Dealing with negative stigmas about the Holy Spirit baptism and discussing the problems with legalism of the Spirit.
Dealing with negative stigmas about the Holy Spirit baptism and discussing the problems with legalism of the Spirit.
If we continue in the faith and seek the promises of salvation, we will go from pressure to perform and hypocrisy to healing—and we will be greater examples of Jesus in this world.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
How often do we consider the fullness of what the amazing power and gift of Jesus means? Are we laying hold of all that is possible within the precious promise of salvation and life eternal?
All knowledge belongs to God. If we want to know what is true, then Jesus is the way to that truth – and even more than that – Jesus is Truth.
In a society that wants to “accept” or “tolerate” just about any idea except the fact that Jesus is the one and only way to God, we need to be ready to give a solid response.
We know that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. How often do we hear the gospel framed in the context of making a covenant with God—a covenant of life?
We should always take the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and the inheritance of the kingdom of God very seriously. We should take the severity of sin very seriously. But, we should also believe in the patience and mercy of Jesus Christ.
In this section, I want to consider whether salvation is a free will choice or something ordained by God, then I want to consider how salvation comes about.
Is salvation “eternally secured?” Before answering that, we need to first understand what salvation really means.