Posts Tagged ‘Salvation’
The Book of Hebrews vs The Roman Catholic Church
Did you know that the Roman Catholic Church only has an official stance on somewhere between five to ten sections of Scripture? And much of what they do have is found in the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and was a direct result of the influence of the Reformation. With that in mind, let’s take a little detour from the writings of the Roman Catholic Church and instead do a careful examination of Jesus as we read through the book of Hebrews below.
Read MoreAttacking the Cross of Christ
Our absolute need for the cross of Christ for salvation is often attacked by subtly marginalizing our focus upon it, that is to say, upon the absolute necessity of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. (See 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.)
On the contrary, God’s Word makes the cross (the Gospel) center stage,
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God” 1 Corinthians 1:18.
Often, Christians will not readily embrace teachings which attack the cross if they’re presented overtly. However, by subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) shifting the narrative, many professing and immature believers will eventually not only accept this unbiblical idea. They will also teach it.
Read MoreWhat is True Faith? Q & A
Let us never forget that the enemy’s ultimate tactic is to provide false teachings that fool people into believing they’re drawing closer to God, when all the while they’re actually moving farther into the darkness.
The enemy of our souls deeply desires mankind to stay far away from the true and living God. To do this, he must remove the key of God’s grace freely provided by Jesus on the cross and His victorious resurrection just three days later!
Counterfeit Keys
One of the most insidious substitutes for God’s amazing grace is actually false faith. After all, Scripture is clear. We are saved by grace… through faith. Ephesians 2:8-9. We must BELIEVE that what Jesus did. Romans 10:9. We are called and commanded to come to Jesus by grace by placing our faith in His full, free, and finished work on the cross.
Read MoreTHREE MAJOR THINGS CALVINISM DESTROYS
In Calvinism, election, not the cross of Christ, is the ultimate decider of one’s salvation. If you don’t agree, then ask any Calvinist how he knows for sure that he’s saved. If he’s a consistent Calvinist, his answer has to be that he hopes he’s one of the elect. His salvation does not focus simply on believing in the life, death and resurrection of Christ according to the Scriptures.
His hope must go beyond, or rather before, the cross, to what he’s been taught by Calvinistic philosophy. His hope must be placed in…
Read MoreGOD’S GRACE- SO MUCH MORE THAN COMMON
Calvinism’s “L” in T.U.LI.P. stands for Limited Atonement. The built-in, Calvinistic assumption is that since mankind is incapable of choosing the Gospel, then God must have to supernaturally usurp the incapable will of man. And since only some are Christians, then God must only choose to do this “overriding” to some, which they define as the elect. This mystical, overriding power of God is often called irresistible grace. It is the “I” in T.U.L.I.P.
The problem is due to the overwhelming amount of Scripture teaching that God’s grace is available to all mankind…
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