Why We Believe What We Believe (Page 3)

Why We Believe a Saving Faith Is a Working Faith

James 2:26 Though it’s true that we’re saved by grace through faith alone (as we saw earlier in this series), we are not saved by a faith that is alone. True saving faith will always be accompanied by works. If it isn’t, it’s a dead faith that can’t save.

Why We Believe in an Optimistic Future, Part 2

1 Corinthians 15:25 Is there anything we have to look forward to in this world as the result of the ongoing subjection of our Lord’s enemies? We consider the following: * The fact that Jesus is reigning now can give us the confidence that everything will work out as God ha

Why We Believe in an Optimistic Future, Part 1

1 Corinthians 15:25 We begin to look at the character of the millennium. Will it be warfare to the end or will there come a time when the world will submit to Jesus Christ and experience His temporal blessings on earth? Christians disagree on the answers to these questions

Why We Believe God Is in Control

Isaiah 46:9-10 God is in control. He is able to declare the end from the beginning, establishing His purposes and accomplishing all His good pleasure. He is able to do this not just because He knows what will happen, but because He planned it and because He has the pow

Why We Believe Salvation Is Entirely by Grace

Ephesians 2:8-9 Salvation is entirely of grace (God’s unmerited favor). It is not something we can add to; we can only receive it by faith. The Lord has made salvation available by grace alone because nothing we can do could ever earn it. Even our best works are marre

Why We Believe Following Jesus Is Difficult

2 Timothy 2:1-13 In contrast to those who teach that the Christian life is supposed to be one of abundance, happiness and absence of trials and difficulties, we see that following the Lord is hard. However, He will give us the grace to persevere through whatever difficul

Why We Believe in Election

Ephesians 1:3-6 We consider that God is sovereign. He is in absolute control of all things, including who will be saved, a doctrine we call election. We see that this is true for the following reasons:

Why We Believe the Bible Is God’s Word

2 Timothy 3:16-17 We consider that the Bible is God’s Word because: *it says it is *it reveals the future *all of its authors agree perfectly *it doesn’t contain any absurdities *God authenticated it with miracles

Why We Believe in a Triune God

Matthew 28:19 Why do we believe that the true God is triune (one God in three persons)? We look first at the evidence from nature and from Scripture that God is one. Then we examine the evidence that there is a plurality in the Godhead, before seeing that this compri