Have you ever found yourself in a spiritual rut, where you seem to hit a ceiling in your walk with God? Your prayers seem to fall flat and you feel as though God is nowhere to be found? Then you begin to wonder if you committed the unpardonable sin, or if someone worked witchcraft on…
A preacher once related his experience at a Hindu funeral of someone who committed suicide. The pundit conducting the service stated that those who commit suicide have lost all chance of forgiveness. The preacher marveled how even a Hindu pundit could get such a revelation of truth. First of all I question whether that is…
Many believers fall into deep condemnation whenever they sin. They read scriptures in the Bible which say that we should be faultless and blameless and they interpret that to mean that they should be sinless. And since they are not sinless, they fall into condemnation. In this article, we look at some scriptures which encourage…
One of the principal differences between Christianity and other religions is that we know for sure what happens to us (personally) after death. In no other religion, can devotees claim 100% assurance of salvation or its equivalent. 1 John 5 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the…
Revelation 2 7 “To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.”’ 11 “He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.”’ 17 “To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And…
What happens to Christians who sin and die before they get a chance to confess their sin or repent? Do they go to heaven or hell? It really boils down to this. We all agree that God has forgiven us of our past sins. Has he also forgiven us of our future sins? Is it…
Apostasy means an abandonment of one’s faith or religious convictions. It is a willful, deliberate departure from God, and is never accidental. Apostates are hardened to the point of not being able to repent (Hebrews 6:6; 10:26). If anyone repents God will forgive, but apostates cannot repent because repentance is not given to them (Acts…
Although the word backslide or backsliding does not appear in the New Testament, backsliding is a widespread occurrence today. People come to church for a while, appear to be passionate for God, then for no apparent reason, decide that they want nothing to do with Christ anymore. Why does that happen, and how do we…
Suppose a Christian is driving his car, and in a moment of frustrated road rage, he cusses out another driver. Then while he was not paying attention, he gets in an accident and dies on the spot. So he never got a chance to confess his sin to God. He never got a chance to…
It is the unequivocal teaching of scriptures like Eph. 2:8,9 and Rom. 6:23 that salvation is a gift which is not contingent on faith and works, but faith alone, resulting in good works. Good works performed after salvation determines our reward in heaven, not our eventual presence there. Holiness is necessary to maintain personal fellowship…