Category: Salvation
What Must We Do?
Is Eternal Life a Gift We Have to Do Good Works?
You cannot earn salvation, so how can these ideas be reconciled? 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ Ro 6:23 Some mainstream denominations claim that “once saved, always saved”, as though it were an event that…
It Takes Grit
John Wayne played Rooster Cogburn, a man who who was supposed to have “true grit” I have been hit with a bit of a cold, and it is sapping a lot of my energy. Yesterday was probably the worst, and today it is downgraded to a big annoyance. Yet, here…
What Does It Take to “Be Saved”?
I guess if you’re Rob Bell, "everyone is already saved". However, there are those in the COG circles who want to go to the opposite extreme and add all sorts of un-Biblical (yes, the "Bible" with a capital ‘B’, not someone’s notion of it) requirements to salvation. What does the…
Reflections: Where Does Your Power Come From?
Sometimes, you hear the charge that the COGs teach that you earn your own salvation. In other words, it is alleged that your own efforts get you into the Kingdom. Not only is that a distortion of what is taught, it is a downright false idea which is believed by…
The Rescue
Angela was your typical teenager. As such, she often didn’t eat right , get enough sleep, etc. Many teens, including as when we were younger, act and talk as though they are invincible. Not enough sleep? No problem! Just catch up on some Zs later on. Eat healthy! Forget about…
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What Must We Do?
Is Eternal Life a Gift We Have to Do Good Works?
You cannot earn salvation, so how can these ideas be reconciled? 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ Ro 6:23 Some mainstream denominations claim that “once saved, always saved”, as though it were an event that…
It Takes Grit
John Wayne played Rooster Cogburn, a man who who was supposed to have “true grit” I have been hit with a bit of a cold, and it is sapping a lot of my energy. Yesterday was probably the worst, and today it is downgraded to a big annoyance. Yet, here…
What Does It Take to “Be Saved”?
I guess if you’re Rob Bell, "everyone is already saved". However, there are those in the COG circles who want to go to the opposite extreme and add all sorts of un-Biblical (yes, the "Bible" with a capital ‘B’, not someone’s notion of it) requirements to salvation. What does the…
Reflections: Where Does Your Power Come From?
Sometimes, you hear the charge that the COGs teach that you earn your own salvation. In other words, it is alleged that your own efforts get you into the Kingdom. Not only is that a distortion of what is taught, it is a downright false idea which is believed by…
The Rescue
Angela was your typical teenager. As such, she often didn’t eat right , get enough sleep, etc. Many teens, including as when we were younger, act and talk as though they are invincible. Not enough sleep? No problem! Just catch up on some Zs later on. Eat healthy! Forget about…