Save the Perishing Blog

I don’t normally do this, but because this article hits the nail on the head, I am just going to post it. I left off in my last post stating that before we get into sanctification, I wanted to compare and contrast the differences in what each side believes about the doctrine of salvation. I [...]

The Manner of Faith-There are two sides.
1. The Divine Side- Originates with the Triune God. God the Father – Originating Source (Rom 12:3), God the Son – Mediating Source (Heb 12:2), God the Holy Spirit – Energizing Source (1 Cor 12:4,8,9)
Faith, then, is obtained as the result of the enabling power and gracious work of [...]

The Meaning of Faith
1. In Relation to Salvation
a. Believing the Gospel of Christ (Rom 1:16)
This is the power of God unto salvation.
b. Receiving the Christ of the Gospel (John 1:12)
Those that believe on Him will receive the power to become the son’s and daughter’s of God.
2. In Relation to God
a. To Believe God or Trust [...]

Faith- By definition there are two types, Natural Faith and Spiritual Faith. Natural faith all people possess in varying degrees. This is insufficient , however, to meet the moral and spiritual needs of man or the requirements of God. Spiritual faith is possessed by believers only. It is the belief or confidence, possessed by regenerate [...]

Wow! This one took some work, but by the Grace of God I am getting somewhere.
In order to really put this heresy to rest, we need to look at the doctrine of salvation, soteriology, and get a grasp on this comprehensive term and it’s many aspects. There are six basic aspects that we need to [...]

They were all making idols out of secondary causes and forgetting the first Cause where the glory should lie. Instead of saying, “We are Christ’s disciples” and uniting together in Christ they made parties and said, “We are Paul’s–he founded the church.” “But Apollos is more eloquent than the Apostle and he edifies us more. [...]

Saturday night, a few of us from the Save the Perishing group were outside the Sprint Center handing out Million Dollar Bill gospel tracts to those entering the Miley Cyrus concert.  Lots of moms and dads with daughters were entering the arena.  Most were happy to take a tract.  As we were passing out tracts, I noticed a boy on [...]

We need to see the three important facts about the teaching. First, we note again that it divides all men into three classes or categories. With this fact none of its proponents disagree, though they may present it differently and apply it differently. Secondly, one class is the “Christian” who “walks after the flesh”. The [...]

2. Popularity. Pastors and teachers today are so caught up in this old high school popularity contest where it is all about your name and being accepted by everyone that you water down the Scriptures, give feel good messages, and motivational speeches rather than expounding on the Word of God. This is also the health [...]

This could turn out to be a very lengthy blog, so I will do my best to break it up into pieces. I’ve been told some of the entries are too long. Sorry for that. But I feel this topic is vitally important to the health of the Church in America. This teaching has spread [...]