All men are religious. Religion saturates the entirety of humanity. Religion requires a god. God is the entity who directs the life of the religionist. This includes those who claim not to believe in a god of any kind. However, when self-proclaimed atheists are asked who directs their lives, they reply that they themselves decide […]

In the Apostle John’s gospel we find the Son of God speaking about what His ancient prophets spoke and wrote and His future apostles would speak and write. Their words would, upon their final recording and compilation, become the standard by which mankind will be measured. In the 12th chapter, beginning with verse 44, we […]

Christ suffered and died so that His Father could award grace to those who have sinned–broken His Law (1 Jn. 3:4). Question: Having awarded man grace for having broken His Law, thereby necessitating the death of His Son, would God then allow man to break that same Law because of grace? If we answer “Yes,” […]

How important is the Holy Spirit in obeying God’s command to obey His Law (Genesis to Revelation), which he condensed into the Ten Commandments? Without the Spirit, obedience unto holiness, which is necessary for salvation, is impossible. Jesus Christ died in our stead so that we could receive the Holy Spirit, thereby enabling us to […]

Having explained the essence and purpose of grace, the Apostle Paul asks the church at Rome: “Shall we continue to sin so that God can desplay His grace?” His answer is: “God forbid.” GOD FORBIDS GRACE RECIPIENTS TO SIN. Paul asks: “How shall we who are dead to sin CONTINUE TO SIN?” Sin characterized the […]

Those in traditional Christianity are told with absolute certainty that they must sin due to Adam’s miraculous corruption of their spiritual DNA. We have all been told by Scripture quoting seminary graduates that, like eye color and height, sin is one of life’s realities over which we have no control. Because of this “truth,” repentance, […]

Following the realization of a life lived in sin, repentance of those sins, forgiveness of those sins and a 180 degree turn from those sins, baptism is the next step. This is the point at which God literally erases and forgets one’s past life in totality–as if it never happened. It is also the point […]

The word “conditional” means “works” in the minds of many religious people to whom any effort beyond faith is a sign of “legalism.” To be involved in works and legalism means that one is not “under grace.” If one ever was under grace, then doing works and committing legalism means that one has “fallen from […]

In the previous posting we learned what grace was not. Let us now determine what grace actually is using the Source of all spiritual Truth–God’s Holy Word (Jn. 17:17). We are using the writing of the Apostle Jude who gives us an excellent concept of “grace” which is defined as unmerited favor or mercy. Jude […]

“By grace you are saved through faith.”  Enough said. End of conversation. The die is cast. The fix is in. That’s all one needs to know. Or so Satan has deceived church people into believing (Rev. 12:9). The devil’s parishioners believe this because of a lack of knowledge of and belief in God’s Word. What […]