While I wrote an entire book that goes into great detail about the topic, I figure it might be helpful to summarize what Scripture actually teaches about salvation and the Gospel. The following is from a Gospel tract I wrote that I like to hand out around Toronto: Religion teaches that God will only look… Continue reading Religion can’t get you to heaven
Category: Rightly dividing
Wrongly dividing
When talking about the Bible, most people divide it up into two sections that they call the New Testament and the Old Testament. There are correct ways to divide the Scriptures, but this isn’t one of them. First of all, the terms ”Old Testament” and “New Testament’ refer to covenants, not to books or to… Continue reading Wrongly dividing
Some more questions
I recently shared some questions I like to ask people to determine whether they actually know much about Scripture or not, and whether they’re likely to have anything useful to teach me from a spiritual perspective. I have a few additional questions, however, that are important for all Christians to ask themselves: If your answer… Continue reading Some more questions
Missing out
Thanks to never having been taught how to interpret Scripture properly, there are many spiritual concepts that those in the Christian religion (and most of those outside of it) miss out on. There are so many important terms and concepts that almost no Christian I’ve met is familiar with, terms and concepts which, when actually… Continue reading Missing out
How should we then really live?
This is part 15 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. The theological facts laid out in this article are required reading in order to truly understand what the Bible has to say about morality and life as a Biblical Universalist,… Continue reading How should we then really live?
Biblical threats explained
This is part 14 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. Part 13 is available here: Objections answered Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in the links (which are are the underlined words throughout the article), and… Continue reading Biblical threats explained
In Christ shall all be made alive
This is part 12 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. Part 11 is available here: How can you be “born again” if you weren’t even born a first time? Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in… Continue reading In Christ shall all be made alive
How can you be “born again” if you weren’t even born a first time?
This is part 11 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. Part 10 is available here: The impossibility of “free will” Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in the links (which are are the underlined words throughout the… Continue reading How can you be “born again” if you weren’t even born a first time?
Salvations
[This article is currently being updated, just FYI. I’ll remove this notice from the top of the article when the updates are complete.] This is part 1 of my Biblical Universalism series of articles on the subject of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation), along with various topics related to it. The theological facts laid… Continue reading Salvations
Salvations?
Lector: In your last article, it was pointed out that if there is anything at all we have to do to “get right with God,” even if it’s simply “choosing to trust Jesus,” then salvation would be by works and not grace since it would be a transaction between us and God. So how does… Continue reading Salvations?