Salvation

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:5-6

The gospel is called “The Good News” (or “happy news” in Aramaic) and that is because it is the only solution to the greatest problem of mankind: death. By the selfless sacrifice of Jesus Christ on behalf of sinners, we can reconcile ourselves back to God and receive new life — both in the here and now spiritually, and at the resurrection when Jesus returns physically.

In this series we will cover every major topic in Soteriology, the study of salvation, and unpack the gospel from the very beginning basic elements to the most advanced and difficult topics like predestination, evil, election and eternal security.

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Tracks on Monergism

Why is God’s Grace Irresistible? (Calvinism vs. Arminianism)

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Series Visual Aides

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The Arminian TULIP

The 4 Views of Human Ability

Eternal Security, Assurance of Salvation & False Assurance

The Narrow Road

Soteriology Map

Series Episodes

Below are the episodes of the series in order. This series is designed to be a progressive journey, so make sure to watch them in sequence.

Salvation: The Way, The Truth & The Life

00:00 - Introduction
21:16 - What is the Gospel?
26:38 - Point #1: Incarnation
29:16 - Point #2: Propitiation
56:23 - Why Can't We Earn Our Righteousness?
1:22:57 - Point #3: Resurrection
1:32:35 - The Gospel in Genesis
1:48:23 - The 7 Great Realizations
2:01:08 - How Do I Get Saved?
2:17:54 - God is the Gospel

Why Do We Need to Be Saved?

00:00 - Introduction
05:42 - Point #1: Creation
14:44 - Point #2: Satan is Judged
22:40 - The 4 Consequences of the Fall
36:11 - The Illusion of Work Based Justice
51:32 - What are we being saved from?

7 Reasons Why Jesus HAD to Die for Your Sins

00:00 - Introduction
04:24 - Reason #1: To Vindicate God's Name
16:39 - God's Biggest Problem
33:20 - Reason #2: To Show God's Love
38:27 - Reason #3: To Heal the Separation
42:30 - Reason #4: You Can't Approach God Without a Sacrifice
50:33 - Reason #5: To Model Ideal Humanity
53:55 - Reason #6: The Family of God
59:22 - Reason #7: To Destroy Death
1:05:35 - Final Thoughts

How Can Jesus Die in Our Place?

00:00 - Introduction
05:13 - The Problem of Justice
14:55 - 4 Reasons Why Jesus is Unique
47:21 - Final Thoughts

The Importance of Christology for Understanding the Gospel

00:00 - Introduction
10:10 - Why Does Christology Matter?
28:13 - The Deity of Christ
48:34 - Final Thoughts

The Monergistic Gospel

00:00 - Introduction
10:21 - The Importance of Correct Soteriology
25:02 - The Real Issue: Is Monergism True?
49:01 - Synergism: The Original Lie
1:25:05 - Objection: Faith is Not a Work!
1:30:33 - AW Pink: The Sovereignty of God
1:50:54 - Monergism in the Bible
3:02:02 - Irresistible Grace vs. Normal Grace
3:15:18 - How Satan Tempts with Synergism
3:22:09 - Something's Gotta Give
3:23:52 - Wrap-Up
3:37:19 - God's Sovereignty Makes the Gospel Unique
3:46:13 - Explaining Predestination to a Child
4:05:42 - Relearning Jesus
4:13:15 - Suffering as the Test of Monergism

Monergism in the Old Testament

00:00 - Introduction
07:05 - God is Unchanging
16:54 - God Giving New Hearts & A New Spirit
47:21 - No Condemnation for the Elect
1:00:00 - True Sacrifices & Inner Change
1:12:26 - God Bringing About the Outcome of Salvation
1:34:47 - Trusting in God
1:45:00 - God's Love in the Old Testament
1:56:28 - Election
2:06:40 - Final Thoughts

The Mystery of Faith

00:00 - Introduction
14:20 - The Dance of Life in the New Testament
32:35 - Imperatives in the New Testament
2:28:37 - Primary & Secondary Causes
2:36:44 - Confirming Your Election
3:08:47 - Action as a Product of Relationship
3:50:23 - Doing & Being
3:56:04 - God Engaging in Reality
4:07:30 - God's Irresistible Grace
4:15:15 - Predestination & Participation
4:33:44 - False Converts
4:44:15 - Enduring to the End: The Test of Salvation
5:08:08 - CHALLENGE: God's Interactions
5:35:54 - The Mystery of Joy
5:47:28 - The Dance of Life
6:01:47 - Liberty of Conscience

Why Did God Save Us?

00:00 - Introduction
14:33 - Why is God God-Centered?
30:41 - The Bible & God's Glory
1:17:22 - The Importance of Joy
1:45:04 - God is the Gospel
1:59:22 - Why Everyone Owes Their Life to Jesus
2:13:57 - Are We Just a Means to an End?

Do You Need to Be Baptized to Be Saved? (Water & Fire Baptism)

00:00 - Introduction
04:18 - Saved by Grace
14:04 - The Meaning of Water & The Spirit
31:13 - Mark 16 & The Great Commission
35:28 - The Importance of Context
45:03 - Fire Baptism

What is Sanctification & Justification?

00:00 - Introduction
05:27 - Sanctification
54:45 - Justification
1:11:12 - Entire Sanctification
1:19:20 - Final Thoughts

Does the Gospel Do Away with God’s Law?

00:00 - Introduction
09:26 - Did Jesus do away with the law?
23:36 - CHALLENGE: "We're no longer under the law"
59:38 - License to Sin

Dead In Sin & Dead To Sin

00:00 - Introduction
08:26 - Doomed to Die
14:11 - Original Sin
19:45 - Dead in Sin
32:14 - Dead to Sin
47:19 - The Old Self & The New Self
1:00:37 - The Importance of Receiving Christ
1:11:52 - Final Thoughts

Is Mankind Capable of Faith? (Total Depravity)

00:00 - Introduction
04:44 - What is the Flesh?
25:32 - The Sovereignty of God
49:36 - Famous Examples of Doubt
1:00:36 - Regeneration Precedes Faith
1:09:28 - The Trifecta of Evil

Does the Bible Teach Predestination? (Old Testament)

00:00 - Introduction
21:44 - Why is Predestination Important?
28:35 - Predestination in the Old Testament
45:12 - More Predestined Situations
52:03 - God is Sovereign Over Good & Evil
1:01:08 - Revealing & Reporting
1:07:53 - Final Thoughts

Does the Bible Teach Predestination? (New Testament)

00:00 - Introduction
11:42 - Introductory Verses
15:30 - The Cross Was Predestined
29:43 - Predestination in Christ's Ministry
40:13 - CHALLENGE: Garden of Gethsemane
55:16 - The Real Issue with Predestination
1:38:15 - CHALLENGE: Are We Just Robots?
1:53:14 - 4 Major Problems if We Reject Predestination

What the Bible Says About Free Will

00:00 - Introduction
04:28 - The Sovereignty of God
24:56 - Does God Respect Free Will?
46:23 - Taking Credit for the Outcome
1:09:39 - Attitudes in the New Testament
1:14:14 - Praying that God Takes Over
1:21:00 - Verses Against Boasting
1:24:22 - CHALLENGE: Free Will Verses

What Science Says About Free Will

00:00 - Introduction
08:21 - Automatic Processes & Body Facts
13:11 - Psychology & Neuroscience
1:15:41 - Genetics
1:30:48 - Summary Review
1:34:03 - The Illusion of the 1st Person Perspective
1:52:40 - The Nature of Information

Free Will: What True Freedom REALLY Is

00:00 - Introduction
10:15 - 3 Problems with Free Will
16:31 - Free Will as the Ultimate Gaslighting
25:13 - What is Freedom?
47:54 - The Dual Perspective
1:11:46 - Final Thoughts

The Forbidden Fruit

00:00 - Introduction
05:29 - The Forbidden Fruit
12:43 - The Devil
20:39 - The Tree of Knowledge & The Tree of Life
43:29 - Satan's Gospel is the Tree of Knowledge
1:01:13 - Everything Satan Does is Counterfeit
1:41:23 - Final Thoughts

What is Election? (Old Testament)

00:00 - Introduction
07:02 - Election in the Old Testament
31:01 - The Remnant

What is Election? (New Testament)

00:00 - Introduction
06:45 - Election in the Gospels
38:48 - Election in the Book of Acts
49:54 - Election in the Letters
1:21:43 - Election is Unconditional
1:34:15 - CHALLENGE: Corporate Election
2:14:13 - CHALLENGE: Prayer & Evangelization
2:24:56 - Final Thoughts

What is Eternal Security, OSAS & Assurance of Salvation?

00:00 - Introduction
06:44 - God Will Accomplish His Purpose
18:29 - The Basis for Eternal Security
41:48 - Eternal Security in the Old Testament
56:41 - Eternal Security in the New Testament
1:33:31 - Salvation as a Guaranteed Outcome
1:40:13 - Is Once Saved Always Saved Biblical?
1:43:58 - Assurance of Salvation
2:18:35 - Final Thoughts

What is False Assurance of Salvation?

00:00 - Introduction
04:53 - The End of the Age
23:23 - Why is there False Assurance?
34:21 - False Repentance
40:18 - Final Thoughts

Predestination in the Parables of Jesus

00:00 - Introduction
09:32 - The Elect & Reprobate
40:17 - Finding What Was Lost
49:57 - Assurance of Salvation
1:21:04 - Final Thoughts

Biblical Typology: The Gospel Through Time

00:00 - Introduction
04:50 - What is Typology?
19:31 - Examples of Biblical Typology

Did God Predestine Evil? (7 Reasons)

00:00 - Introduction
09:43 - Evil & The Cross
26:39 - The Problem with the Arminian View of Evil
33:34 - God is What Defines Good
38:50 - Fate vs Biblical Predestination
50:56 - Reason #1: To Reveal God's Power
1:04:46 - Reason #2: To Reveal God's Justice
1:13:49 - CHALLENGE: Women & Children in Judgments
1:47:05 - Reason #3: To Reveal God's Mercy
1:59:35 - Reason #4: To Reveal God's Redemption
2:15:51 - Reason #5: To Accomplish God's Purposes
3:00:25 - Reason #6: Typology
3:03:29 - Reason #7: To Conform the Elect
3:47:58 - How Evil & Suffering Glorify God
4:00:25 - The Dual Perspective
4:26:24 - Quick Summary
4:28:26 - CHALLENGE: Why didn't God destroy the devil at Eden?
4:51:19 - Final Thoughts

The Role of Suffering in Monergism

00:00 - Introduction
08:48 - God Appoints All Suffering
29:04 - Rejoicing in Suffering
51:41 - What the Bible Says About Suffering
1:19:58 - Encouraging Verses
1:38:48 - Perfectionism & Godly Excellence
1:42:36 - Suffering Comes in Seasons
1:44:21 - Paul's Sufferings in Colossians 1:24

Who are the Reprobate?

00:00 - Introduction
06:45 - Eternal Conscious Torment
14:39 - God's Fairness
21:57 - Reprobation in the Old Testament
41:07 - Reprobation in the New Testament
1:07:55 - The Importance of Boundaries

Lessons on Evil in The Book of Job

00:00 - Introduction
04:03 - Important Context
19:10 - Job & Evil
41:53 - Job's Friends
52:39 - Final Thoughts

Lessons on Evil in The Book of Ezekiel

00:00 - Introduction
04:35 - The Book of Ezekiel

What is Evil & Why Was it Necessary?

09:52 - The Evil of Success
32:09 - The Parable of the Chinese Farmer
40:35 - Putting it Together
52:49 - What is Evil?
1:09:44 - Evil & Predestination
1:55:25 - CHALLENGE: Being Tested
2:12:12 - Why Was Evil Necessary?
2:25:10 - The End Justifies the Means
2:33:13 - Final Thoughts

Does God Cause Sin? 4 Reasons Hyper-Calvinism is WRONG

00:00 - Introduction
28:59 - What is Hyper-Calvinism?
1:15:38 - Problem #1: Confusion of Primary & Secondary Causes
1:58:10 - Why Does Sin Happen?
2:34:53 - Problem #2: Inconsistency With God's Character
3:11:00 - Appeals to the Law
3:16:45 - Problem #3: Removes Moral Agency
3:29:58 - Problem #4: Evil is Meaningless
3:40:33 - Final Thoughts
3:55:22 - Quick Review

What's the Difference Between Calvinism, Arminianism, Molinism & Open Theism?

00:00 - Introduction
07:10 - The Real Issue
45:31 - The History of Calvinism & Arminianism
1:31:31 - Who's Doing the Work?
1:53:34 - OBJECTION: "Faith Is Not a Work"
2:08:27 - Total Depravity vs. Total Inability
2:16:17 - Election
2:31:50 - Eternal Security
2:42:32 - The Problem of Evil
3:02:39 - Open Theism & Evil
3:09:20 - Final Thoughts

9 Reasons Molinism is False, Unbiblical and Subversive

00:00 - Introduction
05:35 - What is Monism?
20:52 - Natural Knowledge, Free Knowledge & Middle Knowledge
26:01 - Problem #1 - Jesuit Origins
37:28 - Problem #2 - Makes Creation Impersonal
49:32 - Problem #3 - God's Decree Depends on His Creations
58:07 - Problem #4 - Molinism Doesn't Create Free Will
1:00:59 - Problem #5 - People Who Can't Be Saved
1:09:32 - Problem #6 - Counterfactuals Do Not Exist
1:17:51 - Problem #7 - Conditional Election
1:22:24 - Problem #8 - The Problem of Evil
1:28:59 - Problem #9 - Middle Knowledge Doesn't Exist
1:37:00 - CHALLENGE: David & Saul
1:45:50 - Final Thoughts

12 Problems with a Synergistic View of the Atonement

00:00 - Introduction
16:26 - Reason #1 - Two Groups of People
20:14 - Reason #2 - The Atonement is Still Limited
29:38 - Reason #3 - Inconsistent with Biblical Atonement
52:28 - Reason #4 - The Intention of the Sacrifice & Intercession
57:11 - Reason #5 - The Personal Nature of Intercession
59:07 - Reason #6 - God's Wrath & The Wicked
1:06:35 - Reason #7 - Mismatch Between God's Promises & Actions
1:11:52 - Reasons #8 - Disharmony in the Trinity
1:28:40 - Reason #9 - Robs Glory From God
1:55:53 - Reason #10 - The Success of the Atonement
2:00:16 - Reason #11 - The Problem of Evil
2:04:12 - Reason #12 - Freewill is Incompatible with God's Sovereignty
2:11:53 - Final Thoughts

Answering 8 Questions on Election & Predestination

00:00 - Introduction
06:25 - Question 1: Is God immoral for choosing?
11:57 - Question 2: Did God choose some for hell?
27:26 - Question 3: How do I know if I'm elect?
33:17 - Question 4: What about apostasy?
38:46 - Question 5: What about people who never heard of Jesus?
57:40 - Question 6: What about people in other denominations?
1:05:16 - Question 7: What is the point of evangelism?
1:09:56 - Question 8: Why pray if God is sovereign?

Answering 8 Questions on The Problem of Evil

00:00 - Introduction
04:49 - Question 1: Why are we totally depraved?
09:22 - Question 2: How do we explain people doing good?
15:06 - Question 3: Why is there evil in the world?
22:28 - Question 4: Does God predestine sin?
54:23 - CHALLENGE: Jeremiah 19:1-6
1:04:27 - Question 5: How can God ordain evil without being evil?
1:19:07 - Question 6: How can God ordain arguments?
1:31:37 - Question 7: What about suicide?
1:34:53 - Question 8: What about the unforgivable sin?

Answering 5 Questions on Freewill

00:00 - Introduction
05:49 - Question 1: What about verses about choices?
22:09 - Question 2: Do we have free will if there's election?
32:09 - Question 3: How can we be held responsible?
48:38 - Question 4: What about the Bema Judgment?
1:06:40 - Question 5: Did Satan and Judas have free will?

Refuting Synergistic Arguments on Salvation (Provisionism, Universalism, Works & Losing Salvation)

09:21 - Universalism & Provisionism
1:18:52 - Works
2:03:48 - Losing Salvation
3:02:10 - False Converts
3:17:43 - Being Cut Off or Blotted Out

King Saul & Salvation

00:00 - Introduction
06:31 - Early Context
19:47 - Saul's Downward Spiral
27:29 - Arguments Against Saul
51:27 - Why Saul Was Saved
1:06:10 - Other Important Tangents
1:39:30 - Final Thoughts

The Sabbath & The Plan of Salvation

00:00 - Introduction
07:29 - The Sabbath as a Picture of the Gospel
51:26 - Major Judgments on the Sabbath
55:07 - The Sabbath & The Kingdom
1:09:49 - Why This Matters