Predestination is part of God’s decree in which He eternally proposes a plan to decide by His infinite wisdom all that will take place. While some do not like this doctrine because it hits at their autonomy and pride to control things, the fact of the matter is that the Bible clearly teaches this. God …
The doctrine of glorification is the truth of biblical theology that one day every believer will be in a glorified state in heaven where there will be the total removal of sin. At that time there will no longer be a possibility of future sin because we enter eternal life and will be like the …
The “material principle” of the Reformation was justification by faith alone. The material principle is the central doctrine of theology. Martin Luther called justification by faith “the article by with and by which the church stands.” He looked at Romans 1:17 and saw the truth of this teaching in the Word of God: Romans 1:17: …
This week’s biblical and theological term to ponder on is “sanctification.” Some people assert that we need to change these words; they sound too old fashioned and churchy. They say we need to change the Bible to sound more modern to a contemporary culture. But that is extremely dangerous thinking! If you change God’s Word …