Tag: salvation
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Anthony Esolen, senior editor at Touchstone, penned an intriguing editorial here entitled Pride & Incorrigibility; How to Save the World from Itself, eloquently arguing that entropy dooms mankind and its accomplishments to “declinism” until and unless he turns to the One who cursed creation with entropy. The remarkable point here…
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“In every generation, there are truths that are quietly set aside—not because they are unimportant, but because they are uncomfortable. Among these, few doctrines have suffered more neglect in the modern church than the reality of hell . . . only when we understand what we are saved from can…
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Seth Mitchell offers a thought-provoking essay here pontificating on the foolish tendency to believe technological innovation will save us. “What I call the Daedalus delusion now comes into view: an endless quest for technological solutions to technological problems, animated by the belief that the next invention will bring harmony rather…
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In the ESV, James 2:24 says, “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” Roman Catholics use this verse to defend their understanding that our works combine with our faith to justify us before God. A Roman Catholic response is here: “The main point…
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The Bible sometimes speaks of the same thing from different perspectives in time – past, present and future. For example, salvation is presented in the past, the present and the future. The emphasis is different depending on the perspective: With the resurrection, the future has invaded the present. We now…
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There is an interesting article here concerning the recent death of Scott Adams, creator of the popular “Dilbert” comic series (my second favorite after Calvin & Hobbes). There is some question over his end-of-life conversion to Christianity, whether it was legimitate or not and reigniting debates over the infamous Pascal’s…
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What is required for someone to be saved and enter eternal life? Just one thing – being born again in the New Testament sense. Jesus was emphatic in John 3:3 that one cannot enter the kingdom of God unless he is born again. He was also clear to tie this…
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Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is described in several Bible verses, notably in Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:28-30, and Luke 12:10. These passages state that while all sins can be forgiven, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or the age to come. How should…
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There is only one God. One entailment of divine unity is that all of the actions/operations of God outside himself are undivided. That is, every work of God is a work of all three Persons of the Trinity. The Trinity always act in concert although one Person will often take…
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This is a fascinating discussion. My hat’s off to both the skeptic (who is articulate, polite and patient) and the two Christians (who also are polite, articulate and patient) who are not afraid to wrestle with difficult questions.
Christian Apologetics 