Beloved, One last component of saving faith need not go unattended. This work would assert that it is exactly due to the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the doctrine of work that much error surrounding saving faith still exists. In...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, The imputation of faith, the declaration of the sinner as one of God’s elect, the pardoning of sin and the bestowing of righteousness that is alien to the natural man are all included in Paul’s next clarifying remark, “…And this is not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Working in conjunction with grace is faith. The next semantic phrase that informs how one is saved comes to the reader in the construct “through faith” (διὰ πίστεως). The apostle’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, This simple analysis should be compelling enough; however, the apostle continues on to further clarify the process of salvation. Paul tells the reader that it is “by grace” that this ontological change has occurred. Some in recent...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Faith as God’s divine gift can be seen in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesian Church, chapter two, verse eight and nine. Here, the apostle says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, The writer of Hebrews in chapter eleven, verse six says, “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” This singular statement...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Continuing on in Paul’s discourse in Titus three, verse six says, “whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,” The He here is the Holy Spirit whom the regenerated person experiences in the fullest measure possible...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, In the second half of verse five in Titus chapter three Paul says, “by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.” Historically the phrase “by the (or through) washing of regeneration” (διὰ...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, The Apostle Paul’s letter to Titus, chapter three serves to answer all three questions in verses four through seven. This text says, “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, A significant amount of time has thus far been expended to portray the extent to which fallen man is utterly dead in his sin. If man truly has no moral ability to see or perceive the things of God, if fallen man does not even seek...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
