Category: Salvation
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Secured Identity.
There are three critical elements of salvation: death, burial and resurrection. Nothing but faith in the person and work of Jesus is sufficient to reconcile us to God and save us from our sin. The key truths of the gospel are believing that Jesus was buried and was raised on the third…
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It’s Always Been About God
Christmas is about God. Christmas is the story of God the Father sending His son to be born as the God-man. Christmas is the story that God initiated salvation and God ultimately accomplished the sacrifice of God. The people and events surrounding Jesus’ birth are not impressive because they were…
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Good News, Great Joy, For All People
Christmas can be described as “good news.” In the King James version, it is spoken as “good tidings.” According to the Blue Letter Bible, the Greek word used is euangelizō. It means to declare, bring (declare, show) glad (good) tidings, preach (the gospel). Christmas is in deed good news because God has…
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A New Tabernacle
The Tabernacle, later the temple, was a place for sinful humanity to interact with a holy God. The Lord God Almighty met with His people and accepted sacrifices and dwelled with His people. The intensity of God was shielded by a thick veil, but Israel remembered the days before Adam…
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The Soul’s Passion
“Christ did not die to make good works merely possible or to produce a half-hearted pursuit. He died to produce in us a passion for good deeds. Christian purity is not the mere avoidance of evil, but the pursuit of good.” — John Piper I love this quote by John…
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what the world throws away, Jesus sees as treasure.
13 when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage. 1 Corinthians 4:13 Garbage, Paul? Did you know that sarcasm is in the Bible? In 1 Corinthians 4, Paul addresses his fellow brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.…
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the most insidious net
Can I ask you an honest question? If your entire life story, ALL of it, your secrets and all, was played out on a big screen for the entire world to see, how would that make you feel? What was your response just now? I believe it was either a…
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i want to know
What is your ultimate goal in life? WHat do you set your ambition and motive on? What are you trying to accomplish? This often comes to mind for me. I often ask myself what exactly are you doing and who are you doing it for. More than a year ago…
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it stops here.
30 “Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you. 31 Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves…
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Two Types of Believers
I have been studying Acts 8 and sharing what I am learning. I believe that the only way to “arm” ourselves against the wiles of the devil is to better understand him and his ways. Acts 8 gives an interesting account of a man named Simon. Simon tapped into evil…
It Starts Small 