Progressive sanctification is the process Christians experience where the Holy Spirit works in us (2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2) to make us more like Jesus, where we put to death the deeds of the flesh, and we resist sin. It is progressive in that it is an ongoing...
In the Bible, spiritual fornication is equivalent to idolatry. This is where a person who was supposed to be worshiping the true living God, is serving false gods, i.e., Mormonism, Jehovah's witnesses, and Catholicism when it comes to Mary. It is referred to as...
The term "unequally yoked" is found 2 Cor. 6:14 in the KJV and the ESV. Basically, it deals with a Christian being joined together with unbelievers in an ungodly way. This should be avoided. The term comes from ancient biblical times where two oxen would be joined...
A reprobate mind is a mind that is given over to sinful passions and ungodly desires. It is another way of describing a person who is set on satisfying the flesh and not on the Spirit of God. It is a person who rejects God and does what is self-serving instead of what...
No, a Christian cannot achieve sinless perfection; that is, on this side of heaven. Though there are Christians who say they do not sin anymore, they are in error. In order to achieve a sinless state of perfection, the Christian's motivations would have to be pure and...
Longsuffering is the patient endurance of hardship through various kinds. It is perseverance (Luke 8:15), endurance, and the ability to withstand attacks, insults, even physical suffering for long periods of time (Romans 5:3-4). We are promised trials and...
I see nothing in Scripture that prohibits a Christian woman from dyeing or coloring her hair. However, the Bible does tell us that women are to dress appropriately. Let's take a look at some of the Scriptures that talk about a woman's appearance. Proverbs 7:10-12,...
To determine whether cussing is a “sin,” we need to first discuss what sin is, and second define what cursing, swearing, or cussing is. The Bible tells us that sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God (Deuteronomy 9:7, Joshua 1:18). ...
Yes, Christians can dance. Dancing is biblical, though not all forms of dancing that we have today are proper. 1 Sam. 18:6, "And it happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel,...
Christians are not supposed to keep the law for the purpose of gaining or maintaining salvation. Christians are saved from the wrath of God by the work of Christ on the cross (Rom. 5:9; 1 Cor. 15:1-4), by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8), and not by works of the law...