Christians are saved by grace, purchased by the life of Jesus, chosen by the Father – and held by both Him and the Son. What difference should that make? How does grace show up and change us? Text: John 10:27-30; Ephesians 5:1-4, 17-27
When things are at their worst, when we’ve done our worst, or when we are barely hanging on – How can we know that Jesus “has us”? Consider what Jesus has said about the effectiveness of His atonement and the certainty of His choosing – combine those and you get a wonderful promise about the […]
Having looked at what Jesus accomplished in purchasing our salvation on the cross, we now turn to the doctrine of election. This doctrine has suffered from so much confusion and controversy, which is so far from why God speaks of it in His word. God didn’t give election to us for arguing…He gave it to […]
What did the death of Christ accomplish? Did it simply make salvation possible – if we finish the deal? Or did Jesus’ death actually accomplish salvation for His people whom He is calling out of sin and darkness? How the Bible answers this question is huge – for it determines whether or not we can know we are really, […]
