At the end of my last post I asked the question, ‘what about those folk who have grown up in a Christian home and church environment and who have never consciously made a response to the Gospel – are they “saved”’? I am sure most Christians have at some time heard the statement that just
When Peter first preached the Gospel, his listeners cried out, “what must we do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). We all know, as they did then, that we cannot save ourselves; there is nothing we can do to merit or provide salvation for ourselves or anyone else. Salvation is a gift of God. However, Peter’s
Building doctrine and practice through verse picking and proof-texting is a marvellously creative art form. However, it is a dark art!Romans 10:13 states that ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” So salvation is obtained simply by anyone who prays “save me please Lord Jesus”. Right?Acts 16:31 has, ‘believe in
The evangelist is sitting in a coffee shop with a friend. A waiter comes up to him to take their order. The evangelist beams at him and says, “My friend, do you know Jesus?” The man, a good natured black African in his twenties, smiles a little uncertainly and says “no I don’t.” The evangelist
The word ‘gospel’ comes from the Greek word evangelion and simply means ‘good news’. The NIV sometimes translates the Greek as good news, as in Matthew 4:23, and at other times as gospel, as in Matthew 24:14.In the New Testament evangelion is linked in to the words kingdom, grace and salvation, but often it is