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Four Things We Must Consistently Believe About Original Sin

March 20, 2020 by George Alvarado

I praise God that many are aware that man is born sinful. But the sad part is that we don’t really believe it. What I mean is, we don’t understand two main things: 1) The depth of the implications and 2) The doctrines we must affirm to consistently believe this essential truth. For many, we […]

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Free Will, God’s Grace, and a Carrot on a Stick

January 21, 2019 by Allen Nelson IV

For a long time, Christians have been debating the nature of man’s will (is it free?), the totality of depravity, whether or not man is “able” to come to Christ on his own, and the extent and function of God’s grace. For many, God’s grace is like a carrot on a stick that He dangles […]

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