Image by David Mark from Pixabay "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there …
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What’s On Your Bookshelf?
Photo by Ed Robertson on Unsplash I love old books. The antiquated look and smell. The way it feels in my hands. I like the hard covers with the nearly yellowing pages. No shiny book jackets or paperbacks for me. All lined up by size and different colors on a shelf. I especially love books …
Wrestling With God
For three days I wasn't able to post anything because I had accidentally deleted this blog. I meant to delete an old, neglected blog, but for some reason this blog got deleted instead. If you click on that big ? encased in a blue circle on the bottom right of your screen, it will take …
I Can’t Convince You There Is A God
Image by MabelAmber on Pixabay This morning I woke up with a heavy heart. I was thinking about friends, former friends, neighbors and many acquaintances who are spiritually lost. Some of them are members of "christian" cults. They believe in Jesus, but the wrong one. A jesus who cannot save anyone. They have been deceived …
The Heresy Of Lordship Salvation
Statue of apostle Paul by Pixabay Lordship Salvation is a heretical teaching. It claims that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ; BUT, at the same time claims that more is required to be saved. A person can believe in Jesus for everlasting life and not be saved because that faith must …
When Did Salvation Become By Faith Alone?
Image by Pixabay Recently, I was conversing with a friend on the subject of salvation. He believes that from Adam, the first man, down to us, salvation has always been by faith alone. To make his case, he used Hebrews 11, known as the "hall of faith" chapter, where it talks about Old Testament people …
How Were Old Testament People Saved?
Image by Pixabay "Abraham became the Friend of God and His righteousness because of his faith + nothing. And this was done just by believing what God said. Because Abraham received eternal life the same way the Church age believer does, we all came in the same way. But how did people back here from …
