I hate it when people use the term “cheap grace” when they are referring to the gift of salvation. Grace isn’t cheap–it is free! People cheapen grace when they attempt to earn favor with God by moral behavior. Let me be clear, even after we become spirit-filled Christians, we are far from sinless. The law … [Read more…]
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:2, NIV The most valuable thing a human being can possess is peace of heart. Billionaires cannot purchase it, and politicians cannot demand that everyone have equal access to this inner state of quiet calm and serenity. There is only … [Read more…]
SCRIPTURE: The Bible is the inspired word of God. TRINITY: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. ATONEMENT: Jesus bore the wrath of God for our sins as He shed His blood on the cross of Calvary. RIGHTEOUSNESS: God declares us righteous by faith and makes us righteous by the power … [Read more…]
Sometimes I look back over my life and meditate on what might have happened if I had made different decisions in my life. For example, if I hadn’t put in a job application that led to me being hired by a particular company, or if I hadn’t stopped to talk to a military recruiter that … [Read more…]
I have a confession to make that may surprise some of you. I hated school when I was a kid. It wasn’t the English, the Spelling, or the History classes that I hated. But I dreaded Math. Most of the time my homework was only half done in those classes, and I was lucky to … [Read more…]
We are saved by trusting Jesus for the forgiveness of sin; we are blessed and rewarded by obedience to the Ten Commandments. Our salvation depends on simple faith in the blood of Christ, while our rewards in heaven depend upon our willingness to be obedient to God in all things. Without the law there is … [Read more…]
Those who think that it is hateful to call other religions wrong, do not have a problem with religion, but they have a problem with the nature of truth. Truth by definition is exclusive. To call something true means the opposite is false. This is simple logic. If no one has the truth then what … [Read more…]