eternal salvation
Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “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.” Let’s divide this passage into several parts and individually consider each. “For by grace are ye saved…” When reading references to salvation, it is always [...]
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From one listener… How do you view salvation? What does the Bible say about salvation? How does your church define salvation? I enjoy listening to Jeremy Sarber’s podcasts on iTunes. Today, on episode #092 ‘Doctrinal Paradox,’ Jeremy talks about salvation. Several years ago, a group of us (including Jeremy) examined this and had some great [...]
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Salvation must be one of the most important subjects in the Bible. However, many noted theologians agree that a scriptural paradox exists between Bible verses dealing with the sovereignty of God in eternal salvation–God working completely alone without assistance from any human–and Bible verses that appear to state the responsibility required by man if his [...]
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I am greatly discouraged by the sheer number of church pastors who apparently feel quite comfortable telling others they are going to hell. Apparently, they have some sort of insider information the rest of us don’t have. I don’t know if God has audibly spoken to them or if He has given them a sneak [...]
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Someone sent me a direct message on Twitter the other day. She said, “I want to know if I am going to hell. Theoretically, of course. I was saved then I decided I don’t believe in Jesus years later. I did sincerely believe. Now I sincerely don’t. My dad–a minister–says I am going to hell. [...]
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