Eternally Assured

"As pilgrim people, we constantly need to hear the assurance of the gospel." - Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored (Mike Brown and Zach Keele) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time" - 1 Peter 1:3-5 This past Sunday at church we recited the Nicene Creed, although we usually recite the Apostle's Creed. I always enjoy reciting the Apostle's Creed together at church. There is a unifying aspect to it.  Despite all of our differences we can say with one voice affirmatively what we believe. I love hearing the voices next to me knowing that we all are united to each other in Christ. Yet this past Sunday hit differen

  Disclaimer: It is  not the purpose of this post to elaborate on the teachings of Lordship Salvation and how it compares to Reformed Confessional Theology. At the end of this post I will provide resources that deal more deeply with the differences. This post is more to describe to the best of my ability what it was like for me to  believe that the tenets of Lordship Salvation were the only faithful expression of the Christian faith. If anyone reading identifies with what I am describing, this post is for you to show you that  your sentiments are valid.  I promise that there is a better, more restful, and comforting alternative that is both faithful to the Scriptures and faithful to maintain the necessity of repentance and obedience without compromising the comfort and rest that sinners can find in Christ.  undertone: an underlying quality or feeling If there is one word that I could use to describe what it was like being influenced by the teachings of Lordship Salvation, it would be t