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Does Psalm 51 teach I can lose my salvation?

The clear, unmistakable and continual teaching of scripture from Genesis to Revelation is this: it is impossible for a saint to ever return to the unregenerate state he existed in prior to faith. In other words, it is impossible to lose your salva...
8 July 2009
Why do Christians suffer more?

We know from Jesus’ and Paul’s writings that believers will suffer trials and persecutions just as Jesus did. We also know God is always working for our good and for His glory. Accordingly, we may rest firmly on Romans 8:28 that all things are…
9 November 2022
A Warning to the Nations

Maybe it’s because I am getting old, but every time I open my Bible these days it strikes me how very TODAY it is. For example, I am currently studying the book of Psalms, and a few weeks ago read Psalm 2.
21 May 2015
Explaining the Book of Life

There are several passages in the Bible that speak about the Book of Life. Some passages speak about names being written in the Book of Life, some about names not being written in the Book of Life, and some about names being blotted out of the Boo...
29 July 2009
What is the meaning of Rev. 2:27 - God will smash nations?

In Revelation 2 we read this: Rev. 2:27 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; This passage is a quote from Psalm 2:9. To understand the mea...
28 May 2016
Is the Orthodox Church a true Christian church?

The Orthodox Church was established in AD 1045 following a schism of the Roman Empire which split the church in the east from the church in the west. The church in the east, the Eastern Orthodox church, renounced all ties to the church in the west...
5 August 2016
Let Me Walk In It

I am a very practical person. I do not believe in randomness, or coincidence. I believe that God is sovereignly in control of all things. All things. All the time. And so, I have the habit of looking for the lesson in anything He allows me to experience. This time, I could not find it. Knowing that physical pain is just a consequence of living in a fallen creation makes it hard to redeem it for any spiritual purpose, I thought. Having not been tested in this way before, I could not make sense of it
2 May 2017
Why did Jesus ask “Why am I forsaken?”

On the cross, Jesus made seven declarations, including: Matt. 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Jesus was quoting Psalm 22, wh...
3 August 2016
Is Hallelujah the highest praise?

While it is common among the Christian communities to believe Hallelujah is the highest form of praise to our Heavenly Father, we must be careful to place ratings on worship to our heavenly Father. The expression of worship is not measured by the wo…
1 August 2024
Doin’ It for Your Own Self

Does Scripture teach that we are to obey God for ourselves, so we can be happy? Does it teach that we are to worship God for ourselves, and not for God? More false teaching from the Osteens.
2 November 2014

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