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 | Aug 3, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
The reconciliation we need was completed in Christ Jesus. From the beginning, in Genesis chapter 3, God taught that sin (rebellion, disobedience, refusal by the human will to depend wholly upon God) requires a blood sacrifice for fellowship with God to be restored. A...
by admin | Jul 27, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
Sin is not only disobedience of God’s moral law. We were created for communion (fellowship) with God. John 17:3, 1 Corinthians 8:3, 1 John 1:3, Revelation 3:20 Sin broke that fellowship, and the original design of humanity was marred. When we speak of a penalty for...
by admin | Jul 20, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
Why do good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people? To be clear, we do see bad things happen to bad people and good things happen to good people. However, we often single out specific cases to justify our refusal of God. The question strikes...