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Salvation by Faith or Works?

Salvation by Faith or Works?

We Protestants passionately and resolutely proclaim that salvation comes through faith alone! We boldly cite Paul’s letter to the Ephesians as our “proof text” to support our belief. But let’s take a closer look at the tension between faith and...
Partakers of the Divine Nature

Partakers of the Divine Nature

Most Christians do not know about the astonishing future that Jesus has waiting for them upon receiving their “resurrected bodies”. Christians will be “partakers of the divine nature” and will be divine as a reflection of Jesus who is, of...
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”EXODUS 3:14 In recent years I have begun to wonder why modern translations of the Bible use the word “LORD” (all capitals) instead of Yahweh...
A Biblical Perspective on Illegal Immigrants

A Biblical Perspective on Illegal Immigrants

This blog post is going to be challenging for some readers. However, if you are a “believer” and a “follower of Christ”, then I implore you to consider the direct commands of God to you and me from His Word. Consider what the prophet Samuel said to King Saul when he...
Can a person lose their salvation?

Can a person lose their salvation?

“Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened...