Articles

• Can a Believer Become Apostate and LOSE THEIR SALVATION?

  The answer is yes. You see, attaining immortality & eternal life is a two-phase process: We receive eternal life in our spirits when we accept the gospel—God doesn’t force us—and this is completed at the bodily resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:42-54). Between these two phases it’s possible for a believer to… Read More

• How Do You Effectively Respond to a GOSSIPER?

  Now & then you’ll come across a person who’s addicted to gossip & slander. Such people are toxic faultfinders who naturally try to draw you into their “choice morsels” of corrupt talk (Proverbs 18:8 & 26:22). For anyone who thinks gossip & slander are harmless and, besides, “everyone does it,”… Read More

• When Was the Church Corrupted by the IMMORTAL SOUL Doctrine?

  The Scriptures plainly teach that immortality and eternal life are only available through the gospel of Christ (2 Timothy 1:10; John 3:36). In other words, human beings do not intrinsically possess immortality apart from redemption in Christ, which is why we’re told to seek it (Romans 2:7). For the unrepentant,… Read More

• What Did the Jews and Early Christians BELIEVE ABOUT HELL?

  The orthodox view concerning human damnation of both the Jews in the Old Testament period and the Christians of the New Testament period was literal everlasting destruction. This is obvious because every person used of God to write the Holy Scriptures adhered to everlasting destruction. This was the commonly accepted… Read More

• Paul “FULLY PROCLAIMED the Gospel,” Including About Hell

  Aside from Jesus Christ, Paul is by far the most important figure in the New Testament. Over half of the book of Acts, which is a biblical documentation of the early Church, is devoted to Paul’s exploits in ministry. About one third of the entire New Testament and nearly two… Read More

• The Soul is NOT IMMORTAL Apart From Redemption in Christ

  Nowhere does the Bible state that the human soul, once created, is immortal and can never die. The Hebrew word for “soul” (or “being” or “life”) is nephesh, which appears over 750 times in the Old Testament; the Greek word for “soul,” psuche, appears over 100 times in the New… Read More

• The LANGUAGE OF DESTRUCTION Concerning Human Damnation

  The apostle Paul summed up the whole matter of people’s reward for sin when he wrote:  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Could it be stated any plainer? The wages for sin is shown… Read More

• SATAN’S FIRST LIE: Unredeemed People Have Immortal Souls

  You can search in vain all you want, but you’ll find no passage in the Bible saying that human beings possess immortality apart from redemption in Christ. The Bible teaches that God alone has immortality in the absolute sense (1 Timothy 6:16) and he offers it to people only through… Read More

• What’s the Diff Between ARMINIANISM and CALVINISM?

  Generally speaking, Arminianism is pro-freewill whereas Calvinism supports determinism and therefore opposes freewill. Personally, while I’ll humbly consider arguments from either perspective, all that’s relevant is what the truth is; that is, what God’s Word clearly and consistently teaches based on the foundation of sound hermeneutics. Now consider this enlightening… Read More