Whatever confusion may arise in a person’s life regarding the ordinance of water baptism, we should never, ever interpret this commandment as something that leads to salvation. Water baptism does not remove sin any more than the Lord’s Supper or any other act of obedience. Let any who teach it as a requirement for salvation be anathema. It is an external symbol of the invisible spiritual bapt...  Read More

On 14 Feb, Chris H. asked: “The people who die in the jungle who’ve never heard of Jesus can still live a good life. What about them? Will they go to hell?” Response:Adam and Eve were good people (Genesis 1:31) before they sinned. Nowhere in the Bible are their kids called good. I’ve never met a good man, and neither have you. Not by the standard of the Ten Commandments.     Noah was called a righ...  Read More

   Study God’s word and other students of it. Pray, fast, fellowship, serve, work diligently with your hands, love your God first, your spouse and your family. Love your enemies as well. Do all these things and prove yourself till death by them as to their being your truest joys.     Do them hourly, but remember that a sinner will not be finally won by any of them. We do not bring men to a fixed J...  Read More

The will of man unto salvation is never forced by God. Yet man also has no share or active role in being born again. Tough? I’d like to try to clear some of this up today without writing too much. (I know. Minor miracle right)?     First, I believe that the will of man is truly enslaved by SIN. Jesus made it clear that, “…Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.” John 8:34. That’s everyone says Paul...  Read More

     There are many types of universalism. One, the most commonly thought of today, is called “Unitarian Universalism.” These are the folks that believe that, “All roads lead to God.” To them, God is in favor of all religious expression (not really, but they'll claim it up front). To them there are almost no limits. It's likely that they'd say that whatever you believe is good to go with God.     ...  Read More

On 15 Jan 13, Christopher R., a professing atheist, asked me to explain why I don’t believe in atheists.Response: Oh, let me count just eleven of a thousand ways…      I’ll begin with the wisdom that no professing atheist could hope to comprehend. To some this may appear imprudent. To those who understand the way of God, however, it should appear as something else.     Reason #1: Christ died on th...  Read More