In plain language, a profession of faith that is not supported by the practical application of that faith is not a profession of faith at all and is useless for purposes of salvation.
Who Is a Christian? Part 4
Who Is a Christian? Part 3
Just who is a Christian? Is there a litmus test we might use to determine whether a person is truly a child of God?
Who Is a Christian, Part 2
A Christian is a person who confesses Christ as Lord and believes in the bodily resurrection of Jesus.
Who Is a Christian, Part 1
One of the questions the evangelical church must be able to answer with strong conviction and with strong biblical support is “Who Is a Christian?”
House on a Rock
Where there is no obedience to the commands of Christ – no life-application of the truths taught by the word of God – then there never was a salvation experience. This takes us to the very core of why there is a plan of redemption in the first place. God is perfect and complete in every way. He needs nothing from us. In fact, He doesn’t even need us.
House on a Rock
When Jesus refers to the rock in Matthew 7 (and again in Luke 6) to whom or what is He making reference?
Have You Studied the ABCs?
To simply believe that Jesus is Lord or is the Son of God is not sufficient to gain salvation. There are thousands or maybe millions of people in church (and not in church) who profess to be Christians bound for heaven simply on the basis that they believe.
Have You Studied the ABCs?
The knowledge of sin in a biblical sense comes from a personal encounter with the word, or the Word, of God. Thus the first step in repentance is not sorrow for sin, but revelation – a decision made, not by man, but by God.
Have You Studied the ABCs?
Part 2: The first step in repentance is not admitting one is a sinner, but having a personal encounter with the living Christ.
Have You Studied the ABCs?
There is no Scripture that requires anyone to admit they are a sinner before they can be saved. Even Baptists believe that there is nothing a person has to do before they are saved.
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