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We sow, God saves.
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Introduction

These commentaries are the result of my personal experience and study. They reflect my perspective on Christian doctrine—the narrative that shapes a believer’s faith—and how that narrative influences our ability to walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Today, Christianity often seems disconnected from the broader cultural conversation—reduced, in many ways, to an inconvenient subculture that increasingly grapples with spiritual diversity and social identity. This growing irrelevance raises a pressing question: why has the Church drifted so far from meaningful engagement with society? What concerns me most is how rarely this issue is addressed. Leadership from the pulpit is more focused on the organisation of the institution itself—an oversight that, in my view, has a direct and damaging effect on the health of the Church.

About Me

My earliest experiences were shaped, but not led, by a Christian view of life—a position that continued for 40 years before I made a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. In 2001, I was part of a leadership team that welcomed a new Pastor to our Church. Not long after, we were confronted with a series of theological and relational challenges that ultimately split the congregation in two. It took three subsequent Pastors and many years for the Church to heal from this division. I still recall the sadness, anger, and disillusionment that followed—the sense of confusion—the lingering weight of unanswered questions. Through that experience, I realised two things—that I knew very little about why I believed; and second, that whatever I did know wasn’t truly my own.

My Latest Commentary

Trevor Strange Trevor Strange

Can Christians Lose Their Salvation? - Part 1

In short, the answer to this question is yes if one assumes salvation depended on the actions of believers themselves.

First, we need to clarify what is meant by the two most common statements suggesting we can lose our salvation. There's a considerable difference between losing our salvation and renouncing our salvation. Losing salvation implies that God has control over the decision, in other words, God rejects us because we fail to meet a standard required to keep our salvation. Renouncing salvation suggests a decision we make by turning away and rejecting God and those who make the case for the latter hold that our rejection somehow causes God to reject us. In my opinion, both opinions are flawed and I'm unconvinced that most Christians believe God will reject us for just any reason, firstly because he says he won't, and second because all Christians continue to sin. However, in making a case that challenges any possibility of losing salvation my argument applies to both views and centers on the question of whether or not we are "born-again". On this premise, our eternal security is secured by God and depends on God, not on anything we do or say after being saved. The judgment seat of Christ will determine the value of works after our salvation, but not salvation itself!

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