By Earl Robertson Denominational preachers who hold the theological position of the perseverance of the saints are ever contending that once one is saved that one can never be lost in hell. Louis Berkhof, in Systematic Theology, (p. 546), defines perseverance: “Perseverance may be defined as that continuous operation of the Holy Spirit in the believer, …
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By Mike Willis In two previous articles, I have surveyed the manner in which denominationalists have handled the problem of daily sins. The Wesleyans hold to the doctrine of perfection; they believe that a second work of grace occurs which makes it possible for a Christian to live above sin. Hence, they deny that a Christian …
By Daniel H. King The system of government which we enjoy in the U.S. is a “constitutional” one, that is to say, those who govern us do not possess absolute power. Their ability to act is restricted by enforceable rules of law found in the document known as our consitution. Although our forefathers rejected the control …
By Daniel H. King A genuinely touching scene is depicted by John in the twentieth chapter of his gospel: that of the grief-stricken Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb. It had not been her most immediate impulse upon arrival at the vacated crypt, to suppose that Jesus was resurrected. Instead, she guessed that either the Jews …
