Knowledge of Eternal Life 1 John 5:11-13“And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son […]
“Do we contribute anything to our own salvation?”……Answer: There are two ways to look at this question—from a practical point of view and a biblical point of view. First, from practical point of view, let’s assume that a person does contribute something to his salvation. If that were possible, who would get the credit in […]
Conversion Deception? The Salvation Prayer Part 1 ……By Jim Allen……This blog posting is part one in a three-part series about the salvation prayer and its role in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Is the salvation prayer the decisive moment when God saves a person? If so, then why do so many people who pray to receive […]
Hints of Redemption April 15, 2012 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:15) When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden, God pronounced the dreadful curse on all […]
Eternal Life…1 John 5:13…I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. Although this powerful, five-chapter letter from the apostle John is full of vital insights into the Christian life, it is written to “little children”…1 John 5:21…Dear children, […]
“Can a Christian lose salvation?”……Before this question is answered, the term “Christian” must be defined. A “Christian” is not a person who has said a prayer, or walked down an aisle, or been raised in a Christian family. While each of these things can be a part of the Christian experience, they are not what […]
False Conversion The Salvation Prayer Part 2 By Jim Allen……In my last post, I wrote about people who pray to receive Christ but then continue in life with no apparent change, reverting again to the ways of the world with one foot in church. For one to pray and then go on in life without any […]