READING TIME: 3-5 MINUTES May 12, 2020, Dave, I’m discipling somebody and it would be helpful to have an overview of the believer’s responsibility in salvation that I can share with this…
Category: Salvation
What does Peter mean in 2 Peter 1:10-11 by diligently making certain your calling and election?
READING TIME: 4-7 MINUTES January 15, 2020 What does Peter mean in 2 Peter 1:10-11 by diligently making certain your calling and election? 10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to…
Does 1 Cor 2:14 teach that an unbeliever is spiritually unable to believe?
October 29, 2019 READING TIME: 1-2 MINUTES David, does 1 Cor 2:14 teach that an unbeliever is spiritually unable to believe? What is happening in 1 Corinthians 2? Chapter 2:14 mentions “the…
What type of salvation is in 2 Thess 2:13?
READING TIME: 3-6 MINUTES Dave, I’ve heard you say that “salvation” has various meanings in the Bible. What type of salvation is in 2 Thess 2:13? 2 Thess 2:13: “But we should…
What tense of salvation is Paul referring to in 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24? Do these verses support the “P” in TULIP?
READING TIME: 2-3 MINUTES January 13, 2020 What tense of salvation is Paul referring to in 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24? Do these verses support the “P” in TULIP? 23 Now may the God…
It appears Mark 16:15-16 is teaching baptism is necessary for salvation
August 1, 2019 READING TIME: 3-5 MINUTES David, it appears Mark 16:15-16 is teaching baptism is necessary for salvation. Please explain. Before I answer the question, there are debates regarding whether Mark…
Being born of the water and the Spirit
READING TIME: 60 SECONDS August 27, 2019 What did Jesus mean in John 3:5 when He talked about being born of the water and the Spirit? The verse states what is prerequisite…
Does John 6:69-70 teach unconditional divine election?
August 16, 2019 READING TIME: 1 MINUTE OR LESS Dave, does John 6:69-70 teach unconditional divine election? This would not indicate that Judas was a person chosen unto salvation. It does not…
Plucking out your eye ?
July 18, 2019 David, what did Jesus mean when He talked about plucking out your eye (Matt 5:29-30; Mk 9:43-48)? SUMMARY: It is better to be a believer who suffers a loss…
Was Jesus’s call to follow Him a call to eternal salvation?
July 17, 2019 READING TIME: 2-3 MINUTES Dave, in Matt 4:18-22 (also see Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11), was Jesus’s call to follow Him a call to eternal salvation? SUMMARY: Jesus’s call to…