As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
The question of whether the Bible teaches eternal security or that believers are “once saved always saved” is not uncommon at all. We might recall Nicodemus—a brilliantly educated Jewish leader—asking Jesus how things related to the new birth and salvation could actually be.1 In a sense, Jesus’s answers were so simple that they seemed to throw Nicodemus for a bit of a loop. But Jesus’s teaching in John 3 is very clear.2
“Consider for a moment how tragic it would be if there were no answer to this question…. Yet it’s equally tragic to incorrectly answer the question.” - Ligonier
“Sometimes we need the reminder that God can do what is humanly impossible, and that He knows what is eternally best in ways we cannot.” - Randy Alcorn
“How accurately has the book of Isaiah been copied over the centuries? Gavin Ortlund responds to Alex O’Connor, arguing that the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was a remarkable confirmation of the prior Masoretic Text.” - Gavin Ortlund
“Bavinck delivered the lectures that would become The Foremost Problems of Contemporary Dogmatics: On Faith, Knowledge, and the Christian Tradition at the beginning of his time at the Free University of Amsterdam, likely writing much of it in 1903–4.” - TGC
“They are changing the 2001 ESV for the 2025 edition—and that’s after changes in 2007, 2011, and 2016. But I’m not alarmed, and I don’t think you should be.” - Mark Ward
A Sermon delivered on Thursday evening, March 2, 1882, by the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
(The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, vol. 28)
Like as a father pitieth his children,
so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. (Psalm 103:13)
I have been studying Romans 14 a lot lately. In this thread, I am interested in intensively exegetical and theological discussion about what Romans 14 teaches about foods, days, and worship music.
Paul begins his teaching by saying the following:
Romans 14:1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
“The ESV’s 2016 edition…: ‘Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.’ In the 2025 revision, the verse will revert to its 2001 translation: ‘Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.’” - CPost
“For every American who believes they’re going to Hell, there are 120 who believe they’re going to Heaven. This optimism stands in stark contrast to Christ’s words in Matthew 7:13-14” - Randy Alcorn
Discussion