Biblical Teachings

We could never earn our way into God’s family, but Jesus Christ willingly paid the penalty on our behalf 1 Peter 1:3-5 (KJV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Corinth was a city …

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Reflections How does Jesus Christ dwell in a person? Not physically, but spiritually. Paul says: He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (with Him). (1 Cor 6:17) A Christian is a person in whom Christ dwells – one who is, “joined to the Lord.” The Greek word for, “joined,” could rightly be translated, “glued, or cemented.” We are being told that Jesus Christ has made us one with Himself – our human spirit has been joined with His Spirit. This is HOW Christ is IN US; it is HOW we are in Christ. If we are joined …

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As you grow in Christ, and come into the knowledge of Him, the power for such things to govern you will dissipate. That is because Christ is the power of God, and He will be your life. That is the only lasting solution, although many today like to make it more complicated. There are many Christians today who offer various programs geared to fixing such things, but most of them amount to pasting the name of Jesus on man’s wisdom — the world does exactly the same stuff without the name of Christ — AND you can make natural man …

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01/04/2017 Joel C. Rosenberg’s Blog There is good news to report as 2017 begins. With Members of Congress back in Washington to begin a new legislative session, a major bipartisan effort is now underway in both chambers to counter U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334, the anti-Israel measure President Obama shamefully refused to veto just before Hanukkah and Christmas. I commend my friend, Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican, and Sen. Ben Cardin, the Maryland Democrat, for leading this effort to defend Israel, America’s most faithful and loyal ally in the Middle East. Today, they introduced a Senate resolution with broad bipartisan support that strongly opposes the actions taken by the U.N. …

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“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in grace”–not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fulness, constancy, simplicity. Grow also in love. Ask that your love may become extended, more intense, more practical, influencing every thought, word, and deed. Grow likewise in humility. Seek to lie very low, and know more of your own nothingness. As you grow downward in humility, seek also to grow upward–having nearer approaches to …

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Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. _____________________________________________________________ “Get them in sight of Calvary” was the cry of Charles Spurgeon to his associate pastors. This is so true in so many ways if we are going to affect the lives of others. We ought always to be careful to point people to the Cross of Jesus Christ. We can spend time studying the Word or find ourselves …

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Reflections Paul, the apostle certainly knew that Jesus Christ was crucified FOR him. The fact that Jesus died FOR us – tasted death for every person – is an absolute fact and the foundation of the redemption. But it is precisely because Christ died FOR us that Paul was able to make this statement: I am crucified WITH Christ. (Gal. 2:20) If Jesus merely died FOR us, then we could be legally forgiven. But our old man in Adam would not be crucified in Him. The body of sin would not be destroyed. (Rom. 6:6) That means we would remain …

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Gracethrufaith Question of the Day: Q. I believe your teaching that Jesus’ payment for my sins covers all of my sins from birth to death. Why do some teachers teach that the Lord’s death only covers one’s past sins, and we are personally responsible for our future ones? A. People who teach that only our pre-salvation sins are covered don’t fully comprehend what happened at the cross. The Bible says His death was a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin that has made perfect forever those who are being made Holy (Hebrews 10:12-14). “Once-for-all-time” means His death covered every sin from the …

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Reflections From the Psalms LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. (Ps. 3:1-2) If Christ is in us, then we have two natures — we are joined to the Lord and one spirit with Him. (I Cor. 6:17) This is the new creation in Christ. But there also remains all that is outside of that union …

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By Tiffany Wismer Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 This verse is one of those that gets quoted a lot. It winds up on merchandise in kitchy Christian bookstores. We quote it to friends going through tough times. Some of us may have grown numb to its meaning because we’ve heard it so often. But there’s a reason why Christians quote this verse a lot. It is central to the Christian life. It’s talking about …

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No amount of good works or bad choices can change our unholy nature. That’s why Jesus Christ stepped in. Titus 2:11-14 (KJV) 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. …

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Did you ever sit down and really think through all that the Bible teaches us about Christianity? If there is one thing about Christianity that really stands out in your mind, what might it be? What is there about Christianity that makes it different than every other faith/belief system? There are many answers to that question, but the one that I think stands out most, from the perspective of an evangelist, is its all-or-nothing character. Think of all the thousands of minute details that make up the Gospel story. If any of the events surrounding the life of Christ did …

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Reflections Christianity is, “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Col. 1:27) And IN CHRIST God has freely given us all things: He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Rom 8:32; also see,Eph. 1:3) It is so easy to chop up Christianity into THINGS or doctrines. But in the end, Christianity is the Living Jesus Christ in us. Thus, Christian growth is the revelation of Christ to us, and the forming of Christ in us. Indeed, God has given us ALL …

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