Judgment According to Works / Faith Alone:
I believe that God teaches us in His Word that we are justified / declared righteous through faith alone. I also believe the Bible teaches that people will be judged according to ...
Last Modified: 12/19/2005 07:12:25 |
Election:
On a 12/6/05 post the questionnaire asked if the elect can ultimately be lost. The responder said the elect can temporarily reject the gospel but ultimately they will be saved. Ca...
Last Modified: 12/10/2005 15:13:24 |
Can the elect reject Christ and be lost?:
Regarding your answer to "asking Jesus into your heart". You stated,"The Scripture is clear that a human being can in no way participate in his own conversion (cf. Mt 16:16,17; Jn...
Last Modified: 12/05/2005 07:20:47 |
Necessity of the Means of Grace:
Does Romans 10:14-17 teach that God will impart His grace to us only via the external means of grace?
Last Modified: 11/30/2005 07:45:58 |
Faith:
I told an unbeliever that when you hear God's Word, the Holy Spirit will enter your heart and bring you to belief. She said to me. "What if I did hear God's word many times and I ...
Last Modified: 11/30/2005 07:44:06 |
Asking Jesus into Heart:
Someone who has attended numerous WELS services with me but who is not a WELS Christian asked me why the WELS services don't close with an appeal for folks to ask Jesus into their ...
Last Modified: 11/28/2005 06:30:25 |
Objective Justification and Condemnation:
I have become an avid (budding) student of Luther and Lutheranism over the past two years, because I admire your desire and willingness to let Scripture speak for itself--holding i...
Last Modified: 11/22/2005 07:01:45 |
knowing I am really saved:
I asked Jesus into my heart as a child. I was brought up in a Christian home and a loving family. I fell into drug addiction as an adult. I have recently rededicated my life to f...
Last Modified: 11/21/2005 06:57:09 |
The role of faith in synergism:
In the Lutheran Churches we are correctly taught salvation thru faith alone. Other Protestant Churches all claim the same teaching of salvation thru faith. However, some denomina...
Last Modified: 11/07/2005 09:16:38 |
Relationship between sanctification and justification:
When defending my belief that sanctification (and the good works Christians do through God working in us) do not belong in the article of justification, I use Bible passages such a...
Last Modified: 11/01/2005 17:03:16 |
Disposition to Receive Grace:
What is the Bible's teaching on the "disposition to receive grace?" This is an old-fashioned theological phrase describing the psychological qualities that must be present in an i...
Last Modified: 10/29/2005 09:46:12 |
Free will once we are saved:
I understand that you believe that we have a free will in our sanctification. We can for example choose whether or not to obey God (Joshua 24:15). My question is the following: If ...
Last Modified: 10/03/2005 07:14:15 |
Sanctification:
Is it proper to use the term progressive sanctification when speaking of growth? It is used in many groups counseling people and other evangelical churches. I have a problem with t...
Last Modified: 09/26/2005 09:22:13 |
Are Only Christians Saved?:
A member of my local LCMS parish holds the view that a loving and merciful God will not let anyone perish and burn in hell, even though they are not Christians. He says that there...
Last Modified: 09/26/2005 09:18:57 |
Predestination:
WELS believes in single predestination, that those who are saved were chosen by God to be saved before they were born, without any regard for their works or dispositions. What poss...
Last Modified: 09/17/2005 10:59:48 |
Is there still hope for a "bad" heart:
If someone has rejected Jesus out of anger, fear, doubt, or hate, can that person come back again? If a heart is so blackened because of problems, but seeks help, can that person b...
Last Modified: 08/09/2005 15:01:28 |
entire sanctification:
I understand that Lutheranism rejects the idea of entire sanctification. How do you then interpret these verses: 1Th 5:23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you complete...
Last Modified: 08/04/2005 15:39:15 |
Are Jews saved without Christ?:
Will non-Christian Jews be saved? Is there a Covenant that God made to save them? This has been discussed with me lately and I'd like to know how to answer it. I always thought t...
Last Modified: 08/01/2005 16:36:50 |
Heaven:
Do people who are not WELS Lutherans go to heaven?
Last Modified: 07/28/2005 10:36:10 |
imputed righteousness of Christ:
Can you please prove in short the Lutheran doctrine of Christ's righteousness being imputed to the believer. I see that the Scripture says that our faith is imputed (accredited as)...
Last Modified: 07/17/2005 13:53:30 |