By Marty Hoskins Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;  3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

By Michael Gowens 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 “But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory…

By Michael Gowens The larger context of Ro 9-11 is concerned to answer the question, “Is God righteous in the way He has dealt with the Jews?” The entire passage is a “theodicy” or justification of God against the charge that He had not given Israel sufficient resources to believe (see Ro 9:6, the key…

By Michael Gowens Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”

Transcribed from a sermon preached on Romans chapter 1 by Elder David Pyles in 2005.

By Josh Winslett Phillippians 2:12 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

By Josh Winslett The phrase “sufficient for all but efficient for the elect only” is passed around in many christian circles as a bridge between those who believe in a universal atonement and those who believe in a particular atonement. Usually this phrase is meant to qualify Christ’s sacrifice as being, in quality, of such…