Tag: Salvation
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Predestined
1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 “For we know, brothers loved by God, that He has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction.” Despite what the Bible says about the topic, one of the greatest sources of disagreement among Christians over the centuries has been the…
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The Gospel
1 Thessalonians 1:5 “Our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction.” The gospel: the meaning of the word is “good message” or “good news.” Throughout the Bible it is further identified as “the gospel of the kingdom of God” (Mark 1:14), “the gospel…
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As a Hen
Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” The words above, which are a lament of Jesus, are some of the saddest words in all the Bible. …
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The World’s Two Religions
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Do you realize that there are really only two religions in the world? They come in many forms, but in their basic essence there are only two. One form is rooted in…
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Such a Strange Way – to Save the World
Luke 22:35-38: “And he said to them, ‘When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?’ They said, ‘Nothing.’ He said to them, ‘But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his…
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Christmas Miracle
Matthew 1:18, 22-23 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit . . . All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and…
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In or Out?
2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our…
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From Death to Life
Colossians 2:13-14 “And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.” Have you ever been brought back from the dead? What a strange question, you might ask. Who…
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The Deluded Mind
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 “. . . they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Are you living under a delusion? Surely, if we are, we would…
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The Glorious Present Perfect Tense!
Colossians 1:12-14 “giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” In the verses above, Paul gives thanks for a number of actions that God…
To Encourage You 