For decades we have seen churches focus more and more on social and secular programs and less and less on sin. The reasons are obvious. Sin is an unpopular topic. People are not comfortable hearing sin openly discussed, defined and condemned. They are made to feel guilty about their own short-comings, bad attitudes and bad […]
“Laissez-faire” is a French term which means “allow to do.” It describes “a policy or attitude of letting things take their course, without interfering.” For obvious reasons, the term is popular in political circles, but this policy and attitude is also quite prevalent in religion. Far too many Christians have adopted a non-interference policy in the practice of
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People are often confused about the concept of “salvation.” From what is one “saved?” How is one “saved?” For what purpose is one “saved?” Various cultural influences cause some people to think that salvation is for some particular ethnicity or economic status. Salvation, however, is made available for all humans (Mark 16:15, 16), regardless of race, skin color, social status or gender. With respect to salvation,
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This lesson was presented on the radio, December 28, 2008. Sin and Salvation To listen, simply click on the link and the file should start playing automatically. To download the file to your computer, right-click (PC) or control-click (Mac) and select the option to save the file.
People will sometimes ask the questions with respect to salvation and redemption, “Why did God do it this way? Why did Jesus die on the cross?” Of course, we could just give the simple answer, and say that this is just how God wanted it done! However, this answer does not fully satisfy our interest,
