Perhaps no doctrine has greater bearing on all other doctrines than the doctrine of God. How we understand the nature and character of God himself influences how we understand the nature of man, who bears God’s image; the nature of Christ, who works to satisfy the Father; the nature of salvation, which is effected by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Salvation’
No Doctrine Has Greater Bearing Than This
Posted in Sproul, R.C., tagged Doctrine, Doctrine of God, God's Image, Salvation on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Calvin on Romans 12:1
Posted in Calvin, John, tagged Grace, Mercy, Righteousness, Romans 12, Salvation, Worship on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Paul’s entreaty teaches us that men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy…Paul…in order to bind us to God not by servile fear but by a voluntary and cheerful love of [...]
It Was in View of God’s Mercy that Paul Urged Us to Commit to be Living Sacrifices
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged God's Righteousness, Grace, Redemption, Romans, Salvation on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It was in view of God’s mercy that Paul urged the Romans and us today, to commit their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. Undoubtedly Paul had in mind the mercy of God as he had displayed it in the preceding chapters [of Romans]: the mercy of God in our salvation. He [...]
Grace Saves and Teaches
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Gospel, Grace, Salvation on October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Remember, the grace that brought salvation to you is the same grace that teaches you. But you must respond on the basis of grace, not law. That is why you must “preach the gospel to yourself every day.” – Bridges, Jerry; The Disciplined of Grace:God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness; NavPress; [...]
We Should Never Be Naive in Our Judgments
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Salvation, Spiritual Life on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We certainly cannot determine the reality of another person’s salvation and we can never say a certain individual is not a Christian. Nevertheless, we should not be naive in the face of a lacking of evidence of any spiritual life. Instead of clinging to what may well be a false hope, we should pray earnestly [...]
That Would Be Salvation By Works
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Discipline, Faith, Holiness, Martin Luther, Salvation on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let me be clear at this point. We do not pursue holiness or the evidences of God’s discipline to attain salvation. That would be salvation by works. Rather, God’s discipline in our lives, and the desire to pursue holiness on our part, be it ever so faint, is the inevitable result of receiving God’s gift [...]
Those Whom He Saves, He Disciplines
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Grace, Immaturity, Salvation, Sinful Lifestyle, Spiritual Discipline, Titus 2 on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another truth we see in Titus 2:11-12 is that savation and spiritual discipline are inseparable. The grace that brings salvation to us also disciplines us. It does not do the one without the other. That is, God never saves people and leaves them alone to continue in their immaturity and sinful lifestyle. Those whom He saves, [...]
What Does It Mean to Die to Sin?
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Die to Sin, Salvation, Total Depravity on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To die to sin then means, first of all, to die to its legal or penal reign and, secondly as a necessary result, to die to its dominion over us. We speak of the total depravity of a person who is outside of Christ. We do not mean the person is as wicked as he [...]
The Primary Passage on Freedom from the Dominion of Sin
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Dominion of Sin, Hell, Penalty of Sin, Romans 3, Romans 6, Salvation, Scripture, Sin on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just as Romans 3:19-26 is the classic passage of Scripture about salvation from the penalty of sin, so Romans 6:1-14 is the primary passage of Scripture about freedom from the dominion of sin. In this section of Scripture we learn what God has done for us through Christ to enable us to deal with sin, even [...]
Two Points Worth Noting About Propitiation
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Christ's Death, Faith, God's Justice, God's Wrath, Propitiation, Sacrifice, Salvation on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We should notice two important points about this propitiatory act of Christ. First, God presented Him, or set Him forth as an atoning sacrifice. It is God the Father who initiated the whole plan of salvation. It is God the father who provided the sacrifice of His Son to satisfy His justice and appease His [...]
