I Peter 1:5 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” Many Christians are living a nearly joyless Christian life because they believe that their salvation depends on their enduring to the end. They may be working hard to resist some sins but… Read More: The Power of God to Save and Keep »
II Corinthians 4:3,4 “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” There is a… Read More: The Smokescreen That Prevents Salvation »
Matthew 28:5-7 “And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from… Read More: The Message of the Angel at the Empty Tomb »
Matthew 27:35 “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.” It needs to be remembered on this Good Friday, that the crucifixion was not an accident or unforeseen… Read More: They Crucified Him »
John 10:18 “No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.” Near the end of His earthly life, when the leaders of Israel were determined to put Jesus… Read More: Jesus Power Over Death »
John 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” As we approach Easter, it must be remembered that Christ’s crucifixion was not an accident, nor was it an unexpected event in His life. Instead, it was the very… Read More: Behold the Lamb of God »
Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” People are often tempted to think that God works and acts the way we do… Read More: Can God Ever Repent? »
Matthew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” From cover to cover, the Bible teaches that all people are sinners (Romans 3:10). As such, they cannot please God enough to merit salvation – no matter what they do. Romans 8:7,8 makes this… Read More: Is Repentance Necessary for Salvation? »
Hebrews 9:28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” This is a powerful verse, along with the two verses before it. In these verses, Paul deals with the argument about people thinking that you… Read More: Salvation and the Great Expectation »
John 3:18 “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” God wanted to make salvation available to all people. Because “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23), there had to be… Read More: Salvation Comes Through Believing »