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Category Archives: Salvation
Building With the Right Materials
For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become clear; for the Day … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Coming Judgment, Death, Discipleship, Disobedience, Doing Good, Eternity, Faithfulness, God's Judgment, God's Will, God's Work, Heaven, Obedience, Priorities, Repentance, Reward, Salvation, Sanctification, Service, Sin, The Judgment Seat of Christ
Tagged building upon the foundation of Christ, building with gold silver precious stones, building with wood hay straw, saved through fire, The Judgment Seat of Christ
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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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Before Genesis 1:1
“And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” (John 17:5, N.K.J.V.) Take your Bible and turn to its very first verse, Genesis 1:1. You’ll see that the … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Belief, Calvinism, Creation, Eternal Security, Eternity, Faith, God's Foreknowledge, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Grace, Heaven, Inner Peace, Reward, Salvation, Trusting In God
Tagged before Genesis 1:1, before the foundation of the world, before the world was, chosen in Christ, God in eternity past, God's elect, God's Foreknowledge, Known to God from eternity are all His works, predestination, Salvation, the Lamb's Book of Life, When is a person's name written in the Lamb's book of life?
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? is a Christian hymn written in 1907/1908 by Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel. The song asks the question of whether or not earthly families will be reunited in heaven. As popular as the song … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Children, Death, Entertainment, Eternal Security, Eternity, Faith, Family, Fatherhood, Heaven, Husbands, Marriage, Motherhood, Music, Parenting, Personal, Salvation, Wives
Tagged A.P. Carter, Ada R. Habershon, artists that have covered Will the Circle Be Unbroken?, celestial marriage, Charles H. Gabriel, Do earthly families stay the same in heaven?, How do I become part of the family of God?, Johnny Cash, meaning of Matthew 22:30, meaning of the song Can the Circle Be Unbroken?, meaning of the song Will the Circle Be Unbroken?, Mormonism's false teaching about the family, no marriage in heaven, song Can the Circle Be Unbroken?, song Will the Circle Be Unbroken?, the Carter family of country music, what Jesus said about marriage in heaven, Who is part of the family of God?, Will I know my children in heaven?, Will there be marriage in heaven?
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Born Again
“Salvation” series (post #9) Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3, N.K.J.V.) The Bible teaches that each individual consists of a … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Belief, Christ's Resurrection, Church, Eternity, Faith, Grace, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Salvation, Series: "Salvation", The Holy Spirit, The Trinity, Worship
Tagged baptism of the Holy Spirit with tongues as the evidence, body soul and spirit, christianity, dead in trespasses and sin, definition of eternal life, difference between the spirit and the soul, god, jesus, man as body soul and spirit, Speaking in Tongues, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the born again experience, worship God in spirit, you must be born again
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Saving Belief
“Salvation” series: (post #8) Jesus died on a Roman cross to pay the penalty for the sin debt every individual owes to holy God. On the third day afterward, He arose from the dead. He then spent the next 40 … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Belief, Christ's Death, Demons, Eternity, Evangelism, Faith, God's Judgment, Grace, Heaven, Hell, Repentance, Salvation, Series: "Salvation", Sin, The Old Testament Law, The Trinity, Witnessing
Tagged a definition of saving belief, Belief, christianity, even the demons believe, Faith, good works and salvation, How were people in the Old Testament saved?, Is repentance required for salvation?, jesus, Jesus did not commit Himself to them, John 2:23-24, John 3:16, not everyone who says to Me Lord Lord, Salvation, the Greek word pisteuo
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Jesus: The Final Blood Sacrifice
“Salvation” series: (post #7) We are in a series on the all-important subject of salvation, and the last couple of posts have dealt with blood. One explained the theological concept of blood atonement, and the other one traced the offering … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Death, Eternity, God's Holiness, God's Provision, Sacrifice, Salvation, Series: "Salvation", The Gospel, The Lord's Supper, The Old Testament Law, The Trinity
Tagged a cleansing for sin, a covering for sin, Hebrews 10:11-14, jesus, Jesus slain from the foundation of the world, Jesus the Lamb of God, passages to support the Trinity, Revelation 13:8, Sacrifice, the blood of Jesus, The New Testament, The Old Testament
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The Need for a Blood Sacrifice
“Salvation” series: (post #6) In our last post, we looked at the concept of blood atonement. That is the idea of the innocent (sinless) dying by way of the shedding of blood for the guilty (sinful). Adam and Eve were … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Death, God's Provision, Sacrifice, Salvation, Series: "Salvation", Sin, The Old Testament Law, Worship
Tagged Adam and Eve teaching Cain and Abel, blood atonement, blood sacrifices in the law, Cain the first apostate, I will pass over you, Noah took seven animals, the meaning of the old testament sacrifices, the Passover lamb
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Blood Atonement
“Salvation” series (post #5) When Adam and Eve became sinners by eating the forbidden fruit, God had all kinds of options as to how He could have responded. He could have given them a good scolding, patted them on the … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 