“How should a Christian deal with feelings of guilt regarding past sins, whether pre- or post-salvation?”……Answer: Everyone has sinned, and one of the results of sin is guilt. We can be thankful for guilty feelings because they drive us to seek forgiveness. The moment a person turns from sin to Jesus Christ in faith, his […]
Guilt Trip: Enjoying the Ride to Heaven Part 3 of 3… Guilt can make us pretty miserable, and getting (or giving) a guilt trip to somebody else is a sure-fire way to cause tension and dysfunction in your relationship. But some of us inflict guilt on ourselves, and cause dysfunction and tension between ourselves and […]
“What is free grace? What is Free Grace Theology?”……Free Grace Theology is essentially a view of soteriology grown from more traditional Baptist roots. It was systematized by theologians such as Dr.'s Charles Ryrie and Zane Hodges in the 1980s, mainly as a response to its antithesis, Lordship Theology or Lordship Salvation, which has its roots […]
Grace, Mercy, and Peace…2 Timothy 1:1-2…“This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus. I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. May God the Father and […]
Grace and honesty In his book Manning takes aim at those "so-called Christians who disfigure the face of God, mutilate the gospel of grace, and intimidate others through fear." He finds it unthinkable that the church rejects those who are accepted by Jesus. Jesus loves those whom the Father loves. If Jesus accepts sinners then […]
Grace Did you know that NO OTHER religion offers grace? Something so fundamental to being a Christian is understanding the grace that Christ gave us and experiencing freedom from the wages of sin: death! There are many other differences between Christianity and other religions
The Dispensation of Grace Ephesians 3:1-4…For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles- 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly […]