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The “SO GREAT SALVATION” mentioned in Hebrews 2:3 is NOT the salvation believers receive when they first believe on Jesus for their eternal life (Ephesians 2:8-9). The salvation found in the Book of Hebrews deals primarily with the salvation of the soul, which represents the ongoing sanctification process believers should be carrying out in their daily lives (Philippians 2:12-13).

The book argues that “try-hard Christianity” misunderstands both holiness and the function of biblical exhortations by turning the Christian life into a cooperative project in which our effort helps make us holier before God. In contrast, the Absoluter wing of Old School Baptists insists that all the elect are equally and immutably holy in Christ: sanctification, as to standing, is eternal in election, accomplished once-for-all in Christ’s offering, and applied by the Spirit in regeneration, not a moral ladder the believer climbs. New School / Missionary Baptists maintain a classic ...

In Greek, the root of “heretic” is αἱρέω / αἵρεσις, originally meaning “to choose” and then a choice, school, or party—a neutral term for a philosophical camp. Hellenistic Jews (like Josephus) use αἵρεσις for religious sects such as Pharisees and Sadducees. In the New Testament the word shifts: in Acts it can still mean “sect,” but in Paul’s lists it means factions that tear the church, and αἱρετικός (Titus 3:10) is the factious man who insists on his own line. In the 2nd–4th centuries, as the church confronts Gnostics, Marcionites, Arians, ...

Romans 8:31-39 is a reminder of what the Lord Jesus has done. It is a picture of the grace of God providing all we need for salvation and a right relationship with God. It is about a God whgo has invested much in the lives of His children and who will do all He can to keep them. It portrays salvation from God's perspective. Paul's focus in these verses is not about our commitment to God but rather about His commitment to us. In this brief study of Romans 8:31-39 you will see something of the commitment of God to you and to keeping you in the salvation His Son gave His life to accomplish.

“PROGRESSIVE GLORIFICATION?” booklet is a compact polemic + study-aid that does three things in order: Puts the phrase “progressive glorification” on trial. The foreword argues that the phrase can sound like gospel brightness while functioning as a ladder that turns the Christian life into “climb higher, shine brighter, prove more,” shifting assurance from Christ to my progress. It insists 2 Cor. 3:18 is a window (behold Christ) rather than a scoreboard (measure yourself). Presents Charles Leiter’s “Law of Christ” material, then critiques it from an Old School Baptist ...

The doctrine of the One New Man stands at the very heart of the New Testament revelation of salvation, redemption, and God’s eternal purpose in Christ. It is not a secondary theme, nor merely a theological metaphor, but a foundational truth that explains what God has accomplished through the cross, what the Church truly is, and where history itself is moving. When Scripture speaks of the one new man, it is revealing God’s answer to humanity’s deepest problem—not merely individual sin, but division: division between God and man, between Jew and Gentile, between peoples, nations, and ...

“God’s Kind” here does not mean “God is kind,” even though He certainly is. Rather, it refers to God’s species or children. Using “God’s Kind” to expound on the Kingdom of God is new and bold. The hope is to jolt readers to think outside the “Kingdom of God box,” which has been rigidly constructed within the various perspectives of major theological schools and has continued to divide Christians. Satan’s attack on God’s kind is focused on this truism spoken by Jesus: “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls” (Luke 11:...

This book is a compact, historically anchored argument that treats Sunday School less as a neutral “church activity” and more as a modern institution with a theology baked into its machinery. It opens with a brief foreword framing the piece as a continuation of (and response to) ongoing criticism of the Old School Baptist position. In the first movement, Sunday School is defined in its modern, recognizable form—an age-graded, volunteer-run “learning hour”—but its origins are located in late–late-18th-century social conditions: industrial poverty, child labor, and a push for ...

In Scripture, “witness” and “testimony” are truth-terms, not technique-terms. A witness gives honest attestation to reality—Christ’s person and work—and the believer’s life is meant to function as corroborating evidence, not as a staged performance. Modern usage often drifts: “witnessing” becomes a program (“going witnessing”) and slides into scripts, pressure tactics, and “closing the deal,” while “testimony” can become a stylized personal story that subtly shifts the center from Christ to the speaker. Harris’s The Witnessing Church (1837) represents an ...

Il est fréquent d’entendre les gens parler de santé, de richesse et de prospérité comme étant des signes de la bénédiction de Dieu. Cependant, Jésus a dit que ce sont les pauvres, les persécutés et les personnes qui souffrent qui sont bénis. Dans ce petit livre, R. C. Sproul examine une section bien appréciée du Nouveau Testament appelée les « béatitudes ». Il utilise les célèbres paroles prononcées par Jésus au début du sermon sur la montagne pour expliquer que la vraie bénédiction n’est possible qu’en saisissant la grâce de Dieu en Jésus-Christ.

King Josiah inherited a kingdom in ruin and under the judgment of God. He heard a message of destruction from prophets and changed his ways, but quickly found out sincere faith is not enough! While cleaning up his kingdom and placing the temple in order, the workers discovered the Book of the Law which told Josiah how to worship before God. When he humbled himself to God and His Word, he was spared the destruction that was coming.

Who is Jesus Christ? In a world filled with conflicting doctrines and interpretations, this essential question demands a clear, biblically grounded answer. Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God offers a unique and rigorous exploration, built exclusively upon the King James Version of the Holy Bible. Employing the Sentinel Threefold System (UAD), this book equips you to: Uncover Philosophical Fallacies that distort biblical truth. Analyze Logical Fallacies in arguments against Christ's deity. Defend Truth through the powerful KJV Topical Bible Study Method. Inside, you will find: Part I: ...

This book is about salvation by God’s grace. If you were to ask the average Christian if he believed in salvation by grace, most would respond with an emphatic, “Yes.” I know, because I have asked people from many Christian faiths, and each response has been in the affirmative. Why wouldn’t it be?

»Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, und Frieden auf Erden bei den Menschen seines Wohlgefallens!« (Lukas 2,14) Diese Worte gehören zu den wohl bekanntesten Weihnachtstexten der Bibel. Es sind tröstliche und zugleich auch erschreckende Worte. Aber was bedeuten sie? Und was haben diese Worte mit Ihnen zu tun? Auch, wenn Sie sich diese Fragen bisher noch nie gestellt haben, sollten Sie sich doch die Zeit nehmen, die Antworten in diesem kurzen Hörbuch zu finden. Vielleicht gewinnt das Weihnachtsfest dadurch für Sie eine völlig neue Bedeutung!

This audiobook was written to reveal the Scriptures that will help you learn how to watch for and be a part of Jesus Christ's coming kingdom. If you are seeking more than simple answers, this audiobook will show you the deeper truths in the Scriptures that will lead you to a closeness with Christ now, and a position with him in his coming kingdom in the very near future. Lyn Mize has given us an excellent resource that can be instrumental in helping us qualify to become part of those who will reign and rule with Jesus in this magnificent holy city.

Is it really true that what Jesus has accomplished for us on the cross is enough? Or do we need to add our own works of righteousness to the equation? IT’S TIME FOR AN UPGRADE. Receive the revelation that will enable you to get of the hamster wheel of religion and enter into true rest for your soul. Experience His shalom (peace) and joy through a revelation of the gift of His righteousness. Follow in the footsteps of Paul, the great apostle. He considered his own righteousness (which comes through the law) poo (excrement). In other words, it stinks. Paul no longer wanted to have anything ...

This book is a series of 28 sermons on the Parable of the Prodigal from Luke 15. "The main scope of this parable is to set forth the rich grace of God to miserable self-undone sinners, and the great pleasure which he takes in their conversion. It therefore presents us with the pattern of a grievous sinner, and discovers to us, both what he is before conversion, and how he is converted, and what welcome he finds with God upon his return unto him." Samuel Willard (1640-1707) was a New England puritan Born in 1640 at Concord, Massachusetts, Samuel Willard was one of the most important ...

In the first four chapters of his letter to the Corinthian church, which was obviously not originally divided into four easy-to-read chapters, Paul talked about a division in the church that he had learned about from either Chloe or from a person in Chloe's household. Then in the next four chapters of this first volume of a commentary on the book of First Corinthians, he talked about fornication in the church, taking a brother or sister in the Lord to court, to marry or not to marry, and the Christian position on eating meats that had been offered to idols. But in looking at his ...

This book argues that the New Testament rejects both a lone “me-and-Jesus” individualism and a faceless, group-identity collectivism, and instead presents salvation as deeply personal and fiercely corporate—God saving a people in Christ, by sovereign grace, one sinner at a time. It defines “collective salvation” as God redeeming a people (laos, sōma, ekklēsia), where individuals are saved into a body, not as detached atoms. Scripture’s corporate language (Israel as “my people,” federal headship in Adam and Christ, the Church as body/bride/holy nation) shows that salvation ...

The book explores Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 9:22, “I have become all things to all men,” by beginning with a close Greek analysis of the verse. It explains that phrases like “τοῖς πᾶσιν γέγονα πάντα” (“I have become all things to all”) and “ἵνα πάντως τινὰς σώσω” (“so that by all means I might save some”) emphasize Paul’s radical willingness to adapt himself—in every ethically permissible way—for the salvation of others. This does not mean compromising doctrine or morals, but laying aside personal rights, altering...