Grace

If salvation depends on our free choice, how are we saved totally by grace?

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Question: I’m an Arminian-turned-Calvinist, and the thing that turned me was the realization that if salvation hinges on whether individuals choose to be saved or not, as Arminians and Open Theists believe, then we can’t…

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Podcast: What Does it Mean that God No Longer Counts Our Sins Against Us?

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Weights and Measures and Merciful Pleasures. Greg discusses divine math. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0392.mp3 Painting: Tea Party By: Andrei Ryabushkin Date: 1903

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Podcast: If Nobody Can Come to Jesus Unless God Draws Them, Isn’t Salvation Predestined?

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John 6:64-65 sounds very predestination-y. Is it? Greg considers the nature of God’s ‘drawing’ of us to Christ. Are those who are not drawn excluded due to some in God? Or something in those individuals?…

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Podcast: What’s the Difference Between MERCY and GRACE?

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Is Mercy simply another word for Grace? Find out in this short taught thriller of an episode! http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0161.mp3

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Should We Condemn Unbelievers For Their Own Good?

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  We are to have faith that what God says about himself in Christ is true, what God says about us in Christ is true, and what God says about others in Christ is true….

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How Can Salvation by Grace Involve Free Will?

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How does salvation by grace work if people have free will? If salvation hinges on whether individuals choose to be saved or not, is salvation based on grace or works? If we have to choose…

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Forgiving (and Loving!) Your Only Son’s Killer

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StoryCorps is an organization whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of their lives. We came across this extraordinary story on The…

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Generous Grace

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Michelle Brea via Compfight Mark McIntyre wrote a piece on his blog called Selective Grace that highlights the ways in which the church tends to more easily demonstrate grace with some than with others. It’s…

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Forgiving the Unforgivable

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Osheta Moore wrote a courageous and challenging post last week entitled Washing the Feet of the Steubenville Rapists. It’s not an easy read, and if you’re vulnerable to triggers in this area, you might want…

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Leaving Westboro Baptist: Damsel, Arise

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Burstein! via Compfight A reader pointed us to this fascinating article about the defection of Megan Phelps-Roper from the notorious Westboro Baptist Church (Thanks Rocky). She’s the granddaughter of the founder and preacher Fred Phelps….

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Q&A: If Salvation Depends on our Free Choice, How are we Saved by Grace?

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As a companion to today’s testimony and the link to Greg’s thoughts on Romans 9, we thought it would be helpful to post this Q&A on salvation by grace within the Open View of the…

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