Is Christ’s atoning sacrifice for all humanity? | Yes. The offering Christ freely made on the cross is the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.
How does God reconcile us to himself? | God’s justifying grace works by faith to bring reconciliation to God through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
How does God lead us to repentance? | God’s convincing grace awakens in us a desire to flee the wrath to come and enables us to begin to fear God and work righteousness.
Many Christians are paralyzed by our cultural moment. How can the church witness to Jesus? Does evangelism still work? In this interview, Katharine Guerrero discusses the message in Andrew Forrest’s book, Love Goes First. The
How does grace dawn in the helpless soul? | God’s preventing (or prevenient) grace lightens the effects of original sin even before we are aware of our need for God.
How does God save us? | By his preventing [or prevenient], convincing, justifying, sanctifying, and glorifying grace.
Who, then, can be saved? | With mortals it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Can we free ourselves from the misery of this condition? | No. In our own strength, without divine grace, we cannot do good works pleasing and acceptable to God.
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Kenneth Collins works through the doctrine of hell and explains how to frame it as a subset of divine, holy love.
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joseph Dongell explains how to key themes help bring order and unity to the Bible: life and love.
Are we made righteous by works? | No. We are never made righteous inwardly nor accounted righteous before God through our works or merit.
Is Jesus Christ our great high priest? | Yes. Because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.