere personality conflict; it struck at the heart of God’s authority Continue reading The Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram in Numbers 16

The Restless Seeker (A Journey from Predestined Reprobate to Whosoever Will)

A sob racked the chest of Restless Seeker as he lamented aloud once more, “It’s all right for others, but I’m predestined to damnation!”

Restless Seeker trudged along a narrow, winding road with a heavy heart. He was a man burdened not by physical weight, but by a despairing belief that he might be predestined to damnation. Though he had heard the sweet gospel promise of salvation Continue reading The Restless Seeker (A Journey from Predestined Reprobate to Whosoever Will)

Biblical Christianity vs Religion of Humanism

Humanism is a religion that celebrates human potential and emphasizes reason, critical thinking, and individual autonomy.

The Religion of Humanism and Biblical Christianity are two distinct philosophical and ethical systems that offer fundamentally different views of the world, human nature, and morality. They are quite different in several key areas. Humanism: Humanism is a progressive philosophy Continue reading Biblical Christianity vs Religion of Humanism

Are Christians doomed by deceitful heart?

Are Christians doomed to have an incurably deceitful heart that is so weak and sick that it cannot be healed?

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9) The Hebrew word translated “desperately wicked” means to be so weak and sick that it is incurable. And it gets worse, because the word translated Continue reading Are Christians doomed by deceitful heart?