There exists no issue as important as an individual’s eternal destiny.
Though, as Solomon observed, “the living know that they shall die,” many become so consumed with the here and now that they neglect to consider the hereafter. The Word of God sets forth a clear and certain way of salvation—eternal life freely given by God through faith in Jesus Christ, based solely on His finished work. Dear reader, it is my prayer that you would earnestly consider the subject at hand and, having done so, take God at His word with childlike faith.
The Basis of Condemnation
The Word of God declares in John 3:18: “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” According to this verse, on what basis is an individual…
What If I Can’t Remember When I Was Saved?
I distinctly remember sitting in a church pew as a younger man while the preacher confidently proclaimed, “If you can’t remember when you were saved, it might be because you never were.” He went on to argue, “If someone as big as God moves in and you don’t recall when…
Obedience Is Not Optional
Hebrews 5:9 states: “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” At first glance, this passage raises an important question: in what sense must one “obey” Christ to receive eternal salvation? With respect to eternal…
Sola Fide in Sixty-Six Passages
In this article, I have compiled sixty-six passages that explicitly cite faith or belief as the sole condition for the reception of eternal life. This list is by no means exhaustive; it simply demonstrates the uniform testimony of Scripture concerning the instrumental…
Did Jesus Really Command Us to Hate Our Children?
In Luke 14:26, Jesus makes a statement that has troubled many readers: “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” At first glance, these words…
Do I Turn God’s Grace Into Lasciviousness?
The Word of God warns us plainly in Jude verse 4: “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus…
Respecting the Divine Order: Salvation and Good Works
The Word of God declares in Ephesians 2: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before…
Is Faith a Work?
A verse commonly cited by those who oppose salvation by faith alone is John 6:29, where it is argued that faith itself is a “work.” Jesus says: “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” At a surface level, and when stripped of its context,…
If Salvation Isn’t by Works, Why Serve God?
If salvation from the penalty of sin is conditioned upon a non-meritorious moment of faith, if justification before God is “not by works of righteousness which we have done,” and if the individual who places their faith in Christ is eternally secure, then why serve…