A unified and fearless heavenly citizen is a great means of advancing the Gospel in the midst of opposition. That very manner of life in itself is a clear sign to those who are lost of their destruction but of our salvation. In order for this “clear sign” to happen […]
Godly grief produces a specific response to our sin; such as an eagerness to clear ourselves, and a righteous indignation against our sin; a vengeance to cut it off because of how it is dishonoring the Lord. Paul says that godly grief produces this repentance which leads to salvation which […]
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people 69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David…
1 John 5:10 says, “Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.” – John clearly teaches us that God’s testimony is internalized. This means it is no longer just an external fact to us, but it is something that finds a place within us.
You basically have two kinds of professing Christians in the world: those who are deceived and find God’s commandments burdensome..
Adoption is something that God does completely. He initiates and completes it, and we are passive in this activity. The fact is that we have a very intimate relationship with our heavenly father, and that’s what happens in adoption. God legally declares the Christian to be a child of His, […]
John 15:2 says, “Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away..” who is this referring to? Since they are “in me(Christ)” does it mean it’s a believer who has lost their salvation? Or is it someone proving to not be a true disciple?
Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are […]