The False Hope of Decisionism

We must put all hope only in the mercy of God, and call others to do the same, joining with the tax collector of Luke 18:13 in saying, “God, be merciful to me, the sinner!”

Do we need to invite Jesus into our hearts?

I recently attended a church meeting at which someone said, “I grew up in church, but didn’t know until my mid-twenties that you had to actually invite Jesus into your heart.” That is wrong. I have a tendency toward speaking too soon or jumping to conclusions, and so I didn’t say anything at the time. […]