Tag: Gospel Promise
-
Other People Don’t Decide Your Value
There are few pains more personal than rejection. It hurts when strangers reject you.It hurts when family and friends reject you.It hurts when people who share your confession, your language, and your history reject you. And when that happens, the temptation is obvious. You begin to wonder whether their rejection says something final about you.…
-
Why Should I Believe in Jesus?
Many people expect the answer to be: because the evidence is strong, because Christianity makes sense, because the Church says so, or because faith will improve your life. But none of these things give faith. The Bible gives a deeper answer, with two parts. It says you should believe in Jesus because God tells you…
-
Calvin’s Confusion about Predestination: 1 Defining Predestination
John Calvin was confused about predestination. As a result, many Christians today are also confused about it, and believe God predestined some people for damnation. This is serious. Because that idea is terrifying. It would mean Jesus didn’t die for everyone. It would mean the most important thing in your life is not to look…