“The Roman Road to Salvation” is a popular way of explaining the steps necessary to receive salvation. Paul’s epistle to the church in Rome is an in depth treatment of the subject of God’s scheme of redemption. An honest study of the text will reveal God’s will for man, and by submitting to His will, …
Continue reading Bookends of the Epistle to the RomansJames called his readers adulterers and adulteresses because of their friendship with the world. He then called them to repentance saying, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:8). This lesson considers his demand. Ppt: Clean Hands and Pure …
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“If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is …
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“God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath for His enemies; The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and …
Continue reading Article: Judgments and WhirlwindsThe scripture continually comforts us with the remembrance of access granted Christians to the Father. Jesus is the one Mediator and Advocate Who has allowed us such access by His righteous act of being the propitiation for our sins (cf. 2:1-2; 1 Timothy 2:5). We can have confidence in our prayers ascending to the throne …
Continue reading Pondering Scripture: 1 John 5:14-17Repentance is required by our God to receive remission of sins (cf. Acts 2:38). When a Christians sins he must repent in order to be forgiven (cf. Acts 8:22). We must understand what repentance is, and how it acts. The apostle Paul reveals repentance in his reaction to the Corinthians’ repentance in 2 Corinthians 7. …
Continue reading Sermon: The Heart and Action of RepentanceBy inspiration, James calls the sinner to draw near to God. Those who have transgressed God’s law have become His enemy, yet He is the only One Who can repair their brokenness. The way to receive favor from God is to follow the formula given by the Holy Spirit: “Cleanse your hands, you sinners” (James …
Continue reading Article: Cleanse, Purify, and HumbleUpon his description of the Colossians’ state in Christ, the apostle Paul gives practical application. The Christian is to repent from his past sinful actions, or “put to death” and “put off” such actions. The apostle gives two reasons for eradicating these sins in their lives. 1) “The wrath of God is coming upon the …
Continue reading Pondering Scripture: Colossians 3:5-11“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). What comes next is the response to that sin. The response is influenced by the perception, and understanding of sin. When we truly understand what sin is our response should be godly sorrow. Outline: Sin and Godly Sorrow Audio: mp3
Continue reading Sermon: Sin and Godly SorrowThe heart muscle is an amazing design by our God. At only about the size of your two fists, the heart does the most physical work of any muscle during a lifetime. It beats about 100,000 times each day, moving 2,000 gallons of blood throughout the 60,000 mile system of blood vessels in your body. …
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