Introduction
Can a good person make it to heaven, even if they don’t know Jesus? Some think they can. Do people need to belong to a particular denomination to be saved? Some denominations think that unless you are baptized with them you are not saved. Can people from other religions, outside of the traditional Christianity, be saved and continue under those teachings that refused to see Christ as the Son of God? I have seen those who believe that this is so.
I want to take the time on this series to address each one of these questions and others according to Scripture and, not according to my opinions. It is crucial that every believer, not only the pastor, know the doctrine of salvation. If you are confused in that, which is foundational, how can you be trusted with the deep things of God?
I encourage you to stop looking at doctrines through the glass of your denomination and dig deeper into the study of God’s Word. Don’t trust your opinion! As a matter fact, the Bible tell us not to be wise in our own opinion (Proverbs 3:7). During the next few articles, I will address the following subtopics:
- We Can’t Save Ourselves: Only God Can
- Jesus is the Only Way to the Father
- Without the Holy Spirit there is no Repentance
- To be Disciples and to Make Disciples
- At the Heart of Discipleship is to Learn the Commands of Jesus, that Means, His Way of Life
- Distinguishing Right from Wrong is a Sign of Our Maturity
- We Are Called to Reject Any Other Gospel
- We as Christians Will be Judge by Jesus
- We as Christians are Commanded not Just to Read and Listen, but to Study the Scripture
To be continued…
An independent thinker with a profound call to see the orthodoxy of the church and passion for Christ manifesting together. Angel was born in Brooklyn, New York in April of 1968, he was raised on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico where he earned his B.S. degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from the Inter American University in San Germán in 1991. That same year he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After working construction jobs for a year and learning the English language, his first job working with foster-care children in the capacity of youth care worker was with Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary in September of 1992. With JYS he was promoted several times as group home supervisor, legal caseworker, and program director.
While in Jacksonville, Angel studied a couple of martial arts styles. After earning his black belt, he became the founder of Good Fight Ministries as he used martial arts as an instrument to preach the gospel. In 2004 Angel was selected Martial Arts Instructor of the Year for the State of Florida and in 2005 Angel was inducted in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame where he also received the Christian Spirit Award. In July of 2005 Angel accepted his call to pastor a bilingual church in Winton, NC where he served for a couple of years. Five months later he lost his first wife to cancer in December of that same year. This initiated a deep valley of suffering in his life, a mountain of costly mistakes and the embracing of lifestyles of sin that are well documented through this blog.
In August of 2012 Angel moved to Fairbanks Alaska with his wife Rayette Casiano and six children who are now adults. In Alaska, Angel continued his social work-related career and his ministry of preaching, teaching and writing. Angel is the author of two books, Hope for the divorcee: Forgiving and Moving Forward and 7 Banderas de Esperanza: La Bendición de Yokdzonot.
In January 8th of 2020 Angel and his wife moved to Arizona. On June 8th 2021 Angel started his home church, not as a starting point, but as a closer way to how the church is suppose to look like according to Scripture.
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