This post contains what I think is an interesting, but neglected, feature of remission of sins. Remission of sins is something everyone who comes to Christ desires and something nearly everyone who names the name of Christ claims to have […]
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5.12.21 Every Scripture is inspired (2Timothy 3:16). The Greek word for inspired implies that every Word is God-breathed, or, spoken by God (Matthew 4:4). Therefore, every Scripture has specific divine meaning according to to God’s purpose in saying it. Because
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I had a conversation with a good and longtime friend this morning. I will refer to him as John. As we talked, I felt like the Lord presented another occasion to address baptism in Jesus’ name with him. In
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The fourth external hindrance to being saved is the category of the trials of life. In this broken world, every one of us experiences problems, disappointments, and setbacks. There are frequent occurrences of trouble, such as natural disasters, accidents, sickness,
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Religious falsehood The third great external hindrance to people being saved is religious falsehood. By that general title, I am referring to all non Christian religions and to all false salvation doctrine within Christianity. All falsehood is dangerous because
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By culture, I am referring to the prevalent philosophy and lifestyle of the day. We sometimes refer to this present state of being simply as, the world, or, the world system. We refer to it in contrast with the way
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In blogpost 49, I introduced the subject of obstacles to people being saved. In light of the love of God and Calvary itself, it’s amazing that all persons will not be saved. The Gospel is clear that all persons are
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The perfect Scriptural text for this post on weakness is Matthew 26:41b. Jesus said, the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. I think it clearly describes that sad state of human experience when a person truly wants
By vanity, we are referring to worldly involvement and ambition, to the neglect of spiritual things. The Bible refers to some who are lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God (2Timothy 3:4). They simply, or mostly, live for this
There are four great areas of spiritual vulnerability for people: The second one we will cover is Corruption (moral & spiritual). Human corruption is natural to us due to the Fall of our original parents, Adam and Eve. Our
There are four great areas of spiritual vulnerability for people: The first one we will cover is PRIDE. Pride is probably man’s biggest obstacle to salvation. Proud human beings find it difficult to wholly submit to God. The word,
The first three chapters of Genesis contain more theology than any other portion of Scripture that is of similar size. It reveals a lot about us and God. It also reveals a lot about the devil. One of the
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