Today I will continue my discussion of various aspects of salvation by considering the topic of union with Christ. Depending on your confessional background, you may or may not have …
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Predestination: The Promise of Salvation
Predestination is the promise of the end at the beginning. When we preach this doctrine, we proclaim that God is not only eternally Savior, but He eternally had a people …
Our Savior: The Author of Salvation
When we speak of salvation, we often begin by talking about ourselves, and that is our first mistake. It would be better for us to start by considering the One …
Unchanging Love, Unchanging God
Why does God love us? How does He love us? These seem like appropriate questions to be asking at a time of year when we are celebrating God’s love as …
Old Covenant vs. New Covenant: Saving Covenant
WARNING: After reading this article, you may have a sudden desire for a glass of wi…err…grape juice and some ciabatta dipped in olive oil. Back again? How kind of you! …
Thankful Thursday: The Forgiveness of Sins
Today I continue my series in which I thank God for the final four things in the Apostles’ Creed, each of which has meant something special to me this year. …
How to Have Assurance of Salvation, According to the Apostle John
“How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?” (Job 25:4) Questions like this have been plaguing human beings …
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit: What It Means For Us
This is the latest in a series of essays on the topic of baptism. You can find links to the previous articles at the bottom of this page. Thank you …