Category Archives: Salvation

What is more important:  doctrine or practice?  Is the belief in the trinity or the deity of Jesus more important than how we live our lives?  Is the belief in the doctrine of salvation more important than living our lives … Continue reading →

The view that Christianity is only a matter of belief and not the renovation of our soul has many consequences.  As we noted in an earlier blog, many people who respect Jesus’ teachings, such as Mahatma Gandhi, are of the … Continue reading →

Salvation is the renovation of our soul so it becomes like God.  Problems that occur in our lives, such as in our marriages and in our relationships with other Christians (some of which we have discussed in the past several … Continue reading →

In the last blog, we saw that Paul tells us we are to judge fellow Christians who do not follow Christ’s teachings.  This is an awesome responsibility.  It demands that we exercise judgment with sensitivity to human nature and our … Continue reading →

This is the third blog on examples of why non Christians have little interest in investigating Christianity.  One reason is because Christians are seen as being very judgmental of others who fail to live up to their standards.  Dan Merchant … Continue reading →

This is the second blog on examples of why non Christians have little interest in investigating Christianity. These days we constantly read about Christians filing lawsuits against other Christians.  Liberal and conservative wings of a denomination file lawsuits over church … Continue reading →

In the next three blogs, we will go through three examples of why those who are not Christians have little or no motivation to investigate the claims of Christ.  The first example is divorce. There is no question the Bible … Continue reading →

The reason the resurrection of Jesus is so important in Christianity is because it teaches we must be resurrected to a new life.  We are to die to our old nature but be alive to God.  What is this new … Continue reading →

When most Christians discuss salvation, they place the greatest emphasis on the death of Christ for our sins—the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ that satisfied God’s need for justice.  Jesus took the punishment for our sins enabling us to be reconciled … Continue reading →

In the past few blogs, we have raised three questions about the doctrine of salvation. 1.         The majority of people who have ever lived have never heard of Jesus.  How can a loving and just God condemn them to hell? … Continue reading →