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New at this; only signed up to respond to one posted statement.  Wanted to clarify the simplicity of how to have eternal life through Christ.    Keep it Simple!

Was bothered that so many acts were involved by the writer, in order to be assured of salvation now and forever.   Too much "working at it" destroys the great gift of grace which Jesus Christ accomplished on the cross. Remember "Salvation"  is God's (free) Gift to us;  the giving of His Son, our Lord Jesus Who "gave…

Discerning the Voice of God.

Discern means to separate mentally or distinguish: to know, perceive, have intelligence or understanding.

 How do we know when God is speaking to us? The more time that we spend time in prayer and reading is the easier it becomes to know when God is speaking.  We will become confused, if we fail to read our bibles, and go to church. Through personal…

Question:

“Scottish Puritanism was responsible for our nation’s founding – built on conquering all lands for Christ and His Kingdom on God’s terms through evangelism. Why the radical decline?”

Answer:

My history might be incorrect. I thought the Covenanters from Scotland, Puritans from England, Huguenots…

Revelations of Hell

to 7 Columbian Youths (Part 3)

(Continuation)

Together as a group, these 7 Columbian youths were taken by Jesus Christ and shown Heaven and Hell.  Hear their account of the misery of Hell.

- (5th Testimony) -

The Word of God tells us in Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ…

Ephesians 6:1-24 (Good News Translation)

God’s Word Goes Forth: Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Introduction

Ephesians 6:1-24: Paul offers encouragement to help the Ephesians remain strong against what he calls “wicked spiritual forces” (6:12). He describes the armor of God that…

The important thing to remember is the LAST line!

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. 

Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.

He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you." The young executives were Shocked, but the boss…

‘Which church is the right church?’  ‘Where should I take my kids to Sunday School?’  ‘Oh, yeah, we’ve been meaning to find a new church, but with sports and stuff, it just hasn’t happened.’  ‘Kinda stopped going because I just couldn’t relate, I know I should go back … where should I go?'

Hold the phone. 

I am sure you have noticed the big push to get back to basics—at least, in mid to upper class areas.  A lot of folks are feeling so harried by their daily pace, they long for…

Thy Great Power:

Ah Lord God, behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.” - Jeremiah 32:17

At the very time when the Chaldeans surrounded Jerusalem, and when the sword, famine and pestilence had desolated the land, Jeremiah was commanded by God to purchase a field, and have the deed of transfer legally sealed…

School is out . . . time for some fun.  Usually, the local teenagers head to Rivi, (short for “Riviera” Beach), at the south end of our Southern California beach town.  However, Dylan and his friends have discovered another recreational water spot—you drive inland, down a country road, and then walk in still further to discover a great place to jump off the rocks to water some 25 to 30 feet below.  …

Exodus 7:12

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 

 

This incident is an instructive emblem of the sure victory of the divine handiwork over all opposition. Whenever a divine principle is cast into the heart, though the devil may fashion a counterfeit, and produce swarms of opponents, as sure as ever God is in the work, it will swallow up all its…

Revelations of Hell

to 7 Columbian Youths (Part 2)

(Continuation)

Together as a group, these 7 Columbian youths were taken by Jesus Christ and shown Heaven and Hell.  Hear their account of the misery of Hell.

- (3rd Testimony, Sandra) -

Let's go to the Word of the Lord in Matthew 10:28: "Do not be afraid of those who kill the…

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” - Ephesians 6:18

I have spent 20 years in full-time evangelism, traveling the world sharing God’s Word and speaking with people…

Great is the Lord!

If you could answer all of your questions about God, he would not be eternal.   If you could understand all of God’s thinking, he would not be infinite, and your thinking would not be finite.  If you could figure out everything about his ways, and what he would do next, then you would not need faith, whereas the writer to the Hebrews clearly stated that, “without faith, it is impossible to please…

Open My Ears

Psalm 40:6-8

Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not desired; my ears Thou hast opened; burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. Then I said, “Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me; I delight to do Thy will, O my God.” NIV

    

 When the psalmist speaks there about burnt…

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; 

where there is hatred, let me sow love; 

where there is injury, pardon; 

where there is doubt, faith; …

Exodus 8:28

 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go , that may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away; intreat for me..” - 

 This is a crafty word from the lip of the arch-tyrant Pharaoh. If the poor bondaged Israelites must needs go out of Egypt, then he bargains with them that it shall not be very far away; not too far for them to escape the terror of his arms, and the…