God did not randomly predetermine us for unconditional salvation or condemnation.  He has predetermined that those who obey His gospel and are “faithful unto death” will receive “the crown of life” Revelation 2:10).  Christ is “the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him” (Hebrews 5:9).  He has promised that we must do more than call Him “Lord” to enter heaven; we must also “obey the will of My Father” (Matthew 7:21).  Does that describe you and me?… Read More Biblical Predestination

There’s a song we sometimes sing as we worship God.  “Why did my Savior come to earth and to the humble go?  Why did He choose a lowly birth?  Because He loves me so.”  How true that is.  He came to seek out those who are lost and offer them salvation through His death on the cross, and He did so because He loves us so much.… Read More Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?

Not everyone who hears the gospel believes it.  This is because God gave them free will to choose.  Some make the wrong choice.  May that never be said of you or me!… Read More Make the Right Choice!

During my college days, the end of each semester would always be a hard time for me because that’s when all the papers and projects were due and the final exams were given.  Once I turned in that final paper and gave my last completed exam to the professor, a tremendous feeling of satisfaction would always come over me, a felling that said, “Now I don’t have to do anything else.  I have no more responsibilities.  I can relax, take it easy and do nothing.”  It’s tempting to have that same mindset when it comes to Christianity. … Read More Calvinism and 1 Corinthians 15:1-2

Having a conformity mindset easily leads to doing things which one knows are wrong in the sight of God.  If everyone uses bad language, conformists will use bad language also.  They will dress immodestly because everyone else does so.  They will drink alcohol since everyone else is drinking at the get-together.  Conformists do this because they are afraid of the scorn and ridicule which inevitably comes from their peers if they do not conform and instead behave differently than them.  Fear makes it much easier to conform, all the while forgetting or ignoring the fact that conforming to the sinful ways of the world makes one an enemy of God (1 John 2:15-17).… Read More “Do Not Be Conformed to this World”