Day: December 25, 2018

WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS

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By Fred Trokie Do you ever feel as though you were failing in your walk with Jesus Christ and your relationship with God the Father. I have. There have been times when I have said “what’s the use?” Every time I would get up, something else would knock me back down. Do you ever feel that way? If you are viewing your salvation from the perspective of the flesh, you will find yourself being frustrated and always discourage. The flesh is always in opposition to God’s Spirit. Galatians 5:17 says:For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the …

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The Most Ironic Story Ever Told – by Jack Kinsella

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The story of the Virgin Birth, sinless life and blameless death of Jesus Christ, an itinerant Jewish preacher from the Judean village of Nazareth is often and rightly called “the Greatest Story Ever Told.” What makes it great is its theme. A Child born to a young Jewish virgin and (as was supposed) a Jewish laborer of low estate Whose birth is announced by angels. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11) The Child is the Son of God, come to bear the sins of the …

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What Is The Gospel?

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By Dr. Harry Ironside (1876-1951) “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures” (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). It might seem almost a work of …

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Emmanuel

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Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matt. 1:23) At the very birth of Jesus, the angels announced what had already been prophesied for centuries: The One that was born was GOD INCARNATE. He is called, “Emmanuel,” which means, “God with us.” For the NT saint, this means more than just the fact Jesus was born 2000 years ago. It speaks of the present reality of, “Christ in us.” John wrote, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word …

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