Dean Haskins If you think that a change in one’s lifestyle is evidence of being saved, then the thief on the cross didn’t make it to heaven, and Messiah lied to him. The thief didn’t have an opportunity to demonstrate any change in his outward lifestyle as the evidence that he was saved. No measure of human … Read more
I say “pervasive” because this one error has sown more doubt and confusion about the finishing of our faith, as it has been so solidified in how we think about the process of justification. And, since christianity places the power of salvation within the control of people, many become frustrated over the fact that they … Read more
One of the errors of understanding that has arisen from the English translation of the scriptures is the use of “WORD” to mean two different things. The Hebrew “dabar” and the Greek “logos” are linguistic equivalents—they both mean the same thing–“utterances,” but the focus of dabar/logos is on the one doing the uttering, not the … Read more