Are We Eternally Secure or Must We Have Faithful Faith? (Part 1)
Central to the teachings of Jesus is that God forgives our sins. In conversion, among the greatest joys is the realization that through the gospel, all of our sins are forgiven. It is a time of great happiness. Yet what happens when a person no longer possesses a repentant faith—when they live in deliberately sinful […]
Mirage #5: I Want to Find Freedom through Sin
Where does freedom really come from? This video based on Daniel McCoy’s Mirage: 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist examines the desire that people have to find freedom outside of the moral boundaries God has set up. The other videos in this series include the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, […]
The Father, Son, and Spirit Are Missionaries
In recent data presented by the Barna Group, we discover that a good percentage of young American Christians struggle greatly with the concepts of evangelism and missions.[1] This comes as no surprise to anyone that has engaged this age group and listened well. What is simultaneously fascinating and alarming about this scenario is the fact […]
Baptism, Salvation, and Discipleship
Conversion is a big deal in Scripture. Even the angels rejoice, Jesus tells us, for “there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:10). Surely this is because when a person expresses repentant faith, God releases his lavish and forgiving grace. And the faith that leads […]