Posts by Joel Radford

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What glory do believers share with Christ in this life?

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. This week, we begin to look at the glory Christians share with Christ. The Bible teaches us that God bestows glory on his people. Paul says: ‘For those God foreknew […]

Can Christians be completely abandoned by God?

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that Christians can have assurance that they are saved by the testimony of the Holy Spirit but can also lack such assurance. But are Christians ever left […]

Can Christians lose assurance that they are saved? Yes.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that Christians can have assurance that they are saved by the testimony of the Holy Spirit. We’ve also seen that Christians may not know that they are […]

Can Christians not know that they are saved? Yes.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt Christians can have assurance that they are saved by the testimony of the Holy Spirit. But are all true Christians at all times assured of their salvation? […]

Can Christians know they are saved? Yes.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that a Christian cannot fall away from faith. But can Christians have assurance that they are saved? The Bible teaches that those who truly believe in Christ […]

Can Christians fall away? No, because of the Spirit

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that a Christian cannot fall away from faith because of the love of God, the promises of God, the union Christians have with Christ and the intercession […]

Can Christians fall away? No, because Christ intercedes

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that a Christian cannot fall away from Christ because of the love of God, the promises of God and the union Christians have with Christ. Why else […]

Can Christians fall away? No, due to Christ’s union

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that a Christian cannot fall away from faith because of the love of God and the promises of God. Why else does a Christian continue to believe? […]

Can Christians fall away? No, due to God’s covenant

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve previously learnt that a Christian cannot fall away because of the love of God. Why else does a Christian continue to believe? The Bible teaches us that the decrees […]

Can Christians fall away? No, because of God’s love.

by Joel Radford

In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Last time we learnt that a Christian cannot fall away – a Christian always stays a Christian. But why does a Christian always persevere in the faith? The Bible teaches […]