TOPIC INDEXSalvation (11)

  1. In the Stars

    book
    01/06/23
    12 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.

  2. More Blessed to Receive than to Give

    book
    12/15/22
    10 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give

  3. Surveying Our Soiled Condition, and the Condition of our Soil

    book
    02/17/21
    9 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    Ash Wednesday, is meant to remind us we have a death problem. All living things made from the soil shall return to it.

  4. The Man Born to be King

    book
    01/07/21
    13 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    Epiphany celebrates that we have not been left in our hearts’ cold darkness and this spoiled creation.

  5. Good Questions and Bad Questions

    book
    05/01/20
    10 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    There is a question often raised by Christians and even some theologians that is unanswerable: Why are some saved, and others are lost? While it might seem to be a good question, it is not. Let’s examine it more closely.

  6. Gathering up Our Dust During Lent

    book
    03/09/20
    10 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    Ashes and dust do not need the services of spiritual EMTs; we need a Second Adam from whom we regain life itself.

  7. Am I Really Included?

    book
    10/23/19
    9 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    Any conception that contends that Jesus only died for some sinners turns the gospel into an uncertain message for everyone.

  8. Getting Saved, Doing Nothing

    book
    10/03/18
    9 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    We are saved by grace, and strictly speaking, not by an offer.

  9. God’s Last Word

    book
    04/25/18
    9 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    The Gospel predominates when hearers receive the saving gifts of Christ as God’s final word to them.

  10. Fathers, Don’t Let Them Die

    book
    06/12/17
    10 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    You have suffered your son to come unto Jesus; but fathers, don’t let him die!

  11. Giving Up Something For Lent?

    book
    03/27/17
    14 mins
    By Steven A. Hein
    What would be a fitting thing to give up, especially during the season of Lent?