Category Archives: Salvation

Resolving contradictions within the doctrine of salvation.

Being a Christian

What beliefs does one need to hold to be considered a Christian?  As we saw in this blog of last week, the Christian community has very profound differences in their beliefs. One of the first record Christian creeds was given … Continue reading

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A Changed Life

“God does not bodily descend into the world without changing it forever.” [1]  This is most certainly the case in the person of Jesus.  The almighty God does not do anything without a reason and without the ability to make … Continue reading

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Pascal’s Wager

A friend of mine recently sent me an article about Pascal’s wager.  Pascal’s wager was his argument for believing in God even though, as he acknowledged, our reason cannot prove God’s existence.  In spite of this lack of proof, we … Continue reading

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Denying the Faith

A few days ago I was reading in 1 Timothy and came across the following verse:  “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse … Continue reading

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Salvation As a Process

Christian doctrine teaches salvation is a one-time event—it occurs when one accepts Jesus as one’s personal savior.  However my book lists three passages which state salvation is a process over time, not an event:  “For we are to God the … Continue reading

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Seeing But Not Seeing

A lot of years ago, a commercial airliner with a full load of passengers was poised for takeoff.  There were three pilots aboard this aircraft and they had completed their pre takeoff checklist.  Everything looked fine but as the pilot … Continue reading

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Earning Our Salvation

Protestant doctrine is firm in the belief that no action is required for our salvation.  If we could do something, that might mean we earn our salvation and the Bible is very clear we cannot earn our salvation.  That is … Continue reading

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Customer Service

Sometime ago, we had a contractor do some work on our house.  The work was not done to our satisfaction and so we called the contractor to have the situation resolved.  On the phone, the contractor acknowledged our problem, agreed … Continue reading

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What God Requires

Many of the other major and minor prophets in the Old Testament agreed with admonishment of Amos that we noted in the last blog:  God is not interested in sacrifices but “let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like … Continue reading

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Thinking and Doing

Larry P.  Arnn, the president of Hillsdale College, has stated that the purpose of education is to educate the whole human being.  This education involves more than acquiring knowledge.  “Humans not only think, but also do.  Their doing and their … Continue reading

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