Regarding salvation, the three tenses (past, present, and future) are used when speaking of salvation. For example, we find them in the following verses: "have been saved" (Rom 8:24; Eph 2:5, 8), "are being saved” (Luke 13:23; 1 Cor 1:18; 2 Cor. 2:15), "will be...
In light of Romans 10:9-10, which says that if you confess Jesus as Lord, with your mouth, you will be saved, people want to know if this is a command. Must we confess Jesus with our mouths as Lord to be saved? No, we don't because it is not a strict formula. Let me...
The difference between the sheep and the goats is that the sheep are Christians, the goats are not. Sheep go to heaven. Goats go to hell. Jesus said that when He comes in His glory (the Day of Judgment), He will separate the sheep from the goats (Matt. 25:32) and that...
The term "eternal life" is used throughout the New Testament to describe the new, better, unending life we receive in Jesus Christ. The term contains two facets. The first and most obvious sense of the word is exactly what the term would seem to imply, namely, life...
The central importance of Jesus' triumphant resurrection from the dead cannot be overstated. But it was three days earlier, when He shed His blood on the cross, that He accomplished our redemption and paid the once-for-all price for the sins of all who believe. Both...
What is the eternal gospel spoken of in Revelation 14:6? There are two main interpretations possible from the context. The first is this the saving gospel message, and the second is that it is speaking of condemnation. We will have to examine the verse and its...
Repentance is not proof of our salvation. It is evidence of our salvation. Proof is for mathematics and logic. When people talk about the proof of something they're talking about establishing something as a fact, something that is absolutely true. But, when someone...
Is it necessary for us to repent of our sins in order to be a Christian and be saved? The answer is yes and no, depending on how we understand repentance as it relates to salvation. Let me explain. On one hand, yes, we must repent of our sins in order to be Christians...
If we truly trust in Christ for salvation and not in ourselves, we should not live in perpetual doubt and anxiety about our salvation. We are resting in Him and not depending on our own merits. Yet is also not only healthy but quite biblical to examine our lives...
The incident of King Saul's sin and the subsequent removal of the Holy Spirit can seem quite out of place to the modern New Testament believer. We often fail to understand that the Holy Spirit works in a variety of ways. The New Testament sense of the indwelling work...