The great historical tragedy of the past two millennia is that billions have declined the free gift of eternal life and entered a Christ -less eternity. God went to a lot of trouble to provide a ...

"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9). This New Testament ...

I’m grateful I’m not a bishop. On their shoulders, they carry the weight of thousands of souls, and, at times, that responsibility must feel crushing. These are such times. Over the past two months, ...

So, to say that eternal life is living forever is not the whole truth, everybody lives forever. This verse makes it very ...

Eternal security (or, what is called perseverance of the saints in Calvinism) is the Protestant notion that, once having attained salvation, a Christian can never possibly lose it, no matter what they ...

More than a year ago, a liberal pastor was speaking at the library. She was asked, “What does your denomination teach about salvation?” Her answer was, “Saved from what?” I grew up in a liberal church ...

Many different voices say various things: An all-loving God should not deny entry to anybody to heaven. Heaven is for everyone. Only my religion gives a sense of fullness. Religions and denominations ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – We cannot “have our cake and eat it, too.” Likewise, we cannot serve two masters. Thus, we cannot love both Jesus Christ and the world. It is not enough to simply know with our mind ...

Gideon B. Williamson has served the Church of the Nazarene in its highest office as a General Superintendent since 1946. A native of Missouri, he was graduated from John Fletcher College and then took ...