Category Archives: Salvation

Series: Repentance, part 10

I am going to conclude this series with a couple more posts that address some possible questions that may not have been addressed up to this point. What if the Lordship Salvation teaching is right ? Now let’s just suppose … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 9

In this post I will cover the 4th bare minimum of the gospel and give an example of what repentance looks like in regard to making a personal response to the gospel. This deals with what is commonly referred to … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 8

So what does repentance (the kind that is truly part of a saving faith) look like?  To answer this, I want to take each part of what I consider the bare minimums of the gospel and give a brief example … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 7

Justification and Sanctification are 2 of the most vital doctrines of the faith (for simple definitions, see my last post). There are many dangers of blurring the lines between them, but I want to talk about 2 things in particular. Both of … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 6

As I write this series of blogs on this subject, there is the constant temptation to take off down a variety of rabbit trails. I hope as I have given in to a couple of those temptations, that I have … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 5

The thing that I most agree with the Lordship Salvation folks about is this very thing – that the gospel has gotten watered down all too often. But the answer is not to add to the clear meaning of what … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 4

It seems that a good place to pick up here is by talking about what “repent” or “repentance” does not mean. Before I do that, let me just give you a little more insight into the whole debate and its … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 3

In this post, I will provide a simple, working definition of what it means to repent or to practice repentance. This is important because the main purpose of this series of posts is to bring some clarity to an issue … Continue reading

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Series: Repentance, part 2

N.T. Passages  Where We Find “repent / repentance” Matt. 3:2; 4:17; 9:13, Mark 1:5; 6:12, Luke 3:3 & 8; 5:32; 13:3; 15:7; 16:30; 17:3-4; 24:47, Acts 2:38; 3:19; 5:31; 8:22; 11:18; 13:24; 17:30; 19:4; 20:21; 26:20, Rom. 2:4, 2 Cor. 7:9-10, … Continue reading

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