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Have You Fallen from Grace? “Grace is neither withheld nor reduced because of sin.” I have been asked many times if a born again believer can fall from the grace of God since Galatians 5:4 says, “you have fallen from grace.” The context of that statement is Jewish teachers who emphasized that...

Get in the Boat with Jesus The vital thing in discipleship is to actually follow Jesus Christ wherever He goes. Have I left the lesser loyalties to follow the higher priorities of the Kingdom of God? It is not enough to be impressed with His person, or what we can get from Him. Perhaps some...

Backsliding Message by Wil Pounds Backsliding Have you ever temporarily lapsed into unbelief and sin after you became a Christian? The condition of backsliding results from spiritual apathy or disregard for the truth of God’s Word. It results in a departure from a winsome confession of faith...

The Model Prayer: Forgive Our Debts Why is it so hard to forgive? Only a person committed to Christ dare pray this prayer. "Forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors" (Matthew 6:12 NET). These are the most frightening words in Christianity. This part of the prayer...

Are You in Adam or in Christ? Charles Hodge asked a crucial question: “If God requires one thing, and we present another, how can we be saved? If He has revealed a method in which He can be just and yet justify the sinner, and if we reject that method and insist upon pursuing a different way...