Are We Sanctified by Works or by Grace? (part 3)
by Peter Ditzel (Choose this link to read Part 2.) Progressive Sanctification, View Three: Grace Alone, No Works The advocates of this view teach that we are progressively sanctified entirely by the...
View ArticleQ. If God makes sure we persevere, how can we be shipwrecked (1 Timothy 1:19)...
A. In 1 Timothy 1:18-19, Paul wrote to Timothy, “This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;...
View ArticleMust We First Forgive to Be Forgiven?
Peter DitzelAs part of what is commonly called the Lord’s Prayer, and in the context of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors” (Matthew 6:12)....
View ArticleThe Two Powers: part 1
by Peter DitzelThe two powers I have in mind are at opposite ends of the compass (Psalm 103:12). One is the power of sin and of death and of Satan, and the other the power of God for salvation. These...
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No One Is Good
by Peter Ditzel This is part 1 of a two-part series on the doctrine of grace called Total Depravity. Jesus said no one is good but God (Matthew 19:17). Other Scriptures back this up. Why is this so,...
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The New Birth
by Peter Ditzel This is the second and last part of a two-part series on the doctrine of grace called Total Depravity. The Bible tells us that no human is naturally good. But there is hope. Jesus...
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Chosen in Him
by Peter Ditzel This is part 1 of a two-part series on the doctrine of grace called Unconditional Election. It answers the question, What must I do to be saved? Contrary to popular opinion about free...
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How Does Election Occur?
by Peter Ditzel This is part 2 of a two-part series on the doctrine of grace called Unconditional Election. The Bible says, “God chose you from the beginning for salvation….” Did He do this by looking...
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If It’s Works, It’s Not Grace, Part 1
Peter Ditzel Grace is God’s unmerited pardon. Jesus Christ purchased grace for His people by His atoning sacrifice on the Cross, and God gives that grace freely to believers (Romans 5:15-19). For...
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If It’s Works, It’s Not Grace, Part 2
Peter Ditzel Jesus said, ““Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 18:3). Jesus didn’t have child labor...
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