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Category: Bible Topics Explained

Appointed to salvation?
Bible Topics Explained / Calvinism / Salvation

Appointed to salvation?

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210

One of the key tenets of Calvinism is the “U” in TULIP—unconditional election. This means that God has decided who would be saved and who …

Why did Jesus hide the truth in parables? (Mark 4:10-12)
Bible Doctrines / Bible Topics Explained / Calvinism

Why did Jesus hide the truth in parables? (Mark 4:10-12)

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 20214

Have you ever been reading the Bible and suddenly you see something that makes you go, “What? It says that?” We find one of those …

Can a natural man understand the gospel? (I Corinthians 2:14)
Bible Topics Explained / Calvinism / Salvation

Can a natural man understand the gospel? (I Corinthians 2:14)

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 20210

If you have faith in Jesus, you can be saved. Or, wait a minute—is it the other way around? Maybe you need to be saved …

There is none righteous!  (Romans 3:10-12)
Bible Topics Explained / Calvinism / Salvation

There is none righteous! (Romans 3:10-12)

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondFebruary 2, 2021February 11, 20211

No one is righteous. No one seeks after God. Apparently, that means that we cannot be saved before God regenerates us, making us righteous. Really? …

Faith is NOT a gift (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Bible Topics Explained / Calvinism

Faith is NOT a gift (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondJanuary 30, 2021February 11, 20211

Is faith a gift? If it is, then God must decide who can be saved and who cannot be saved. If He gives you the …

Can a dead person respond to the gospel? (Ephesians 2:1-7)
Bible Topics Explained / Calvinism / Salvation

Can a dead person respond to the gospel? (Ephesians 2:1-7)

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondJanuary 23, 2021February 11, 20210

Does Ephesians 2 teach that an unsaved person is so dead that he cannot respond to God unless God first regenerates him? This is a …

The Book of Life–can your name be removed? Revelation 22:19
Bible Topics Explained / End Times (Eschatology) / Salvation

The Book of Life–can your name be removed? Revelation 22:19

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondDecember 31, 2020December 31, 202010

Can you be removed from the Book of Life? …if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take …

Does Romans 1:18-20 contradict with I Corinthians 8:6-7?
Apologetics / Bible Topics Explained

Does Romans 1:18-20 contradict with I Corinthians 8:6-7?

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondDecember 17, 2020December 17, 20200

I recently posted a YouTube video entitled “Everyone knows God exists–even atheists!” The primary Bible passage was Romans 1:18-20. As you can imagine that, attracted …

Heaping coals of fire on our enemy–what does that mean? Romans 12:20
Bible Topics Explained

Heaping coals of fire on our enemy–what does that mean? Romans 12:20

Ben Hammondby Ben HammondDecember 1, 2020December 1, 20204

Heap coals of fire on the heads of our enemies? Are we really supposed to do that? I guess so—after all, that’s what Paul told …

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