Predestination is the act of determining beforehand. Predestination is not the same as election, as it speaks of all of the decrees of God (both positively and permissively), not just those regarding His people and their salvation. Election is part of God’s predestination, but is not the only thing …
There are two church ordinances: water baptism and the Lord’s supper. Matthew 28:19 clearly indicates that only believers who have been taught are to be baptized. Baptism does not save by putting away our sin, but in the answer of a good conscience toward God ( 1 Peter 3:21 ). Baptism is a picture …
Election is explained in Ephesians 1:3-5 , among other places in Scripture. This election is plainly based upon the loving foreknowledge of God ( 1 Peter 1:2 ), not upon anything that we did or were going to do. An election based simply on foreseeing our belief or good works is unscriptural for two …
Just because a person may be heterosexual does not mean that they are necessarily moral: they might still be engaging in child molestation, adultery, rape, etc. However, it is possible to be in God’s will and be engaging in heterosexual behavior, within the guidelines that God has given; it is not …
(continued from Part 1 ) There are at least 10 proofs that the Bible is God’s Word. There is strong historical evidence that the New Testament manuscripts are reliable and that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. But in addition, we should note: 1) Its unity: 66 books, with 40 authors from different …
Because “the carnal mind is enmity against God” (Romans 8:7), ever since the Garden of Eden there has been a war between Truth and error, between God and the world. While the fundamental tenants of the Bible and of Christianity must be accepted by faith, as a gift from God and applied by the Holy …
The Bible in many places teaches that our salvation is ultimately due to the electing grace of God, made before He created the earth and influenced only by His own perfect and free will ( 1 Peter 1:1-5 ; 2:6-9 ; Matthew 24:21-31 ; John 15:16-19 ; Romans 8:28-34 ; 9:11-16 ; Colossians 3:12-13 ; 2 …
Angels were created by God ( Psalm 148:1-5; Colossians 1:16 ). This tells us that they are not eternal; only God is eternal, having no beginning or end. Concerning the time of their creation, Job 38:4-7 seems to suggest that the time of their creation was before the creation of the earth, because …
The historic, biblical doctrine of the perseverance of the saints does not teach that God's children are above committing sin, above deception, or above faltering in their faith, nor does it teach that God's children cannot be involved in such errors at the point of their death. Rather, …