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Acts 13:48 and the Controversy of Eternal Predestination Unmasking Eternal Predestination: A Critical Examination

December 3, 2023 by Jun P. Espina

Acts 13:48 is one of the most quoted verses ultra-Calvinists hire in their attempt to hide and mask Christ’s clear teaching to trust and believe in Him to be forgiven of God

John Piper’s Damnably Heretical Born Again Teaching

December 3, 2023September 25, 2022 by Jun P. Espina

One of the supreme and crucial teachings of the entire Christian doctrine is Christ’s condition for those desiring eternal life, which is to be born again. But John Piper invented a damnably heretical born again teaching.

Is Living a Sanctified or Holy Life Possible?

July 30, 2022 by Jun P. Espina

That is why in our SANCTIFICATION FORMULA we emphasized the involvement of Christ, our Savior and Lord, and the Holy Spirit in our sanctified life.

Psalm 23: Divine Promises of Provision, Assurance, and Hope

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 by Jun P. Espina

Our Lord sealed off the depth of this psalm, “written about Me.” (See Luke 24:44). As with other Scriptures, Psalm 23 earns our sacred spiritual care.

Paradoxical Christian Teaching: Comfort in Affliction

February 14, 2020June 1, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

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Updated on February 14th, 2020

Paradoxical Christian Teaching

The Bible teaches that there is peace for Christ’s followers amidst the storms of life. It is an antithetical Christian teaching at the surface. The wisdom of this world suggests the idea of a predictable peace right after the tempest. Hence, the cliche: “peace after the storm” or “darkest hour before the dawn.” But what divine teaching is it that there is peace and comfort while one is in the limbo of trials and sufferings?

Christ’s Promised Eternal Life Versus Salvation by Works Why You Really Need Eternal Life in Christ

November 8, 2022June 1, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

Faith in Jesus is the key to living forever, “for by GRACE you have been saved through FAITH.” Christ’s promised eternal life makes sense since we are sinners and cannot impress God with our gifts and charities to the poor. Hence, our salvation, our eternal life, is “the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”