The Human Soul Part Two In our previous study we examined the unbeliever at physical death. Let’s now briefly look at the physical death of the believer: When the believer dies, the soul and spirit leave the body and go into the presence of the Lord ( 2 Corinthians 5:8 ). In the original language the literal interpretation is “face…
The Human Soul Part One The real you is your soul. It is the immaterial part of your being. Our soul — Psuche in the Koiné Greek — is designed by God to respond to Him. How do we know? “Psuche” is in the feminine, meaning responder. God is an aggressor, as in He designed man to respond to Him….
You Cannot Lose Your Salvation A Biblical Examination of “Loss of Salvation” and the Doctrine of Eternal Security (This doctrine is critical for the believer to understand. Stay with this study to the end and follow each link provided.) “Nearly all believers’ conception of God’s infinite love is based on their limited concept of human love. God’s love is the…
Eternal Security/Positional Truth If you have trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior (Acts 16:31) your salvation is irrevocable! “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance (irrevocable)” (Romans 11:29 NASB). “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose”…
Confronting Self and Answering God Each and every person ever born must sooner or later confront the truth of their moral condition. We are the unrighteous at the mercy of a righteous God. God Himself solved our dilemma of unrighteousness by substitutionary atonement—the just for the unjust (Romans 3:26), so His justice is served and our justification is provided for…
Belief (“Repentance”) and Confession “Believe for salvation—confess for restoration and communion:” The salvation of the unbeliever results in initial union with God. The confession of the strayed believer results in restored communion with God. Believing for salvation and confession of sin are two completely different concepts and should never be interchanged. The unbeliever is never saved by confessing sin, and…
The Cross Before the Crown – A Necessity Our Lord said, “The son of man must be lifted up.” So, what did He mean by that? He meant that true life could only come out of death. He meant that for a new creation to begin, the old creation must be destroyed. The principle again is that the cross must…
God’s Plan Genesis 1:1 through 2:8 is like a target with concentric lines leading to a bullseye; a beginning point between man and God; a place where truth becomes reality and reality becomes false. God’s Plan centers around Christ, the Personification of Truth. Each facet of Scripture is designed as a directive, pointing to the bullseye—Christ. Humanity has a sin…
Our Citizenship In Heaven Our citizenship in God’s glorious kingdom is not determined by external acts of dos and don’ts; it is not what we eat or drink. We are a spiritual kingdom of believer-priests living in Satan’s kingdom. Our righteousness is an ever-present possession because Christ indwells us. It is His righteousness imputed to us because of the cross…
Denying God Humanity is created in the image of God, and lives in a reality (or world) created by God, therefore humanity is not excused, rather condemned for denying the existence of God (as evidenced through the existence of earth, stars, sun, moon, heavens, intelligent design, the complexity of every biological life-form, etc.), therefore, man is without excuse. Everything did…
The Great Restoration Distractions of the world and its enticements interfere in our relationship with God. When Christ became incarnate (became human so He could be related to humanity), He did so to go to the cross so we could be “related” to God. Being in Christ, we are made holy because He is holy. We become adopted children because…
Common Arguments Against God, Salvation, and Biblical Truth The “I want nothing to do with organized religion” argument is based on the rules and corruption of human-created religion. This argument is valid. God Himself stands apart from organized religion. Religion is many things, and they all involve humans making life difficult for other humans by imposing man-made empty ritual and…
Auditions for Heaven There are no auditions for heaven. The exception was Jesus Christ. Reason: No one else qualified as a perfect unfallen human being, one without the Adamic Nature. Since Adam chose to disobey God by the temptation handed to him from the woman (‘woman’ was her actual name at the time), every human being since Adam has the…
Are You Good Enough to Please God? Are you good enough to get to Heaven? Well, how good is good enough, and who determines that? What’s the golden standard of good? If you can be good enough to please God, why did God send His Son to the cross to die in your place if you can just “do it…
Critical Points On Salvation The Cross is the Centrality of Life Philosophy insists on the power and virtue of man by reason. World religions promise favor by the gods for virtuous acts (people earning favor from the ‘gods’). Christianity on the other hand is God’s plan for the human race, which has three phases: Phase One: God provided salvation for…
If you have decided to trust Christ as your personal Savior – Congratulations! You have just made the most important decision of your life.
Why do I need to be saved? Reference verses for our study: John 3:15-16; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18. All judgment for our personal sin was poured out upon Christ and judged (John 5:27). At the First Advent (Christ coming as a man, as Messiah), Christ was judged for our sin, at the Second Advent (Second Coming)…