Sharing and Defending Christian Truth
Editor’s note: This is the second post in a series of posts on the Crusades. If you’re interested then you can check out the first post which provides a good exposition for the series. Otherwise enjoy.
The story of the fall of Rome, is a rather patchy tale, depending on what you consider ‘Rome’ and what you consider ‘Fall’.
Editors note: This is the first post in a series on the Crusades. If you enjoy it you’ll find a link at the bottom to the next post.
The Crusades have a special place in history, so far as I can tell, because they involve Christianity.
Editors note: this is a follow-up post from my previous one. I recommend reading that one first which you can find here, otherwise enjoy.
Hey fellas,
In my last post I explained what a Christian is and why being a Christian is not as simple as just receiving God’s grace. I explained that we cannot earn our salvation through good works because we are all sinners. When we confess our sins, and accept Jesus Christ as our saviour we receive God’s grace.
The Holy Spirit transforms us. From this moment, we strive for a life of honour, humility and integrity – Acts 20:35, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 13:18. We become followers of Christ, soldiers ‘equipped for every good work’ – 2 Timothy 3:17.
In short,
we are not saved by good works, but we do good works because we are saved.
So what are good works anyway?
If you’ve been going to church for years, or even if you’ve never been before, you have no doubt got some sort of an opinion about what you think a Christian is. Everybody does.