Showing posts with label Gospel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gospel. Show all posts

Friday, March 2, 2012

Questioning Salvation and Conversion

There are several faith related issues that I’ve found clumsy to explain as I try to span the difference between my current faith and worldview and that of Bible believing American evangelicals I have known and loved while living in the southwest.
The next few entries will be short summaries of my thinking and influential books regarding topics I have changed my mind about....


      John Wesley taught us that there is previenient grace, salvific grace, and sanctifying grace. God chases after us and loves us before we love Him. He forgives our sins and allows us unmediated audience with Him. And He prunes our bad habits and makes us holy day by day.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Reading the Bible: I'm Changing my Mind

There are several faith related issues that I’ve found clumsy to explain as I try to span the difference between my current faith and worldview and that of Bible believing American evangelicals I have known and loved while living in the southwest.
The next few entries will be short summaries of my thinking and influential books regarding topics I have changed my mind about.

Issue #1 Biblicism: as in interpreting the Bible literally, and allowing it total authority in living a Christian life.