Faith is Not a Work

June 11, 2024Posted inFaith
The Arminian notion that faith is a product of man’s free will and our contribution to the work of salvation implies that faith is a work, and that we are saved because of faith—language that the Scriptures never use—rather than by or through faith. This is simply a subtle form of Semi-Pelagianism, which teaches that…

Faith is Knowledge

June 4, 2024Posted inFaith
The Heidelberg Catechism is a confession of Reformed churches of Dutch and German extraction. It defines faith as not only a certain knowledge whereby I hold for truth all that God has revealed to us in His Word, but also a hearty trust which the Holy Ghost works in me by the Gospel, that not…

Faith is a Gift of God

May 31, 2024Posted inFaith
Many Christians today think that faith is our contribution to God’s saving work. God does everything except this last little bit: you must believe; you must accept Christ; God wants to save you, but he cannot or will not exercise his power to make you come to him; you must exercise your free will and…