Receiving salvation is what this new life is all about. Did you know it is all about receiving, not doing? What have you received from God? It is all about recognizing our needy state, our inability to earn God’s approval and placing our faith in what Jesus has done for us. It is not our attempts to reconcile ourselves to God, but it is Christ Jesus reconciling us to God through His death on the cross. “But as many, as…
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Isn’t it good to know that we are complete in Jesus? Apostle Paul tells us that in Jesus we are complete. We draw all we need from Him in whom is all wisdom and knowledge. All. We are in Christ and He is in us. Complete. We lack nothing. Have you discovered that you are complete in Jesus? Is this true in your life? Or would you argue the point? Are you lacking something? He has everything we need for…
Hebrews 13:5 For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Jesus said I will never leave you alone nor forsake you. Never. This doesn’t mean that He will never be unavailable to us. It doesn’t mean He is just a prayer away. It means that He is with us at all times. Times when: We…
Jesus says in John 15:5, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him bears much fruit; for without Me, you can do nothing.” NKJV Abiding in Christ How serious is He? Is it really all that important to live in Him? Jesus is our example, right? So what does He tell us? How does He demonstrate that concept by His life? He tells us in John 5:19, and 30 NKJV, “the…
God knows your name. He knows my name. Does God know all our names? Let’s see what the Bible says about this so we can have faith to go to Him. There were those in Jesus’ time, like today, that claimed they should be accepted by God. They thought they were good people and told Jesus that they had performed miracles in His name and ministered in His name. What did Jesus say? “I don’t know you. Get away from…
Redemption was God’s plan from the beginning, and it was to be complete. When God redeems us, he redeems all that is our lives – past, present, and future. All of our past? Redeemed Yes, all of who we have been, what has happened to us and what we have done. Complete redemption. He bought all our sins and cast them as far as the east is from the west, and we have no business digging up the past. He has…
So what does resurrection have to do with my life as a Christian? As many as were baptized into Christ were baptized into His death, His burial, and His resurrection. To many, that is after we die. But, it is for this life right now. Read carefully the following passages. (Romans 6:3-5 NKJV) As many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just…
God had a plan to reconcile the world to Himself that rested on the crucifixion of His son. He suffered that we might be accepted. God so loved us that He submitted His son to us unconditionally and completely. Jesus so loved His Father that He agreed to the plan. He chose to lay down His life, it was not taken from Him. He does not force anyone to choose to accept Him. But to the few who do receive…
Do you believe in God? Do you think that is enough to get you to heaven when your life on earth ends? Are you sure? Can you be sure? What is good enough? How can you know? I want to take a few minutes to talk about head belief and heart belief. Let’s be real. No more fooling ourselves. Let’s face the truth. Lots of people believed in God when Jesus walked this earth. But what did Jesus say to…
