by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Obedience, Salvation
John 1:1-5 introduces Christ as “the Word”, “the Word was God”, the origin of creation, “life”, and “the light of men”. How shall we understand Christ? Light represents truth, the knowledge of truth, and the spiritual purity congruent with it. John is here portraying...
by admin | Apr 19, 2026 | Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Love, Power of God, Salvation, Sin, Teachings of Jesus
In the summer of 2020, I attended a retreat at the Billy Graham Cove led by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. His teaching very much changed how I view decisions in life. As I worked through the gospel of John, I saw many of the same scenarios that were presented by Dr. Kaiser:...
by admin | Sep 28, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation
The transfer of Christ’s righteousness to us in salvation by faith alone, with nothing else, implies that we are justified solely by faith and have no responsibility for abiding by God’s moral law. Faith alone represents only the condition upon which we may apply...
by admin | Sep 21, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation
There was a problem with this post, in which Part 1 was still here instead of Part 2. That problem has been corrected. Here is Part 2… If we can only be righteous based on the righteousness of Christ being imputed to us (or some say “transferred” to us),...
by admin | Sep 14, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Sin
God warned that the penalty for sin is death. Genesis 2:17 By this, we understand that there must be shedding of blood, which represents death. Hebrews 9:22 The devil through the serpent tricked Eve into believing that she would not die. Indeed, the serpent’s trickery...
by admin | Sep 7, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
Through the mercies of God in Christ, we may put off the old self, known as the world, and be renewed and transformed in Christ. Romans 6:6, Ephesians 4:22-32, Colossians 3:9 Through Christ, it is possible to stop sinning, which Romans 12:2 expresses as being renewed...