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Category Archives: Belief
Rightly Understanding Peter’s Answer
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #4) Peter’s Pentecost sermon, which was the first sermon of the church age, caused his listeners to ask, “What shall we do?” (Acts 2:37). His answer was, “Repent, and be baptized, every one … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Belief, Bible Study, Catholicism, Church, Discernment, Evangelism, Faith, God's Work, Repentance, Salvation, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem"
Tagged Does Matthew 16:19 mean that Peter was the first pope?, Peter opening the doors of the church, the Greek word eis, Was Peter the first pope?, What did Jesus mean when he gave Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven, Why did Peter command the Jews to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ?
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Peter’s Famous Answer
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #3) To say that Peter’s Pentecost sermon was powerful and impacting would be an understatement. His listeners were so “cut to the heart” (Acts 2:37, N.K.J.V.) that he didn’t even have to give an … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Belief, Bible Study, Discernment, Evangelism, Faith, Forgiveness, Repentance, Salvation, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Speaking in Tongues, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Acts 2:38, Are we saved by belief or faith?, Baptism, baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, Faith, Is baptism necessary for salvation?, Is repentance necessary for salvation?, Peter's Pentecost sermon, repent and be baptized, What name should we baptize in?
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The Beginning of the Church Age
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #1) What we call the “church age” began on the Jewish feast day known as Pentecost that is described in Acts chapter 2. It was on that day that God the Holy Spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Church, God's Work, Salvation, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", The Holy Spirit
Tagged I will build My church, if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ he is not His, Jesus promised the Holy Spirit would come, the baptism with the Holy Spirit, the beginning of the church age, the Holy Spirit as our guarantee, What does it mean to be baptized with the Holy Spirit?, What does it mean to be born again?, When did the church age begin?, You will receive power
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Are You Taking Your Stand with God’s Revealed Truth?
One day a teacher set up a telescope in his classroom so that his students could view a certain planet and its moons. The students lined up to peer into the telescope, and one by one each student confidently affirmed … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Belief, Bible Study, Choices, Courage, Criticism, Discernment, Doubt, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Word, Homosexuality, Personal, Rebellion, Satan, Scripture, The Bible, The Devil, Trusting In God, Truth
Tagged Albert Einstein, Benno Muller-Hill, Do objects fall at the same rate?, Galileo, good experiment for a physical science class, Has God said?, standing on God's truth, the equivalence principle, the universality of free fall, Why do objects fall at the same rate?
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Everyday Evidences of Adam & Eve’s Fall (post #1)
A straightforward, literal reading of the Bible’s record of history teaches us that approximately 6,000 years have passed since Adam and Eve’s fall into sin. That’s a lot of years. The fact is, though, the specific evidences the Bible associates … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Assurance of Salvation, Belief, Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Coming Judgment, Demons, Depravity, Eternal Security, Eternity, God's Foreknowledge, God's Judgment, Man's Freewill, Salvation, Satan, Series: "Everyday Evidences of Adam & Eve's Fall", Sin, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil, The Gospel
Tagged Did the serpent originally walk?, Did the serpent stand upright?, God's judgment upon Satan, God's judgment upon the serpent, He who is not with Me is against Me, Jesus bruising Satan's head, Satan bruising Jesus' heel, Satan's seed, the seed of the woman, Who are Satan's children?
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Holiness, Mercy, Grace, & Wrath
Statement #1: God is a God of perfect holiness. Statement #2: Each human being is a sinner. Statement #3: Therein lies the problem. Fortunately for us, God is a God of love in addition to Him being a God of … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Belief, Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Comfort, Eternity, Faith, God's Holiness, God's Love, God's Wrath, God's Mercy, Grace, Mercy, Salvation, Sin, The Gospel
Tagged god, God offers grace to everybody, God's grace or God's wrath?, Grace came through Jesus, How do we accept God's grace?, How do we access God's grace?, jesus, the riches of His grace
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Salvation & Works
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Backsliding, Belief, Eternal Security, Faith, Good Works, Grace, Heaven, Salvation
Tagged christianity, Ephesians 2:8-10, Faith, good works and salvation, jesus, man walking on his knees to win back his girl, Marcio da Silva, Salvation, What part do works play in salvation?
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Can God’s Grace Be Resisted?
“Calvinism” series: (post #5) The “I” in the T-U-L-I-P acrostic that sums up the five core points of Calvinism is “Irresistible Grace.” The thrust of this particular point is that if God chose an individual in eternity past to be … Continue reading
