Redemption & Salvation
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What is the Clearest Gospel of All? Romans 2
Romans 2:1-3:8 addresses the sin of self-righteousness. Examine the hypocrisy of judging others while engaging in the same behaviors, and how the law, while important, cannot make us righteous. Understand that true righteousness comes only through faith in Jesus Christ.
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What is the Holy Spirit? Who is the Third Person of the Godhead?
We explore the biblical evidence for the Holy Spirit’s personhood as the third person of the Godhead. Our discussion examines the attributes and activities that demonstrate the Holy Spirit is not simply an influence, but a divine person actively involved in our salvation.
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What Are the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross?
Hear the seven powerful statements Jesus made on the cross and explore their significance and the insights they provide into His ministry. Reflect on Christ’s sacrifice and what each statement reveals about His love, obedience, and the fulfillment of God’s plan for salvation. Tune in to deepen your appreciation for the immense cost of redemption…
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7 Last Words of Jesus: Final Statements from the Cross
Even though it’s hard to think of Jesus the Son of God, the Creator, on the cross, focusing on the cross gives meaning to the infinite sacrifice of the Godhead in the incarnation, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Scripture tells us that the last words of Jesus involved seven distinct statements while He…
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Additional Questions to Ask God
Have you ever wondered what questions to ask God? Join us as we explore three crucial questions to deepen your relationship with God: “Is there anything in my heart that grieves you?”, “What is your will?”, and “Can you give me wisdom?”. Find practical guidance on how to pray effectively and discern God’s will.
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Experiencing God’s Love: What It Means to Know Him Personally
Having the Spirit of Christ is a requisite to experiencing God’s love. “You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ”…
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Laodicea: Accepting Christ’s Evaluation and Call to Change
In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived. When Christ calls Himself the beginning of the creation of God, He isn’t saying that He was the first being God created and that He hadn’t existed before that time. The word “beginning” here simply means the “source” or the “origin: or the “chief cause.” Christ is saying…
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Divine Protection: God Shelters His People in the Final Crisis
God’s people flee to the wilderness as the “death decree” is passed. People know that the world is now completely taken over by demons and that the freedom-loving image of God is irrevocably defaced from those who have given themselves over to the system of church-state worship. The proclamation of the gospel can achieve no more for…
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Living Water: Life-Giving Grace from the Rock
Water is one of the most essential elements to life. It is an emblem of life. Without a proper supply of water both animals and plants soon cease to exist. The Israelites in the desert would soon have perished if water had not been provided for them. It was therefore life to them. Everybody who…
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Confession, Repentance, and Forgiveness: What Comes First?
The underlying message for us is that God’s forgiveness has no limit just as His agape love has no limit, for God is love! When we come to see more of the depth of His love and His sacrifice then our hearts and minds will be changed and as new creatures in Christ, we also,…
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Atonement: The Cross as the Ultimate Expression of God’s Love
To study and appreciate the love of God and His atonement will be the theme studied in all eternity. Here are some precious thoughts for our contemplation, praying that the Holy Spirit would touch our hearts and minds: Christ’s physical suffering on the cross, terrible as it was, played no part in our atonement. The…
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The Cross: At the Center of Controversy and Atonement
The very heart of the New Testament is the cross. This is a subject that am incapable of understanding. My heart is desperately wicked, I am evil and sold under sin. I have prayed that you in the following Bible study will see glimpses of the love of God for humankind and His plan for…
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God’s Grace: The Final Message That Hastens Christ’s Return
In the Old Testament the Israelites repeatedly vowed to keep the law of God given on Sinai. Repeatedly they failed, leading to the place where they were unable to recognize the Messiah when He came. He came to His own and His own received Him not. The old covenant was a belief that I can…