Exploring the doctrine of salvation—how sinners are saved by grace through faith in Christ.
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 4005 Few passages have caused more spiritual distress to sincere believers than Jesus’ words about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. In Matthew 12:31-32, Jesus says: “Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the…
Reading Time: 14 minutesQuestion 3076 Few words in all of Scripture carry the weight of those spoken by Jesus from the cross in John 19:30: “It is finished.” In the original Greek, this is a single word, tetelestai (τετέλεσται), and it is one of the most theologically significant words in the entire New Testament. Far from being a…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 7080 This question has caused considerable debate throughout church history so how we answer it affects everything; from how we read the Old Testament to how we live our daily lives. The short answer is no, Christians are not under the Mosaic law. But we need to understand what that means and what it…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 7079 Isaiah 53:5 declares, “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” This verse, particularly the phrase about healing through Christ’s wounds (often rendered “by his stripes we are healed”), is frequently quoted…
Reading Time: 8 minutesQuestion 9000 See also YouTube video at the end explaining why we should be baptised. Believer’s baptism is the baptism by immersion in water of those who have personally trusted in the Lord Jesus for salvation. It’s not infant baptism, not sprinkling, not pouring, but the full immersion of someone who has already been saved…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 0008 This is a question that cuts right to the heart of the matter. If theology matters, and it does, then surely some of it matters more than others. What must a person believe in order to be saved? Can someone be genuinely converted while holding mistaken views on certain doctrines? Where is the…
Reading Time: 10 minutesQuestion 7053 When someone comes to faith in Jesus, what should they be taught first? The writer to the Hebrews gives us the answer in chapter 6, verses 1-3, where he lists six foundational teachings that every believer needs to grasp before moving on to deeper things. These are not optional extras or advanced theology…
Reading Time: 10 minutesQuestion 7011 Soteriology. It sounds like a complicated word, and in some ways it is, but really it just refers to the study of salvation. The term comes from the Greek word σωτηρία (sōtēria), meaning “salvation” or “deliverance,” combined with λόγος (logos), meaning “word” or “study.” So soteriology is simply the study of how God…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 7999 This is the most important question anyone can ever ask. It’s the question the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas in Acts 16:30, and thankfully, Scripture gives us a clear answer that cuts through confusion and offers genuine hope. The Biblical Answer The jailer’s question and Paul’s response are recorded for us in…