Category: Theology
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Is Faith Sufficient for Conversion?
Are individuals converted and justified solely through the disposition of faith, i.e. justified by and through faith alone? As mentioned previously, God justifies the ungodly by making an unjust soul just. But is the disposition of faith sufficient for this act of God to be efficacious to the particular person? Does an unjustified soul need…
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Monergism or Synergism?
Does the Christian have any amount of responsibility when it comes to his or her own salvation, or is the Christian completely and entirely passive? When applied to a Christian’s eternal destiny, the theology of Monergism implies that God is entirely, completely, and solely responsible for any person’s salvation. In contrast, the theology of Synergism…
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Made Righteous or Solely Declared Righteous? (Infusion Vs. Imputation Part II)
This is what Martin Luther had to say regarding the righteousness of Christ only covering us through imputation: Christ has suffered for our sins and has fulfilled the law for us. We have only to believe in Him, and by believing in Him, take hold, as it were, of His merits and put them on…
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Christian? Then You Should Fear Death
If you are a baptized Christian and you do not fear your unavoidable physical death, there may be something wrong in your current walk of faith. We have all heard the proverbial phrase, “There is nothing to fear, not even death”; Christ has conquered death by His Resurrection! For hopeful and faithful disciples of…
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The Greatest Commandment
Why is it so incredibly hard to love other people at times, especially those whom we find hardest to love? Is it not enough to love God alone? Certainly, it is God who alone will judge where our eternity will be spent. Does it not seem logical to direct most, if not all, of our…