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Why should I be good? Salvation is free! - Saved by grace and rewarded by works, Calvinism with holiness
COULD THE GREAT DEBATE BE OVER?
The grace of Calvinism reconciled with the holiness of Arminianism
Why should I be good? Salvation is free!
Calvinism with holiness - Saved by grace, rewarded by works
Have you ever asked yourself: Why should I be good aren’t Christians saved by grace? If so, then this book is for you!
There are two main theological lines of thought concerning salvation: Calvinism and Arminianism.
Calvinism emphasizes God’s sovereignty
Arminianism emphasizes man’s responsibility
Calvinism claims we are saved by grace
Arminianism claims we are saved through our own holiness
Calvinism values imputed holiness
Arminianism values practical holiness
Calvinism claims eternal security
Arminianism claims eternal rewards at the bema seat
Calvinism implies that some are chosen for salvation and others are not
Arminianism implies that it is up to us
Calvinism risks superficiality
Arminianism risks pharasitic judgment
Deep down inside of us we all ask a legitimate yet not very religious question: “Why bother with holiness if we are saved by grace as Calvinism assures us?
If you believe like a Calvinist, that believers are saved by grace apart from holiness which Arminianism claims as a necessary requirement then you must be able to answer the following questions . .
Why would anyone strive after holiness?
Why bother with holiness since defeated Christians will be saved by grace just as those who live in holiness?
Why strive so hard after holiness? I can still get to heaven without it.
If you believe like an Arminian that believers are saved through works of holiness which Calvinism claims is not a necessary requirement then you must be able to answer the following questions . . .
How much holiness is sufficient to be saved?
What is the dividing line between having one sin short of hell and one sin long of heaven?
How can anyone fulfill everything that the bible seems to require for salvation.
If the Apostle Paul feared being disqualified from heaven, how can we stand a chance of making it to heaven?
Are you clear about the basis of your salvation, and are you good enough to be saved and keep your salvation?
This book reveals how losing salvation for lack of holiness is inconsistent with Bible doctrine which affirms that man is saved by grace. Holiness is necessary but the need for holiness is a separate issue in preparation for the bema seat of Christ.
This book does not promote laxity in the pursuit of holiness but motivation to make something of your life in Christ! Holiness is not a requirement for eternal security! Scriptures referring to rewards and punishment are often wrongly applied to salvation and damnation. It is a mistake to think that holiness is somehow tied to salvation. Christians need to be holy and blameless, but not to be saved! We are saved by grace through faith and not by holiness.
Every true Christian desires to be holy.
The grace of Calvinism reconciled with the holiness of Arminianism
Why should I be good? Salvation is free!
Calvinism with holiness - Saved by grace, rewarded by works
Have you ever asked yourself: Why should I be good aren’t Christians saved by grace? If so, then this book is for you!
There are two main theological lines of thought concerning salvation: Calvinism and Arminianism.
Calvinism emphasizes God’s sovereignty
Arminianism emphasizes man’s responsibility
Calvinism claims we are saved by grace
Arminianism claims we are saved through our own holiness
Calvinism values imputed holiness
Arminianism values practical holiness
Calvinism claims eternal security
Arminianism claims eternal rewards at the bema seat
Calvinism implies that some are chosen for salvation and others are not
Arminianism implies that it is up to us
Calvinism risks superficiality
Arminianism risks pharasitic judgment
Deep down inside of us we all ask a legitimate yet not very religious question: “Why bother with holiness if we are saved by grace as Calvinism assures us?
If you believe like a Calvinist, that believers are saved by grace apart from holiness which Arminianism claims as a necessary requirement then you must be able to answer the following questions . .
Why would anyone strive after holiness?
Why bother with holiness since defeated Christians will be saved by grace just as those who live in holiness?
Why strive so hard after holiness? I can still get to heaven without it.
If you believe like an Arminian that believers are saved through works of holiness which Calvinism claims is not a necessary requirement then you must be able to answer the following questions . . .
How much holiness is sufficient to be saved?
What is the dividing line between having one sin short of hell and one sin long of heaven?
How can anyone fulfill everything that the bible seems to require for salvation.
If the Apostle Paul feared being disqualified from heaven, how can we stand a chance of making it to heaven?
Are you clear about the basis of your salvation, and are you good enough to be saved and keep your salvation?
This book reveals how losing salvation for lack of holiness is inconsistent with Bible doctrine which affirms that man is saved by grace. Holiness is necessary but the need for holiness is a separate issue in preparation for the bema seat of Christ.
This book does not promote laxity in the pursuit of holiness but motivation to make something of your life in Christ! Holiness is not a requirement for eternal security! Scriptures referring to rewards and punishment are often wrongly applied to salvation and damnation. It is a mistake to think that holiness is somehow tied to salvation. Christians need to be holy and blameless, but not to be saved! We are saved by grace through faith and not by holiness.
Every true Christian desires to be holy.
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190 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2012
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September 11, 2015
This book was interesting to read - the explanation about the kingdom of heaven I found to be most enlightening.
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