Tag: hard hearts

We can never be too much on our guard against unbelief

April 14, 2012

J.C. Ryle on Mark 6:5-6 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. Two remarkable expressions are used in teaching this lesson. One is, that our Lord “could do no mighty work” at Nazareth, by reason … More We can never be too much on our guard against unbelief

How Can You “Fall Away from God” if You Never Were a Believer?

September 5, 2010

John Piper comments in a sermon, “Eternal Security is a Commuity Project” from Hebrews 3: Now this raises several questions. One is: Well, if our failure to hold fast our hope and confidence means we never were really partakers of Christ, what are we falling away from in verse 12? Take care, brethren, lest there … More How Can You “Fall Away from God” if You Never Were a Believer?