The “disciple whom Jesus loved,” known as John, either John the brother of Zebedee, the Apostle, or John the Elder, was writing his recollections of his experiences with Jesus so that those who hear orContinue reading
Tag: salvation
The Family and Nation of God
Paul had spoken powerfully regarding all the spiritual blessings with which God had blessed Christians in Jesus, having been elected and predestined to obtain the hope of salvation and righteousness in Christ, superabundantly receiving graceContinue reading
Saved by Faith, not Knowledge
Knowledge, they say, is power. The world today seems fixed and oriented around this old adage. Modern man presumes to be far better than his ancestors because he has acquired greater knowledge about his environmentContinue reading
The Wealthy and the Stillborn
Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people: God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet GodContinue reading
Salvation
And they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house” (Acts 16:31). Salvation, or being saved, represents a major aspect of the identity and message of Christianity. “Salvation”Continue reading
1 John 2:3-6: Keeping His Commandments
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, “I know him,” and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; butContinue reading
Man, Minute and Majestic
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers / The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained What is man, that thou art mindful of him? / And the son of man,Continue reading
Fruit of the Spirit: Longsuffering
The Apostle Paul remained greatly worried about how the Galatian Christians so suddenly were being tempted to pursue a different “gospel,” one based on the works of the Law and not in faith in ChristContinue reading
God Works Through His People
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what is the dispensationContinue reading