What Is Salvation? When Were We Saved? I. SALVATION ACCORDING TO THE ETERNAL PURPOSE OF GOD. 2 Timothy 1:8-9 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 Who HATH SAVED…
Category: Substitution & Imputation
What Is Salvation? What is It To Believe the Gospel?
What Is Salvation? What is It To Believe the Gospel? I. SALVATION Salvation is not a single act in time but the entire process by which God brings His lost sheep back into the fold; this is borne out by all of Scripture and by the verb tenses God uses in His word for the…
The One Spiritual Baptism
The One Spiritual Baptism Our Baptism ἐν (in/with/by) Christ on the Cross Made Applicable and Effectual in Time via Our Baptism ἐν (in/with/by) the Spirit into Christ Being the One Baptism That Doth Now Save Us And The End/Cessation of (John’s) Water Baptism (Which is Still Practiced by Most Churches in Our Day and Age)…
A Response to Matt Slick’s "Baptism and 1 Peter 3:21"
A Response to Matt Slick’s “Baptism and 1 Peter 3:21” Article As found here: http://carm.org/baptism-and-1-pet-321 The following is a quick response to Matt Slick’s work on Baptism. I mean him no ill-will but am convinced that what he stated concerning baptism does not reflect what scripture declares in 1 Peter 3:21 and elsewhere. For the…
No Mere "Supposed" Righteousness!
No Mere “Supposed” Righteousness! The Lord Jesus declares “…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be BORN AGAIN, he cannot see the kingdom of God…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. “ Concerning God’s elect,…
The Cup And The Baptism – Part Two
The Cup And The Baptism Part Two or, Spiritual Baptism Our Answer of a Good Conscience By Curt Wildy Return to Part One Matthew 20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou?…
The Cup and The Baptism (Part One)
Republishing today (from June 4, 2012) in preparation for Parts 2 and 3 on Baptism.
Made Sin or Made a Sin Offering (The False Dichotomy)
Made Sin or Made a Sin Offering (The False Dichotomy) By Curt Wildy Due to the importance of Bill Ingersoll’s second comment I want to respond to it in a post. Bill stated: Thank you for your thoughtful response. The Hebrew word “chataah” is translated “sin”/”sin-offering.” The Hebrew word “chataah” is translated “hamartia” in the LXX and it…
Owen, Romaine, And Brine On The Made Sin Issue
Owen, Romaine, Rutherford, And Brine On The Made Sin Issue By Curt Wildy In my article titled Encyclopaedia Britannica (1842) On The Made Sin Issue, I used language that was incorrect. I called the legal fictionist view a modern view. However, this is a misleading term and I have updated the original post to point…
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1842) On The Made Sin Issue
Please see the correction statement pertaining to my incorrect use of the word modern below. The use of the word implies that men did not take a legal fiction stance in times past when in fact they did. The linked page provides more detail on the matter. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1842) On The Made Sin Issue By Curt Wildy…
Spiritual Wrestlings 