This is an outdated article, archived simply as a historical record of the mistake I made in writing it.
I wrote this article with the goal of reconciling the doctrine of Lordship Salvation with the Bible’s teaching that God grants salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. By writing with that goal, I unthinkingly broke my own rule. That rule is that I approach writing an article much like a scientist conducting a scientific experiment. I may hypothesize about the meaning of a Scripture or whether a common teaching is right or wrong. But I then enter into the topic with an open mind and let the Word of God take me where it leads. Often, it leads me where I didn’t expect.
