Posted in Lordship on October 12th, 2006 100 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
Within days after the initial publication of The Gospel According to Jesus, I began to receive mail from readers. In the first few weeks alone I answered more letters about this book than I had ever received on any other subject. In the years since, my staff and I continue to respond to [...]
Posted in Lordship on October 11th, 2006 57 Comments »
(By Nathan Busenitz)
In a previous post, we asked, “Can you be a Christian and not love Jesus?”
Here, we are asking an equally important (and intimately related) question. Can a person be rightly regarded as truly redeemed whose life is not characterized by willing submission to the commands of Christ? Or put more directly, Can you [...]
Posted in Lordship on October 10th, 2006 27 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
As we noted yesterday, the lordship controversy is not a dispute about whether salvation is by faith only or by faith plus works. No true Christian would ever suggest that works need to be added to faith in order to secure salvation. No one who properly interprets Scripture would ever propose that human [...]
Posted in Lordship on October 9th, 2006 49 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
Comparing the No-Lordship Views
The 9 specific tenets of lordship salvation have already been outlined in a previous post.
So what does the no-lordship camp espouse? They agree with lordship proponents that: (1) Christ’s death purchased eternal salvation; (2) the saved are justified by grace through faith in Christ alone; (3) sinners cannot earn divine favor; (4) God requires [...]
Posted in Lordship, Miscellaneous on October 2nd, 2006 84 Comments »
(By Nathan Busenitz)
Note: Beginning tomorrow, we will take a short break from the lordship discussion, returning to this important topic on Monday, October 9.
At its heart, I believe the lordship debate can be boiled down to this one question: Can a person truly be a member of God’s family and yet not be characterized by [...]