Tag: Salvation
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Glorious Contrasts
Hebrews 12:18-24 “For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, ‘If even a beast touches the…
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Eternal Tradeoffs
Hebrews 12:15-17 “See to it that no one . . . is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.” There are some inevitable tradeoffs…
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To Finish Well
2 Samuel 1:19 “How the mighty have fallen!” The Bible is full of examples of the great victories of the people of God. We read of Daniel in the lion’s den; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace; and David and Goliath. They are wonderful stories of triumph. But the Bible is also full…
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A Rude Awakening
2 Samuel 1:13-16 “And David said to the young man who told him, ‘Where do you come from?’ And he answered, ‘I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.’ David said to him, ‘How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?’ Then David called one of the young men and said,…
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Which Way?
1 Samuel 30:11-15 “They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had…
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Full Salvation
Acts 11:14 “. . . he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.” The Word of God is such a powerful thing because it comes from the mouth of an omnipotent God. Yet, if its words aren’t received, they can be of no effect and the…
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Presumptuous Sin
1 Samuel 28:16-19 “And Samuel said, ‘Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has turned from you and become your enemy? The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. Because you did…
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Rahab
Hebrews 11:31 “By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.” I don’t know about you, but I’m very thankful that there are people like Rahab mentioned in the Bible. I would note that she’s not just mentioned, but she’s listed in the…
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The Only Way
Hebrews 11:28 “By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.” True saving faith accepts the provision of God for salvation. But first, faith believes God regarding our need to be saved. We see this in the verse above which speaks of the faith…
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What the High Priest Gave
1 Samuel 21:6-9 “So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence . . . And the priest said, ‘The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you…
To Encourage You 