Every generation has to receive the biblical traditions, hold on to them, and pass them down to the next generation. Those traditions give us stability; they prevent us from being shaken in mind and troubled. As we stand fast and hold the traditions passed down to us, God will comfort our hearts and establish us for every good word and work. Read More ...

Our responsibility is to proclaim that message so that the unsaved can respond to the call in repentance and faith. Those who respond that way show that they were elected, sanctified, and called. Those who don’t respond that way demonstrate that they had no love of the truth and had pleasure in unrighteousness. Read More ...

Implicit in all of this is responsibility or accountability. That is, they had the choice of loving the truth or loving error. They chose the unrighteous deceit of the Antichrist instead of the truth of the Gospel. That will result in their damnation; they will not be saved because of their own choice. Read More ...

Salvation is an escape from this promised retribution and judgment that God will pour out on the wicked. If you want to avoid God’s judgment, then you must repent and seek God’s mercy. Forgiveness comes to those who repent of their sins and trust in Christ for salvation. Read More ...

If the Thessalonian believers could grow in their faithfulness, love, and patience under severe persecution, how much more should we be able to be faithful, charitable, and patient when we are experiencing no persecution? We ought to use our peaceful situation to grow even more in faith, love, and patience. Read More ...

We do not change things or compromise on what Jesus and the apostles taught. We don’t add or remove anything from the faith. We simply retain what Jesus and the apostles taught faithfully; we stand fast in what they taught originally. Read More ...