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

Christians are hidden with Christ in God (the triple-protection guarantee)

Christians are hidden with Christ in God

What does it mean to be hidden with Christ in God? Let’s examine this passage in Colossians. Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights Continue ReadingChristians are hidden with Christ in God (the triple-protection guarantee)

Does Isaiah 64:6 mean God never accepts our righteous deeds?

Contrast between self-righteous deeds done for self-glorification and good deeds done out of genuine faith and humility

It is bad theology and bad exegeses to assume the righteous deeds alluded to in Isaiah 64:6 are the full story for Christians. Let’s look at the context of this Continue ReadingDoes Isaiah 64:6 mean God never accepts our righteous deeds?