John Woodward
Identifying the Unpardonable Sin
One of the most important incentives for your spiritual growth and fellowship with God is the assurance of salvation (1 John 5:13). If you are not confident that your name is written in the Book of Life, how can you be secure in depending on Christ moment by moment here and now? However, one of…
Read MoreA Survival Guide For the New Year
A Survival Guide for the New Year: Discoveries from Robinson Crusoe’s Journal The movie “Cast Away” told a personal survival story. Tom Hanks portrayed the story of Chuck Nolan, a FedEx engineer who became the sole survivor of a plane crash in the middle of the Pacific. After washing ashore on an uninhabited island, he…
Read MoreDiscoveries From Robinson Crusoe’s Journal
A Survival Guide: Discoveries from Robinson Crusoe’s Journal by John Woodward The movie “Cast Away” told a personal survival story. Tom Hanks portrayed the story of Chuck Nolan, a FedEx engineer who became the sole survivor of a plane crash in the middle of the Pacific. After washing ashore on an uninhabited island, he somehow…
Read MoreThe Cure For Apostasy Part 2
“The Cure for Apostasy” part 2 by Dr. John Woodward In a previous study we looked at Hebrews 6:1-6 under the theme, “a cure for apostasy.” The parallel passage that gives a similar, strong warning is Hebrews 10:26-31. Verse 26 has caused many believers to question their salvation: “For if we sin willfully after we…
Read MoreAppropriating Christ As Life
Moving from Head to Heart: The need for a miraculous answer to chronic spiritual and psychological problems . Being made in God’s image we have ultimate needs, including the need for love, acceptance, worth, and belonging. Women seem especially aware of the need for security, and men are typically on a search for significance. Going…
Read MoreA Helping Hand For Parents of Teens (Pts. 1 & 2)
When Linda and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary years ago, four of our five children were in the category of “teenagers.” When the kids are small parents think, “if only we get past this diapers stage,” or “the terrible two’s stage,” or “the shuttling kids to sports and clubs stage”… Although not inevitable, most…
Read MoreThe Cure For Apostasy
A Study of Hebrews 6:1-9 Dr. John Woodward To be assured of Christ as your source of living, you need to be assured of His salvation. However, the warning passages in Hebrews 6:1-9 and 10:26-39 are sometimes used to question the security of the believer. Let’s consider a brief explanation of these passages in their…
Read MoreThe Believer’s New Heart
Dr. M.R.Dehaan tells of a conversation with a neighbor in which he really got to the heart of things: “It was the first time I met my neighbor, who had just moved in a few days before. He told me he had heart trouble and had sold his business on the advice of his doctor.…
Read MoreLifetime Guarantee
In the quest to get their Christian life to function sucessfully, many despair of ever finding an effective answer. Counselors listen to “presenting problems” such as depression, anxiety, and moral failures. Interpersonal conflicts continue even after self-help solutions have been attempted. It seems ironic that one of the keys to discovering deliverance from such symptoms…
Read MoreFreedom From A Guilty Conscience
Freedom from a Guilty Conscience A guilty conscience is one of the “weights” that the runner must “lay aside” in the Christian race (Hebrews 12:1). The apostle Paul wrote to his son in the faith, “Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith”…
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