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By Akin Ojumu "Once saved is always saved" is the idea that the moment someone accepts Jesus Christ into their life as their Lord and Savior they are saved and are forever saved no matter what they do or how they live from that moment on. It is a concept that is also described as eternal security or eternal salvation. The subject of this contemplation is to probe whether or not this concept of eternal security is Biblical. This is a response to a question about this topic on which a friend asked that I share my thoughts. To begin with, the question of the doctrinal soundness of “once saved always saved” cannot be answered without first understanding the role that God plays in the salvation of the Believer and the role the individual plays in their own salvation. As this subject relates to the matter of sanctification (i.e. the spiritual growth or spiritual progress) of a Christian, the question must first be asked: “In my sanctification, is it me or is it God? Does what I do

Study Title:  ACTIV-2 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and other Therapies (ACTG A5401). Study Description: ACTIV-2 is a randomized, blinded, controlled adaptive platform that allows promising investigational agents to be added and removed over the course of the study, in order to efficiently test a variety of new agents against placebo within the same trial infrastructure. ACTIV-2 will evaluate the safety and efficacy of investigational agents to treat adults who have COVID-19 illness but do not require hospitalization. The study will also enable researchers to assess the correlation between changes in viral shedding and clinical outcomes, leading to a better understanding of whether effective medications can reduce or halt the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) to others. Why is this study being done? To rapidly and efficiently evaluate multiple potential therapeutics for COVID-19 in an outpatient setting. Who can join? Ambulatory Adult (18 years or older) Ac

By John Pavlovitz /  January 24, 2018   Dear White Evangelicals, I need to tell you something: People have had it with you. They’re done. They want nothing to do with you any longer, and here’s why: They see your hypocrisy, your inconsistency, your incredibly selective mercy, and your thinly veiled supremacy. For eight years they watched you relentlessly demonize a black President; a man faithfully married for 26 years; a doting father and husband without a hint of moral scandal or the slightest whiff of infidelity. They watched you deny his personal faith convictions, argue his birthplace, and assail his character – all without cause or evidence.   They saw you brandish Scriptures to malign him and use the laziest of racial stereotypes in criticizing him. And through it all, White Evangelicals – you never once suggested that God placed   him   where   he   was, you never publicly offered prayers for him and his family, you never welcomed him to your Christian Universities, you never g

In the face of a national tragedy and disaster, a nation needs a leader with clear conscience, unseared soul, unassailable morality, unimpeachable integrity, and  impeccable character  to hold the torch and the lead the way out of the darkness and bleakness.

By Akin Ojumu When I first heard the song, Jerusalema , I thought, just another one in the long line of sensual songs that stir the soul, give an emotional high, and then drop you down hard in a prolonged hangover and drawn out withdrawal symptoms. In my mind, I concluded that this song is nothing but an unclean music that can corrupt a righteous soul. And I was just about to skip over it, when my curiosity got the better of me. So, I decided to check it out. Tell you what? The song got me. There is something about Jerusalema that simply wants you to pay attention. It isn’t the rhythm; it is the typical African beat and nothing unique about it. Definitely not the lyrics; they are quite simple. Honestly, I can’t put my finger on it, but this song touched me somehow. As I contemplated on my weird fascination with this song, I was reminded of Peter’s visit to the house of Cornelius, a Roman Officer, an event described in Acts 10. Cornelius had a terrible dream that frig