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635 Results for “Salvation”

Lordship salvation?

The term "Lordship salvation" is generally attributed to a theological perspective put forth by pastor John MacArthur in his book, The Gospel According to Jesus. MacArthur's controversial thesis claimed that legitimate salvation by grace through f...
3 December 2009

Household Salvation?

In Acts 16 we read: Acts 16:25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; Acts 16:26 and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the pr...
27 July 2015

Salvation without conviction?

We must first gain a stronger understanding of salvation and the three tenses in which scripture speaks to salvation in its entirety. We can best describe salvation in the expression of three tenses, (Past tense, Present tense, and Future Tense).
30 July 2022

Salvation in Cinema: Born royalty

The 2001 Walt Disney movie, The Princess Diaries, provides an unintentional picture of salvation to believers. Come read how.
29 December 2010

Can I lose my salvation?

Unfortunately, we are not experts in Puritan writing, but this is just as well, since Christians are not to search for the truth of our faith in the writings of other men, even other Christian men. Rather, we find such truth in the pages of script...
2 August 2012

Determining the Salvation of Others

We are in no position to assess someone's state of heart nor their destination upon death. A person may be a believer, who rebelled against the Lord in a severe and lasting way. If so, then that person was welcomed into the Lord's presence in the ...
18 June 2013

Catholic Salvation: My Dialog with a Catholic

In our teaching ministry, we spend considerable time teaching one-on-one through e-mail exchanges. Occasionally, we have an opportunity to exchange e-mail with people from other religious faiths and traditions. I often engage in conversations wit...
9 November 2010

Finding Salvation: I’m In the Import Business

“For the past few hundred years Christianity has made finding salvation the goal of their evangelistic work: once a person is saved then their work is done." He wiped his hands together as if finishing a task. "The Bible, however, describes salvation as merely the introduction to much greater work: the import business. Believers are supposed to import G-d’s holiness and righteousness into this world.”
26 September 2011

Did Jesus say we can lose our salvation?

One could take this verse and misinterpret it to think that a person can lose their salvation. Fortunately, Scripture does not teach this, so we need to take a closer look at the passage to understand it properly. First, what do we know of the ...
20 July 2009