Stay Free: Why Society Can't Survive Without God

Let's not do the minimum requirement. Let's not ask what we can get away with. Let's use our freedom to be extravagant, authentic and spontaneous with our love for one another!

Indeed, if you're not acting on what you say you believe, the truth is, you don't really believe it.

Indeed, is sin ever beneficial?

Look through the Bible and you'll discover that wherever there is great faith there is always great accompanying action. True faith always translates into action. This is why one simple act of obedience is worth a thousand hours sitting in church listening to sermons.

Jesus himself said, "the one who endures to the end will be saved." (Matt 24:13) Endurance is a requirement of the Christian faith.

Randy Alcorn rightly says, "Any concept of grace that makes us feel more comfortable sinning is not biblical grace. God's grace never encourages us to live in sin, on the contrary, it empowers us to say no to sin and yes to truth."

All of these verses make it clear that although we are saved by simple faith and can have a present assurance of salvation based on that faith, we must go on believing if we're to arrive safely home. We must be diligent, constant and intentional for as long as life lasts. In other words, we are saved but we are also being saved. And the only guaran

This point reminds me of a famous story of a man called Charles Blondin who used to tightrope walk over Niagara Falls to the delight of watching crowds. If you've gone to church for any length of time you'll probably have heard this story - pastors love it. Anyway, one day Blondin revealed that he was going to step his act up a notch by walking acr

sanctification doesn't save but true salvation always sanctifies.