Category: Forgiveness

The Fallacy of Unconditional Forgiveness

The idea that a Christian should forgive a brother who sins against him, whether or not he repents, seems to be gaining momentum among my brethren. We read of it in the social media, hear it discussed in Bible classes…

Our Security in Christ

In our Grace – Obedience – Fellowship discussions, we are often told that without those in Christ being continuously cleansed of sin (even as they sin) we can have no real sense of security in Him. It goes something like…

A Christian and God’s Grace

I suspect that most readers of this blog have heard the age-old question: “How many legs does a dog have?” The obvious answer is “four” – unless one calls the tail a leg – then the answer would be five…

A New Kind of Self-abasement

In the second chapter of Colossians, the Apostle Paul twice refers to those who had a “voluntary” (KJV) or a “false” (NKJV) humility. The NASV and ESV, respectively, translate it “self-abasement” and “asceticism.” He, most likely, was referring to the…

Feelgoodism

I know that word does not pass the spell check test. It is not even in the dictionary – but it ought to be. If Mr. Webster, or whoever is in charge of adding new words to dictionaries, wishes…