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
This might seem like a facetious question, but, please examine yourself in light of it. What if the things you have been taught about how salvation is received are false? What if the ways you live out what you believe, in a practical sense, are actually wrong, and have nothing to do with the true … Read more