Basic Bible Doctrines

Justified ‑ III         Justified is the fourth of the five covenant things that work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  The five things are foreknew, predestinated, called, … Continued

Justified – IV         In our previous essays, we have considered God as the law‑giver, God as the apprehender of his broken law, and God as the judge of all the earth judging righteously.  In this essay, we will consider … Continued

Justified V         In our previous essays on this subject we have considered God as the lawgiver, apprehender of sin, and judge of all the earth.  We have also considered the basis on which man is judged according to his … Continued

Justified VI         In our previous essay we considered Christ as the representative of his people, as one who stood in their place before the court room of God’s justice.  In this essay we will consider Christ as the “perfect” … Continued

Justified VII         In this essay we will consider God’s wrathful judgment of sin and what Christ suffered for us on the cross.         According to the scriptures, “every sin and disobedience receives a just recompense of reward.”  There is … Continued

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