Colossians 1:20 BDC: Is Paul saying that everyone will be saved here, namely, universal salvation?

Colossians 1:20 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 20 and through him to reconcile[1] all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens. Universal Salvation, Christian Universalism, or simply Universalism is the doctrine that all sinful persons, who are... Continue Reading →

The Open Confession of Christ

Having begun the Christian life right by taking the proper attitude towards Christ in a private transaction between Himself and yourself, the next step is an open confession of the relationship that now exists between yourself and Jesus Christ. Jesus says in Matt. 10:32, “Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess... Continue Reading →

Whose Names Are Written in “the Book of Life”?

Book of Life: (Gr. biblos tēs zōēs) In biblical times, cities had a register of names for the citizens living there. (See Ps. 69:28; Isa. 4:3) God, figuratively speaking, has been writing names in the “book of life” “from the foundation of the world.” (Rev. 17:8)

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