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<p>Glory to God alone.</p>
First, Pastor Armstrong's interpretation of the letters to the churches in the book of Revelation holds that each letter defines the nature of a period of church history. The seven letters reflect seven sequential periods of church history, and ac...
The Catholic church said salvation was by Christ plus works, sacraments, etc. The Reformers said it was Christ alone.
<p>Romans 5 begins with “<em>Therefore, having been justified by faith</em>.” Justified how? By works? No, by faith alone.</p>
First, the Bible teaches that no man, by is own will or intellect, will ever choose to accept the Gospel and be saved. Psa. 53:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable...
<p>The Reformers rejected the notion that man has the ability in himself to reject or accept God’s salvation in Christ. We are saved by God's grace alone.</p>
"Free will" theology is the view that faith in the Gospel is a matter of personal choice unrelated to the work of God in the heart. Free will believes that nothing is required to cause faith in the Gospel other than a person's choice to believe. ...
First, we assume you are following our Exodus study, but we want you listen to two specific lessons (Lessons 20A & 20B), if you haven't already. To summarize his teaching in this lesson, Pastor Armstrong explained that all men, both Gentile a...
<p>God’s Word is the ultimate authority, and is the infallible rule of faith for the church.</p>
<p>Over the next few articles we'll explore the five beliefs that emerged as most prominent in the Reformers’ teaching, in direct contradiction to the main teaching of the Catholic Church.</p>