Is Once Saved Always Saved? is a book that seeks to answer questions or misgivings that a Christian may have as to whether salvation is eternal or whether as a believer, could he lose his salvation for acts of sin and disobedience against God. The book was designed to be a study help and a resource for young believers and those with meaningful questions about salvation. The book gives many examples and promises regarding the security of salvation. The...

Questions about divine providence have preoccupied Christians for generations: Are people elected to salvation? For whom did Jesus die? This book introduces readers to four prevailing views on divine providence, with particular attention to the question of who Jesus died to save (the extent of the atonement) and if or how God determines who will be saved (predestination).But this book does not merely answer readers' questions. Four Views on Divine...

You can win over your temptations! If you want to walk in fullness and step into your purpose, you must stop pandering to your own lusts and cravings. Jerry Potter explains how to subdue them and renew your mind with the mind of Christ. "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." -Matthew 16:24, NIV These words were an invitation, from Christ to His disciples, to surrender to God's will for their lives,...

Bestselling Author and Pastor John Piper Reflects on the Relationship between Treasuring Christ and Saving Faith What happens in the heart when it experiences real saving faith? John Piper argues that faith in Christ is not saving unless it includes an "affectional dimension of treasuring Christ." Nor is God glorified as he ought to be unless he is treasured in being trusted. Saving faith in Jesus Christ welcomes him forever as our supreme and inexhaustible...

We know the gospel story of redemption - the creation of Man, his subsequent Fall, the story of Israel and the coming of the Messiah. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ cleanses those that believe in Him from sin and bring them into right relationship with God. But have you ever wondered WHY God did it that way? Was it a whim? He just felt like it? Or was their a logic and a pattern? In this book the author examines scripture...

The idea of Christ's substitutionary atonement for sinners is central in both the Old and New Testaments-from the Passover to the prophets to the words of Jesus and the apostles. In It Is Well, pastors Mark Dever and Michael Lawrence demonstrate how the atonement is clearly taught throughout Scripture. Starting with Exodus 12 and moving through other key Old Testament passages into the Gospels and the epistles of Paul and Peter, the authors offer...

"I eagerly commend this series." -R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations to help them think biblically about the Christian life. Church Questions is a series by 9Marks that seeks to provide Christians with sound and accessible biblical...

Have you ever wanted to know more of what the Bible says about salvation? These six studies are deceptively short, simple, and clear. Each one can be read quickly, but if you really delve into them – checking the Scriptures, working through the Bible studies, thinking through the reflection questions – you will find a rich study resource. The Bible Themes resource at the end is a useful alphabetical listing of key Bible themes that gives practical...

¿Puede alguien perder la salvación? ¿Cómo presentan las Escrituras la compleja interacción entre la Gracia y el Libre albedrío? Ni siquiera aquellos que defienden que las Escrituras deben determinar nuestras respuestas se ponen de acuerdo sobre lo que éstas enseñan en cuanto a este tema. Y, en la mayoría de las ocasiones, las diferentes posiciones no se escuchan las unas a las otras. Sea cual sea tu línea de pensamiento, este libro te dará...

God is infinitely excellent, and that excellence is most profoundly displayed in the person and saving work of Jesus Christ. The heart of Edwards' theology radiates the glory of God as displayed in Christ's saving of unworthy sinners through perfect obedience to God's unchanging rule of righteousness. The whole of Edwards' theology stands on the beauty and redemptive work of Christ as revealing and communicating the marvelous perfections of the Trinity....