Are We Saved by Faith Alone?
Around 500 hundred years ago at the dawn of the Reformation, the topic that was ferociously debated between Protestants and Roman Catholics was how a person was saved from their sins. [...]
By Austin Hobbs
In Calvinism, Christian Life, Christian Living, Perseverance of the Saints, Salvation, Total Depravity
Posted What Calvinism Means for the Christian Life
I was once told by one of my non-Calvinist friends that what we believe about predestination, the extent of the atonement of Christ, and how we are “born again” is inconsequential for how we live [...]
Did God choose whom he would save?
If God did not act first, no one would be saved. -RC Sproul A year and a half ago I would have opposed a belief that I now hold dear to my heart, and that is this: God chooses whom He saves. [...]
Can God override your unbelief?
Steven Furtick, a pastor from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, preached a sermon titled “The One Thing Jesus Can’t Do.” The sermon was based upon Mark 6:5, and focused around the [...]
Can Christians lose their salvation?
The discussion of whether or not Christians can lose their salvation is a highly controversial topic among the church today. What are we supposed to think when a believer steps away from the [...]
Augustine’s View on the Nature of the Soul
Now that we have established a foundation of why Augustine believes what he believes, let’s now examine Augustine’s view of the nature of the soul through his epistemological lenses. Augustine [...]