Must we do “the work of the Christian life” to have eternal life_

Beware of Misleading Blogs A reader told me about a May 20, 2018 blog by Justin Steckbauer entitled “How to Have Eternal Life.” The reader said, “After reading it I […]

What was lost in Eden_

  Does the Bible emphasize the eternality of salvation? When OT and NT people thought of salvation, was “living forever” a new idea or a basic one? Is that something […]

Did Daniel Teach About Eternal Life

  Was it normal for Jewish people to believe that God’s salvation is eternal? Was it normal for them to think of the coming Messiah in “eternal” terms? Was everlasting […]

Did Abraham believe in eternal life_

What did Abraham believe? What was the content of his faith in God? Did he believe in God for lots of grandkids and great-grandkids, or did he also have everlasting […]

Did the Samaritans believe in Jesus for eternal life_

  Did the woman at the well understand that Jesus was offering her eternal life? Is that the kind of salvation she, and other Samaritans, were expecting from the Messiah? […]

salvation is by faith, faith, and only faith.

Billy Graham went to be with the Lord he loved and served. Here is his final column (see the image below). I thought it was a good one until I […]

is eternal security essential to the saving message?

Do Arminians believe the saving message? Someone asked that question in light of their denial of the doctrine of eternal security. Actually, some Arminians even say that eternal security is […]

July 1, 2016   in Blog - Assurance, eternal life

By Bob Wilkin, originally published in the Fall 1988 edition of Grace in Focus. “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments” (1 John […]

“Faith itself has been taken captive by legalism.” ~Gerhard Forde Ever since Paul’s fiery denouncement of Judaistic law-keeping in Galatians and Romans, the Christian tradition has recognized, if only grudgingly, […]

Watchman Nee on Eternal Life and Repentance

I recently came across the following quote from Watchman Nee, the famous Chinese evangelist and martyr. It is taken from a lecture he gave in Shanghai, during the spring of […]

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