Category: Bible

Your understanding of salvation seems to be supported by Scripture

There are basically three soteriological positions one can hold to (meaning there are three different scriptural understandings of salvation and the ultimate destiny of all humanity that one can believe in). These three positions are: A) Universalism (the idea that everyone will be saved and reconciled to God in the end), B) Annihilationism (the idea… Continue reading Your understanding of salvation seems to be supported by Scripture

How Paul used parallelisms to teach the salvation of all

Parallelisms of different sorts are used all throughout Scripture, but nobody used them better than the apostle Paul when he used them to explain what it is his evangel really means (meaning, what the outcome of the Good News he proclaimed is). The First Man: Adam = Condemnation [mortality and sinfulness] The Second Man: Christ… Continue reading How Paul used parallelisms to teach the salvation of all

For some Christians, Jesus would only care about us if there’s a literal “hell”

It’s been a little while, but I saw the usual suspects again today (aka the Toronto street preachers I write about sometimes), and I got into a bit of a disagreement with them that I felt I should write about. You see, some of them were insisting that, “If there were no hell, Jesus wouldn’t… Continue reading For some Christians, Jesus would only care about us if there’s a literal “hell”

Why we don’t use “normal Christian” language

In an email discussion with a Christian, I was recently told, “In my opinion, you use very wooden and awkward language. ‘Well message,’ ‘terrestrial Jesus,’ among others. It’s hard to have a conversation when you don’t just speak normally (plus your wording sounds so wooden). The word ‘gospel’ means the same thing as ‘well message.’” Now,… Continue reading Why we don’t use “normal Christian” language

Are you preaching religion or are you proclaiming the Gospel?

“We’re not preaching religion,” the street preacher said. “Religion makes you self-righteous.” He was correct that religion can make you very self-righteous. When someone believes they’ve been saved because of their religion or because of some religious act or acts they’ve performed, it means they believe it was something inherent within themselves that was responsible… Continue reading Are you preaching religion or are you proclaiming the Gospel?

The “charismatic” spiritual gifts aren’t for the body of Christ today

[The links in the following paragraph, which is an edited excerpt from chapter 9 of my eBook, aren’t necessarily written by members of the body of Christ, but the writers do seem to have a somewhat decent understanding of what it means to “rightly divide the word of truth,” so I still recommend reading them.]… Continue reading The “charismatic” spiritual gifts aren’t for the body of Christ today

Simple proof that there is more than one Gospel in the Bible

Most Christians believe that there is only one “Gospel message” in the Bible (the word “Gospel,” or “Evangel,” literally just means “a proclamation of Good News,” or ”news which is good”), and that the Gospel which Paul taught to the nations is the same one Jesus and His disciples were preaching throughout His three-year ministry… Continue reading Simple proof that there is more than one Gospel in the Bible

Why did the devil create the Christian religion?

The Christian religion was created to drive people away from God and the truth. The devil uses it to trick people into not understanding that Christ actually died and that He was buried, as Paul’s Gospel states He did and was, as well to fool people into believing they have to choose to do something in… Continue reading Why did the devil create the Christian religion?

What Christians don’t understand about unbelievers

There are three main factors that keep the majority of people (including Christians) from understanding what Scripture is actually talking about in most passages. I’m not going to get into all the details here, since I’ve done so in various other places on this site, but as a refresher, these three factors are: 1) Not… Continue reading What Christians don’t understand about unbelievers