Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your lovingkindness: according to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions. (Ps. 51:1) The King [of Nineveh] said, “Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their…
Category: Salvation
Did the Lamb Sacrifice Save the Jew?
If I led a group of believers and I told you we were practicing ancient Jewish rituals such as lamb sacrifices you might have one or more of the following reactions: “Why on earth would you be doing that?” Or,…
The Protestant Gospel Will Lag Behind the Mormon Gospel
When I walk home after jogging I like to stop and chat with the Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness missionaries out doing their thing. I try to monopolize the conversation so it doesn’t turn out to be a waste of everyone’s…
Salvation by Being Good
Salvation by works? Salvation by faith? Who’s right, Catholics or Evangelicals? Neither one. We are judged by our conduct and we are saved by not being wicked, according to the Bible. This may sound like “Salvation by Works” but it’s…
Good People Without Faith Are Not Self-Righteous
No one is good enough for God, they say. Martin Luther put it emphatically: “The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man is the idea that somehow he could make himself good enough to…
What [the] Hell?
Ed Christian, Professor of English at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, shows how words about Hell and eternal punishment are misunderstood. This presentation was given at an Evangelical Theological Society annual conference. The topic for the conference was about the boundaries…
Just Who Has the Itching Ears?
I know the topic of salvation raises concern like no other because it hits at something foundational to our Christian faith and what we believe gives us a right to call ourselves Children of God. Recently someone I only slightly…