Posts with the tag “sanctification”

As Christians, we are supposed to fight sin and to avoid even the appearance of sin. Those demands, if one is not in Christ, are crushing. Only Christ carried that weight perfectly, and to attempt to carry that burden without Him will inevitably lead one to be crushed. Holiness is defined as being set apart for a purpose. The reason Christians do not run after the desires with which the world, the flesh, and the devil present us is that we have been set apart for something better.   Read More

Of course, the Bible should be the main book we read, day and night, to learn the truths of God, but there are many excellent resources written by some faithful Christians to help us guard our hearts against pride and keep us from sounding unloving as Calvinist Christians. If you are a new Calvinist, I want to share five books that helped me when I embraced the doctrines of grace.  Read More

Justification is, as I see it in Scripture, the legal declaration that righteousness has been imputed and guilt pardoned. Such righteousness is imputed through Christ’s work on our behalf, and such guilt is pardoned through the very same work: Christ’s atoning sacrifice - that is, His substitutionary death in our stead as He took our sin to Calvary’s cross and then to the grave.  Read More

Being a discerning Christian is being a Christian who glorifies God. Discernment is a discipline every Christian must practice.  Read More