As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.” (Rom. 3:10) From my experience this is the scripture that is the most often used as a “proof text” for the idea that nobody can by their own…
Category: Salvation
16 Scriptures That Teach All Men Will Be Judged by Their Conduct, Not Their Belief
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered:…
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,…
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…
Righteousness by Self-Effort is Good, Expected, and Attainable
Self-righteousness has gotten a bad rap in modern theology. This is because we have taken something that is not only good but expected of us, which is making ourselves righteous by our own efforts, and attached to that the name…
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 in 2001. The topic for the conference was Defining…
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…