SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION

Can someone who has come to saving faith in Jesus “lose” or “walk away” from their salvation? Is there Biblical evidence for this? So many believe it is possible that it seems there must be scriptural evidence for it, right? Um… No. There is none. But, just in case you won’t take my word for it let’s see what God says about it in His word, ok? To begin with let’s look at something Jesus taught Israel that many wrongly interpret to mean that New Covenant believers can lose their salvation. It is found in John15 where we see Jesus teaching the disciples about who He is and why they need to believe it. He said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every…

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JUSTICE: A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

Edward O’Hara Sun 3/29/2020 3:05 PM… Paul tells those of us who are the true church that we are to judge those who are in the church in 1Cor.5:9-13. And not those that are without because God will judge them. God wants us to do this because the church is for the righteous. Not the unbeliever. But, have you noticed that most preachers speak of evil outside the church? Always speaking in their messages about the evil that is in the world and condemning them for it. I wonder why that is. Hmm? Don’t they realize that by judging among ourselves as Paul said we keep the church the church, and the world? So what could possibly be their motivation for judging those outside the church against Paul’s instructions? What drives them to do this?  In this message, I m…

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