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...
by admin | Aug 31, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
How do we find favor with God? How can we be restored to favor with God? How can we be made right with God? Some are hoping to justify themselves or earn merit through works. When we speak of justifying or vindicating ourselves, we generally mean that we should be...
by admin | Aug 24, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
While I am not Roman Catholic, I do believe Pope John Paul II correctly diagnosed our current culture. He wrote in Evangelium Vitae on the loss of the sense of God, the loss of the sense of humanity, and the loss of conscience. The three concepts are interrelated. The...