salvation

I think the basics of what you must affirm are: I am a sinner Christ died for my sins I'm thinking of this in the most basic terms. Like what can a child or a mentally disabled person (who have very little reasoning faculties) or a person in the last few seconds of life (who has very little...

Under such conditions, can you go to heaven? Let me explain the impetus for my question… For those who didn’t read my introductory biography, before coming to Christ and being saved, I once lived out and participated in a homosexual lifestyle. Just to be clear, this is all in the past and I...

For what it's worth, I am a Calvinist. I am also relatively new to the faith. But in any case, I was having a lively discussion with my more left-leaning and (sort of) Roman Catholic father who loves me (and vice versa) but very much disagrees with my Reformed Presbyterian sensibilities, in which I was...

In light of a recent thread (which I do not link here so as not to inadvertently kick someone when they're down) in which the salvation of Solomon was discussed, I was wondering whether these specific words (in boldface) in the Messianic prophecy were also meant to be applicable to Solomon. I am...

Justification, adoption, etc. ("already aspects" of Salvation) happen WHEN we begin to believe. Sanctification, glorification, etc. ("not-(fully)-yet aspects") happen AFTER we started believing. However, new birth (logically) precedes believing. (I would say, it is the same moment, in which...

ALL OUT WAR Dr. McMahon has taken Christopher Love’s excellent book, “The Christian’s Combat Against the Devil,” and composed and arranged songs chapter by chapter using Love’s content. Each chapter is distilled to its primary message and set to music in the style of 1980s-1990s metal rock...

The Works of Henry Greenwood by Henry Greenwood (1545-1634) Henry Greenwood (1545-1634) was a Calvinistic Minister of the Gospel and a popular early Puritan theologian. Explore the timeless and biblical wisdom of Henry Greenwood’s original works compiled into a single volume. There are nine...

I have been trying to figure out the Reformed view of the sacrament of Baptism for a long time now. The Westminster confession states that Baptism is an effectual means of salvation for the Elect, even though it usually isn't tied to the exact moment of it happening. I also understand that...

I Am for You: God’s Power in Supporting His People by C. Matthew McMahon This volume is a spiritual journey through five important Scriptures: Jeremiah 3:1, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 16:4, 1 Samuel 17:34-35, and Ezekiel 36:9. It demonstrates the cultivation of true assurance that Christians can...

The Excellent Name of God by Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) was a brilliant Reformed preacher of the Gospel, and a member of the Westminster Assembly. He ministered with pastoral sensitivity and a zealous desire to glorify God in his preaching and writing...

The Blessed God by Daniel Burgess (1645-1713) Daniel Burgess (1645-1713) was a popular Reformed, Presbyterian minister, and fiery preacher in his day. To intimately know God is the substance of this work by Burgess. It is not only to know God as God has revealed his essence, but Burgess, as...

Remembering Your Creator by Matthew Mead (Meade) (1630-1699) Matthew Mead (Meade) (1630-1699) was an independent puritan divine, and popular reformed preacher and morning lecturer at Stepney Church (London). In this work, Mead sets down the sincere choosing of God which should result in...

Christ Commanding His Coronavirus to Covenant Breakers by C. Matthew McMahon (281 pages) This work expounds on key Scriptural passages, and outlines, from a biblical point of view, why Christ has sent his coronavirus to covenant breakers in his church. God deals very harshly yet tenderly with...

While maintaining justification by faith alone, the Reformed have historically answered this question: Yes. Many historic reformed resources are linked on the below webpage on this issue, including many in Latin from Reformed Orthodoxy with numerous quotes from those works translated. The...

"The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ" by Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) Do you have a full and unwavering assurance of salvation? Do you ever wonder if you are truly saved? Or if you are self-deceived? Do you experience Christ’s consolation to you in his love? This is a classic work, most...

We know that, in the New Testament era, salvation comes by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the way but, before Christ, what was the way? We definitely can't say the Jews were saved by the law. I usually go about arguing the position looking at Paul's quote of Habakkuk in Galatians...

Part of the reason I joined the PB was to seek a sound response to the question "Is belief in the Trinity-specifically the 3 persons of God-neccesary for salvation?". I searched and found a similar thread already that existed and I didnt ever end up seeing a response (I just ended up seeing...

I am going around to my various forums that I am a member of asking for prayers for my mother-in-law, Dee Dee, who just found out that she has stage four kidney cancer. They are treating her with chemo and radiation, but her prognosis is very poor. Some have suggested that she may only have 6...

Hello, my sister is witnessing to one of our cousins who is a Roman Catholic, and wants to know the best way to approach some of her (cousin) beliefs regarding Infant Baptism and the receiving of the Holy Spirit. Here is the question. The question that has come up that my sister needs help is...

I've been having a discussion on facebook with someone who said that he would rush a dying infant to be baptized. He also stated that Mark 16:16 indicates that you must believe and be baptized or be condemned to hell. I don't believe baptism saves your nor do I believe that not being baptized...

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me John 10:3-5 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him...

Do you think that God considers prayers about events that have already happened but about which you don't know the outcome? Say for example a friend was to take an exam at 5 pm today. If I prayed that he would do well on the exam tomorrow, would that prayer potentially have an effect on the...

I have written an article entitled "Assurance and faith, a package deal?" in which I assert that modern zealots confuse the two and lump them together. Imagine my disappointment when last month I heard this statement in a sermon--"The Bible says that if you're saved you'll know it."...

Haven't referred the the confessions yet, but wanted to post the topic before I go to sleep. Basically I am wondering how the following verses fit together: In Romans 8 Paul is referring to our resurrected bodies, the adoption, our redemption from corruption... we obviously do not have...