It is of vital importance that we are established in the full assurance of our eternalsalvation. Doubting our salvation is assured will give opportunity to the enemy andwill cultivate instability. As every good parent knows a child needs the stability thatcomes from knowing they are and always will be loved, and they will never beabandoned. …
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Genesis 1:1-2 may be the most contested passage of Scripture. A successful attack on afoundation destroys the superstructure. The importance of these first two verses isdemonstrated in the disproportionate number of pages designated to them by commentators.In the following I hope to interpret Genesis 1:1-2, understanding the roll of genre, as it bearssignificance on the …
Disagreements over the person and work of the Holy Spirit in both Christian and non-Christian circles abound. A correct understanding of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit isessential for correct Christian practice and living. Errors in pneumatology have spread, one inparticular teaching not all believers are baptised with the Spirit, creating division. Experiencetrumps God’s Word …
Revelation 20:2 informs us that an angel bound Satan for a thousand years. Verse 3 sees himthrown into the abyss (Greek – ‘abusso’ bottomless), it is shut and sealed. Discerning thetiming of this event is vital. John Walvoord writes “On this question also hangs the decisionas to whether the millennium has already begun.” (The Millennial …
The importance of the subject of Biblical interpretation cannot be overemphasised. 2 Timothy 2:15 states, “Be diligent to present yourselfapproved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed,handling accurately the word of truth.” Often, major points ofdisagreement between Christians stem from opposing methods of howto read God’s Word. Lives have been …
“Where there is no guidance people fall, but in an abundance of counsellorsthere is victory.” Proverbs 11:14.One reason we need wise counsel is because there are powers that ‘counsel’against us – Psalm 83:3,5, Ezra 4:4-5. As the Bible reveals, much of this counseldoes not originate in the minds of men and women. The truth is …
Many people object to the reality of a ‘carnal Christian’, meaningsomeone who is regenerate and possesses eternal life, but carnal. Theexistence of carnal Christians is a major problem for reformed theologyas we shall see. The rejection of the reality of true Christians who livecarnally is dangerous for reasons we shall conclude with. Thepresumption that all …
John 1:12-13. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave theright to become children of God, even to thos who believe in Hisname, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, norof the will of man, but of God.”Verse 12 makes it clear that belief comes before adoption, …
