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Topic: Salvação 

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  • 1 - A Condição para a Salvação no Evangelho de João
    João é o único livro da Bíblia que afirma ter sido escrito com o propósito expresso de levar as pessoas à salvação eterna.

  • 2 - Fé e Obras em Tiago 2:14
    Tiago 2:14 ensina que as obras são um componente necessário para a salvação? Muitos responderiam que Tiago não está dizendo que as obras são um requisito necessário para a salvação, mas um resultado necessário da salvação. Outros objetam que isso ainda torna a salvação dependente das obras. Como essa passagem pode ser conciliada com a salvação pela graça por meio da fé somente, como Paulo ensina em Romanos 3-5 e Efésios 2?

  • 19 - Que tal um "cristão" que não vive como um?
    Todo mundo conhece alguém que se diz cristão, mas não age como tal. Os cristãos lutam para saber como pensar sobre essas pessoas. O que você concluiria sobre os exemplos a seguir e como ajudaria essas pessoas?

  • 23 - Os discípulos nascem ou são feitos?     Podcast
    Um discípulo é apenas outro nome para um cristão que nasceu na família de Deus pela fé em Jesus Cristo, ou um discípulo é um cristão que cumpre condições específicas para seguir a Jesus? Saber a resposta a essa pergunta é crucial para entender o evangelho da graça e a vida cristã.

  • 26 - Suicídio e Salvação
    Uma pergunta comum é se um crente nascido de novo que comete suicídio ainda irá para o céu. A resposta a esta e outras questões relacionadas depende dos dados bíblicos e da visão da graça de Deus.

  • 28 - As boas obras podem provar a salvação?
    Há todos os motivos para pensar que aqueles que creram em Jesus Cristo como Salvador e, consequentemente, nasceram na família de Deus, experimentarão uma vida transformada em algum grau. Alguns diriam que esta vida mudada é evidenciada por boas obras que provam que eles são salvos. Se isso for verdade, então o inverso é verdadeiro: se não houver boas obras, não haverá salvação. Nessa visão, as boas obras (às vezes chamadas de \frutos\" ou evidência de uma vida mudada) provam ou refutam a salvação eterna de uma pessoa"

  • 29 - Quão Bom Você Tem Que Ser Para Chegar Ao Céu?     Podcast
    Muitas pessoas acham que, se fizerem bem o suficiente ou não fizerem muito mal, Deus permitirá que entrem no céu. Em outras palavras, quando se trata de obter a vida eterna, eles pensam que Deus está fazendo uma avaliação, num gráfico. Essa suposição se baseia em alguns pensamentos errôneos.

  • 30 - Quanta fé é necessária para a salvação?
    A Bíblia promete que \todo aquele que crê em [Jesus Cristo] não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna\" (João 3:16) e diz \"pela graça sois salvos, por meio da fé\" (Efésios 2: 8). Mas quanta fé é necessária para obter esta salvação?"

  • 31 - Batismo nas Águas e Salvação Etern     Podcast
    Muitas questões relacionadas ao batismo nas águas poderiam ser discutidas, mas a questão mais importante é se ele pode obter a salvação eterna. Uma pessoa tem que ser batizada nas águas para ter a vida eterna.

  • 37 - Interpreting 1 John
    Interpreting 1 John is troublesome to some because of statements that appear to be tests or conditions. The prevailing view among commentators is that the purpose of these tests is to determine if someone is saved eternally or not.

  • 38 - Giving a Clear Gospel Invitation
    Because the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only message that can save people, we want to be as clear as possible in explaining how someone can have eternal life.

  • 40 - The Content of the Gospel of Salvation
    When sharing the gospel clearly we should have two great concerns.

  • 41 - The Lordship of Jesus Christ
    Jesus is Lord. No one who believes the Bible denies that. But what does that mean and how does Christ's lordship apply to our salvation and our Christian life?

  • 46 - Can an Unregenerate Person Believe the Gospel?
    There are some who think that a person must be regenerated (born again) before he or she can believe the gospel. What does the Bible say?

  • 48 - For Whom Did Christ Die?
    Can we truthfully say to anyone 'Jesus Christ died for your sins'? While many Christians say we can, there are some who disagree.

  • 53 - Doubtful Self-examination in 2 Corinthians 13:5
    It is not uncommon to see this verse used to encourage professing Christians to examine themselves to see if they are genuinely saved.

  • 55 - The Christian and Apostasy
    As used here, apostasy refers to a departure from or denial of the Christian faith by someone who once held to it. There are several views about what happens to someone who leaves the faith.

  • 59 - Real Christians Don't Sin? - 1 John 3:6
    If John establishes the fact that Christians sin in chapter 1, how can he say later that Christians do not sin? An incorrect interpretation of these verses has caused many Christians to doubt their salvation.

  • 60 - Can a Christian Be of the Devil? - 1 John 3:8
    Is there any way a Christian can be 'of the devil,' or could that only refer to unsaved people?

  • 61 - The Salvation of Those Who Endure to the End in Matthew 24:13
    This passage (See also Matt. 10:22; Mark 13:13; cf. Luke 21:19) is often used to argue that only those who continue in faith and good works to the end of their lives will receive salvation or prove they were saved.

  • 62 - You are Saved
    Some use this passage to say that believers can lose their salvation. Others say that it shows that some who are considered believers prove to be false believers because they did not stick with the gospel. Neither of these views satisfies the details of the passage in its context.

  • 63 - Were Jesus' First Disciples Called to Salvation or Discipleship?
    Some readers assume that Jesus invites Andrew, Peter, James, and John to salvation. Their view requires that salvation is obtained by following Jesus, with the implication that every Christian must be a committed follower. In other words, there is no distinction between being a Christian and being a disciple. Is the call to follow a call to be saved?

  • 65 - Revelation 3:20 and Asking Jesus into Your Heart
    When we look at the practical, theological, and biblical objections to this phrase, we may decide to use different language.

  • 66 - Why Is Lordship Salvation So Popular?
    A question often asked by those who hold the Free Grace position is Why is Lordship Salvation so popular?

  • 67 - What is Free Grace theology?
    Theological labels are a convenient way to summarize belief systems. Many labels have become an established part of theological dialogue, like Arminianism, Calvinism, amillennialism, or premillennialism. Many who hear the label 'Free Grace Theology' wonder what it means. Here is a brief summation.

  • 70 - Was Simon the Sorcerer Saved? Acts 8:17-24
    Can an individual recently saved from an occultic background commit a serious sin? Or would that horrendous blunder prove he was never really saved?

  • 71 - Israel and God's Unrelenting Grace
    The biblical record of Israel presents God's unrelenting grace that pursued the prodigal nation in the past and persists into the future.

  • 73 - Does Free Grace Theology Lead to False Assurance?
    Some people say the Free Grace view gives people false and damning assurance on the basis of their profession of faith. After all, they may not have believed with all their heart, turned from all their sins (in their of repentance), or done enough good works.

  • 74 - The Doctrine of Justification
    An incorrect understanding of justification can corrupt the gospel, undermine the foundation of the Christian life, and make assurance of salvation impossible.

  • 75 - How God Draws People to Salvation
    John 6:44 points to God's sovereign work that brings people to Jesus Christ, and from the context of John 6, they evidently believe in Him for eternal salvation. Some think this verse teaches that God draws people in such a way that they cannot resist. But would God force His salvation on people against their will? Is God's grace irresistible?

  • 76 - The Reality of Carnal Christians
    Is there such a thing as carnal Christians, believers who persist in disobedience to God? Some say no. While conceding that Christians can and do sin, they deny that true believers will persist in sin until the end of their physical lives.

  • 79 - Does John's Gospel Demand Belief in Eternal Security for Salvation?
    There are some who claim the saving message of the gospel is 'Believe in Jesus as the guarantor of eternal life, which can never be lost.' In other words, a person must know, understand, and express agreement with the doctrine of eternal security ... but does a person have to affirm this in order to be saved, or is this an unwarranted addition to salvation by faith alone in Christ alone?

  • 80 - What Is the Meaning of \Confess\" in Romans 10:9-10?"
    In chapters 3 and 4 of Romans, The apostle Paul established beyond dispute that one is eternally justified before God only on the basis of faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. Why, then, does he say in chapter 10 that one must \confess the Lord Jesus\" for salvation?"

  • 81 - Jesus Does Not Trust Some Believers - John 2:23-25
    Most Bible commentators interpret this passage to say that these people at the Passover did not really believe in Jesus for salvation, therefore Jesus did not commit Himself to them because He knew the unbelieving condition of their hearts. Their faith was defective or insufficient for salvation because it was based only on the signs that Jesus performed and/or they believed only in His name, not His person.

  • 82 - How Were People Saved before Christ's Death and Resurrection?
    A question often heard is \How were people eternally saved in Old Testament days?\" For a more comprehensive perspective

  • 84 - The Christian and the Law
    Though law is used in various ways in the Bible, The New Testament often uses the term for the Law delivered through Moses. It is important to understand how Christians should relate to the demands of the Mosaic Law. We will look at the nature and purpose of that Law and how it affects Christians.

  • 86 - Who Could Be Cut Off from Christ in Romans 11:22?
    This passage, especially verse 22, raises the questions, who is the apostle Paul addressing?, what does it mean to be \cut off\"?

  • 87 - Arminians and the Gospel of Grace
    Arminian theology (not Armenian, which is someone from the country of Armenia) is named after its proponent, Dutch theologian Jacob Arminius (1560-1609), who objected to the strong determinism of John Calvin. Arminius died before he could formally present his arguments, but his followers formalized them into five articles in the Remonstrance of 1610.

  • 88 - Misunderstandings about Acts 16:31     Podcast
    About 2000 years ago, the apostle Paul (with his co-laborer Silas) answered a frightened prison guard's question, \Sirs

  • 95 - The Salvation of the Thief on the Cross
    At the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, one of the two criminals who was crucified next to Him was eternally saved. What does his story teach about salvation?

  • 96 - Understanding the Vice Lists in 1 Cor. 6:9-11, Gal. 5:19-21, and Eph. 5:3-5
    These three passages are similar in that they list sins and the consequence of those who commit them. The passages often confuse people. What kind of people do they describe, believers or unbelievers? What is the point of listing these sins for the original readers and for us today?

  • 99 - What Must I Do To Be Unsaved?
    Some believe that salvation can be lost. Considering all that transpires in one's salvation, if it were possible to forfeit that salvation, here's what someone should be told to do.

  • 100 - Eternal Life by Doing Good - Romans 2:6-7,10,13
    Can a person obtain eternal life by doing good or be justified by keeping the law? Yes, of course—that’s what these verses in Romans say—at least speaking theoretically. Some would argue that these verses teach how one can obtain eternal life or prove they are justified by continuing to do good or obeying the law. But how are these verses used in context and can a person be good enough to satisfy God’s perfect justice?

  • 101 - Some Questions for Calvinists
    We are defining Calvinists as those committed to the theology of the five-point TULIP. ...Deterministic Calvinism raises some significant questions.

  • 102 - Understanding the Faith that Saves
    Does faith come from God to a person as a gift, does faith describe a meritorious work that comes from a person, or is faith a person's response to a truth or promise?

  • 103 - Roman Catholicism, Grace, and Salvation
    What does Roman Catholicism (RC) teach about how a person can be saved eternally? The RC view of salvation is derived from their beliefs about grace, justification, and the atonement, but are they biblical?

  • 104 - It is Finished! – John 19:30
    Of Jesus Christ's seven last sayings on the cross, "It is finished!" is surely the most profound. Understanding what Jesus meant with this saying can encourage believers, witness to unbelievers, and clear up bad theology about the gospel of salvation.

  • 105 - The Forgotten Judgment Seat of Christ
    Dismissed. Neglected. Forgotten. These words can describe how many treat the doctrine of the Judgment Seat of Christ (JSOC) in the New Testament.

  • 106 - Unpacking Romans 8:28-30
    This passage is packed with language and theology that has generated various interpretations. These three verses are most easily understood within the flow of the preceding context of verses 8-27, which speaks of the restoration and return of creation to a glorious end with believers ruling with Christ over all creation, and the following context of verses 31-36 which assures believers that nothing can prevent them from realizing this destiny. Verses 28-30 explain how God’s eternal purpose for every believer guarantees their final destiny with the encouragement of verse 28 explained by verses 29-30. The entire context focuses on the divine side of salvation.

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