The End of All Things  Part Two…by Pete Garcia

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Our adversary, Satan, has used a number of different tactics to try and thwart the spread of the Gospel as his primary modus operandi. First, he influenced the Jews and the Romans to kill the Christ, not knowing that he was doing exactly what God knew he would do, and planned for, for the redemption of not just the Jews, but all mankind. Secondly, Satan attempted to crush the fledgling church through intense periods of persecution, but that only caused it to grow even faster. Then, because persecution failed, he attempted to (and has been most successful in) the corrupting …

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Elementary Faith

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Reflections But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb 11:6) This is a description of the faith at it’s root: A person must believe that God exists, that is, can and will reveal Himself. A person must also believe that if we seek God we will find Him – the person must believe that God is a, “responder to them that seek Him out.” You will notice that the focus is upon the faithfulness of …

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Valiant for Truth

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“The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32). The LORD is a man of war, Jehovah is his name.” Those who enlist under His banner shall have a Commander who will train them for the conflict and give them both vigor and valor. The times of which Daniel wrote were of the very worst kind, and then it was promised that the people of God would come out in their best colors: they would be strong and stout to confront the powerful adversary.Oh, that we may know our God: His power, His faithfulness, …

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Why Did Jesus Have to Come?

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Introduction There are three main reasons Jesus Christ, the son of God and the second person of the Trinity, had to come onto the earth as a human being: Cleanse the sin from the Heavenly Tabernacle of God. Cleanse the sin from the earth. Fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant with the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom. Reason One The Cherubim have the most prominent role of all the created heavenly beings because: They are the closest to God in His heavenly throne room. They surround God in all His glory. They play a prominent role at God’s command in the Third …

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A New and Living Way

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Reflections Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh. (Heb 10:19-20) The temple veil that was rent when Jesus died stood for body of sin that was rent when Jesus died. This opened up a new and living Way — Christ in us IS The Way. Thus, we don’t merely receive the legal right to enter the holiest because of Jesus. We receive Jesus Himself – He is our High Priest — already …

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WHY YOU CAN NOT LOSE YOUR SALVATION

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Soteriology 024 Andy Woods Soteriology 24, 1 Corinthians 12:13 July 17, 2016 I want to welcome everybody to our summer sessions on eternal security. Just as a quick reminder we are taping these for the benefit of our missionaries so we are holding questions until the end, so if you have a question just jot it down and we’ll try to save room till the end for that.

Certainty About Salvation

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Understanding that God’s love is unconditional enables us to commit our heart and life to Him 1 JOHN 5:13 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. One of the main reasons many Christians fail to serve God joyfully is their uncertainty about where they stand with Him. They don’t understand the basic nature of their relationship with the Lord and, as a result, hold back from dedicating themselves fully to His service. You probably have seen similar types of …

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92 Messianic Temple – The Outer Court

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God in His Divine providence is beginning to describe the home He is going to build for Himself on earth during the Messianic Kingdom. This will be a period of time on the earth where He will be running the government of the earth from Jerusalem. His Temple will be the place in which He will be. He has had three previous constructed abodes on the earth. The first was the Tabernacle (Hebrew Mishkan). (Exodus 25:9; 39:32; 40:2, 34–38). The second was the Temple built by King Solomon. That was partially destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. and rebuild …

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SEEING ADVERSITY FROM GOD’S VIEWPOINT

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Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV) 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. When adversity hits you like a ton of bricks, it could easily throw you into a pit of discouragement and despair. Although you may regard difficulties as setbacks, the Lord sees them as times for great advancement. His purpose in allowing them is not to destroy you but to stimulate your spiritual growth. In His great …

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First The Messiah Came & Conquered For Salvation

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Zechariah 9:9 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass (ASV 1901).  This text is one of the most Messianic and significant passages in the entire Bible. Both Jewish and Christian Bible students commonly apply it this way. Judaism sees in it a basis for a royal single messianic appearance, whereas the New Testament and Christianity see a prophecy of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem on the …

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Spiritual Causes of Discouragement

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We may become discouraged spiritually if we have a wrong understanding of our relationship with God.   PSALM 43 1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! 2 For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places. 4 Then I will go to the …

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“He appeared first to Mary Magdalene.” Mark 16:9

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Jesus “appeared first to Mary Magdalene,” probably not only on account of her great love and persevering seeking, but because, as the context intimates,she had been a special trophy of Christ’s delivering power. Learn from this, that the greatness of our sin before conversion should not make us imagine that we may not be specially favoured with the very highest grade of fellowship. She was one who had left all to become a constant attendant on the Saviour. He was her first, her chief object. Many who were on Christ’s side did not take up Christ’s cross; she did. She …

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