Author Archives: Paul Blair

Justified VIII         In this essay we will consider the consequences of Christ’s sufferings on the behalf of the elect.         There are numerous verses of scripture that speak to us about the effects of Christ’s sufferings, shed blood and … Continued

Glorified         “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.  Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom … Continued

Salvation         This is the first in a series of essays on the subject of salvation. The word, save, means “to deliver, to make or keep safe, to preserve.” In all but a couple of times in the New Testament … Continued

Salvation from Sin’s Condemnation         There are at least three aspects to the eternal salvation into heaven’s glory world.  All three aspects deal with salvation from sin.  The first aspect which will be the topic of this essay is salvation … Continued

Salvation from Sin’s Bondage         In our previous essay we considered salvation from sin’s condemnation and concluded that it was by grace through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross.  In this essay we will consider our salvation from … Continued

Salvation from Sin’s Corruption This is our third essay dealing with our eternal salvation from sin. In the previous two essays we considered salvation from sin’s condemnation and salvation from sin’s bondage.  In this essay we will consider salvation from … Continued

Salvation from Ignorance In our previous essays we have considered how God has saved us from the condemnation of sin, from the bondage of sin, and from the corruption of sin.  These make up our eternal salvation which according to … Continued

Salvation from a Condemning Heart In this essay we will continue to look at our timely salvation.  That there are two types of salvation taught in the scriptures is plainly set forth in II Tim. 2:10, “Therefore I endure all … Continued

Salvation from Death of Fellowship In this essay, we will consider another aspect of our timely salvation which is deliverance from being dead to fellowship with God.  One of the chief joys of a child of God is to have … Continued

Salvation from an Untoward Generation In this essay we continue a study of timely deliverance (salvation) as we look at the exhortation in Acts 2:40, “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this … Continued