"To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me." - Acts 26:18
Showing posts with label salvation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salvation. Show all posts
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Hypocrites in Heart
The Christian Church today is no different from the Jewish Church in Jeremiah’s day. They do not obey the voice of the Lord! Beware of becoming delusional! Do not leave your first love! Many live a lie today and live like the world and go on believing they are saved. Many have come under the delusion of false teachers. False professions mean nothing, worldly sorrow produces no true repentance! Many continue in their own way and refuse the words of the prophets. God commands all men everywhere to repent, God is coming to judge the world in righteousness. You must repent to be saved from hell. Do not avoid what God has spoken! To refuse God is to come under the wrath of God. The justified live by faith which produces obedience. The Christian is not free to live as they please. How is the Christian Church different from the Church in Jeremiah’s day? Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Obey the voice of the Lord!
[Hypocrites in Heart]
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
What Type of Faith Do You Have?
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1
[What Type of Faith Do You Have?]
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Children of God
The children of God have the Holy Spirit in them and when they are born again they begin to look like their Father. They abide in Him, and He in them. They realize that Christ came because of God’s love. Christ came to free us from bondage. Christ is the only sufficient propitiation for sin. Faith in Christ restores our relationship with God the Father. Believers realize that their sin sent Christ to the cross. God invites all to sit at His table and be forgiven of their sin. We must realize we are guilty and have rebelled against the great love of God. Only by participation in the death and resurrection of Christ can one be forgiven. The children of God both become pure and remain pure by faith. A child of God remains pure by keeping His commandments through walking in love. The children of God are those who go on believing that Jesus is the Son of God and overcome the world through faith.
[Children of God]
Thursday, July 4, 2013
God's Purpose
The purpose of Christ was to do the will of the Father, and He would not let anything get in the way of completing this purpose. This was His single purpose. His love for God made everything else less. Sin is the opposite, it is when we let something become more important that our love for God. His poverty did not matter, his pain, his suffering, his ridicule did not matter! He condemned pomp and pride! He loved the Father with everything. Christ calls us to humble ourselves and receive eternal life. The believer must also find their purpose in God in order to have continued unity through agreement with God! Everything else is false religion. Jesus Christ must be exalted above everything else. Christ did all for the will of the Father, we must join His purposes in this. Christ came to show us the Father and those who follow Him will be baptized in the Holy Spirit and purified by faith.
[God's Purpose]
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Entering the Promised Land
The grace of God makes it possible for all to be justified by faith and be reconciled to God. But one must remain in faith in order to remain justified. Justification means that we have entered into a covenant with God and are willing to do what the covenant requires. We are to experience our own personal righteousness as we follow after Christ by faith. When one enters into this life they are made righteous, not simply credited to be righteous! The purpose is that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. As long as one continues and complies with these terms they remain justified as a living sacrifice. As this continues the righteousness of God is imparted to them. But the Holy Spirit does not dwell in a dirty vessel. Each must personally experience growth in the righteousness and holiness of Christ, it cannot be given any other way! One must take up their cross and follow after Christ. God has promised victory, but we must have faith to have the victory and receive this inheritance. There is no reason to become fearful or discouraged. Look to the examples of great people of faith who have gone before us! See their obedience, their humility, and their faith in God. They did not let the disobedience of others to keep them out of Heaven. Are you willing to do the same?
[Entering the Promised Land]
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Christian Perfection
This sermon jam is focuses on how it is the will of God to sanctify His followers as they follow Him and live in obedience to His word. This is what Jesus prays for in His high priestly prayer, that His disciples would be sanctified by the Truth. His disciples were separated from the sin of the world, they were consecrated to God, and Jesus said that He would perfect them as they kept His word. It is the will of God that His disciples are to be sanctified! True disciples must remain consecrated to God in order to go on in faith. He does not want them to turn from Him and lose their faith. The prayer of Christ is asking His Father to sanctify His disciples, and this is only possible as believers go on in consecrated obedience to God. Perfection takes places after consecration through daily, developmental obedience. May each disciple remain obedient, endure without spot, and allow God to reveal Christ within them. May this sermon jam be an encouragement to you to continue on in your Christian walk. Please listen to it and share it with others.
[Christian Perfection]
Thursday, June 27, 2013
The Fall and Restoration of Man
This video jam highlights the tragedy of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and the remedy for the sin problem. It speaks of the enemy of sin that was birthed in their disobedience. Adam abandoned God and His holiness and fell in love with the creation instead. There is no issue more important to human society than righteousness and holiness. There is nothing that mankind can do to break the bonds of sin. God demands that all people repent and turn to Him to make them over again, He wants us to surrender our life to Him and lived in obedience to His commands. God calls mankind to holiness by His standards, not by our standards, or the standards of our Church. Jesus Christ is the standard. Sin will not be outgrown, it must be killed.
[The Fall and Restoration of Man]
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