Apostasy is an intimidating sounding word. This article explains exactly what it means. Main Points Apostasy is a willful departure from God. There is no repentance from it – it is permanent. It cannot happen by accident. Christians can commit apostasy. DOWNLOAD FREE CHAPTERS FROM OUR NEW BOOKS Definition Apostasy means an abandonment…
Although the word backslide or backsliding does not appear in the New Testament, backsliding is a widespread occurrence today. People come to church for a while, appear to be passionate for God, then for no apparent reason, decide that they want nothing to do with Christ anymore. Why does that happen, and how do we…
Suppose a Christian is driving his car, and in a moment of frustrated road rage, he cusses out another driver. Then while he was not paying attention, he gets in an accident and dies on the spot. So he never got a chance to confess his sin to God. He never got a chance to…
Eph. 2:8,9 and Rom. 6:23 teach that salvation is a gift. Salvation is not based on faith and works, but faith alone, resulting in good works. Good works performed after salvation determines our reward in heaven, not our eventual presence there. In this article, we investigate the correct scriptural balance between faith and works. We…
There is a lot of misunderstanding of what is a Christian, or what is Christianity. In the US, there is a fierce debate over LGBT rights and religious liberty. LGBT sympathizers are militantly opposed to conservative Christianity, which they think is responsible for discriminating against them in the past. On the other hand, they love…
Evangelism Explosion (a program founded by the late Dr. James Kennedy) asks two crucial questions. Do you know for sure (100%) that if you died today, you would spend eternity with God in heaven? Suppose you died, and God asked you, “Why should I let you spend eternity with me?”, how would you respond? Did…
God’s grace is one of the most fundamental doctrines of Christianity. Without God’s grace, Christianity does not even exist. Yet I am amazed how many Christians do not understand this most fundamental concept. I once heard a Christian lady talk about how hard it is for a Christian to go to heaven. According to her,…
Jesus stated that He did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. Law keeping “Christians” latch on to this as they attempt to impose their bondage on other Christians. They tell you that Christians are supposed to keep the Old Testament law otherwise you are not genuinely following Christ. Is that true?…
There are many Old Testament scriptures which are mind boggling to New Testament (NT) believers. For example, Exodus 23:19 commands chefs not to boil a goat in its mother’s milk. What does that even mean, and what does it have to do with us today? Dispensationalists believe that many of those Old Testament scriptures no…
There are many well meaning sincere believers who still observe the food laws of the Old Testament. Certainly they are not in sin and there may be real health benefits to such a practice. But are believers required to do likewise and are those food laws still expressions of holiness before God? Main Points God…