Recently I happened upon two theses on Philippians 3:11. They took completely different views of it–one concluded Paul was uncertain that he would be rewarded in heaven and the other that Paul was uncertain that he would be in heaven. Let’s examine this important passage. The phrase whose meaning is in question is this: “If,

This month’s discussion picks up where last month’s left off. Did Jesus in Matthew 10:32-33 teach that we must confess our faith in Him in order to get into heaven? Let’s see. The context clearly shows that Jesus was instructing His disciples about principles of discipleship, not justification. He warned them that men would persecute

In Romans 10:9-10 Paul seems to condition salvation upon faith in Christ plus confessing Him–not faith alone in Christ alone. Many evangelists today say that a person who is either afraid or unwilling to confess their faith in Christ remains unsaved. Imagine that. A believer being unsaved. Does that sound Pauline? Biblical? Absolutely not. Earlier