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The Power of God Not the Safety of Man
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. (Romans 1:16 NKJV) The Safety Gospel Increasingly, the contemporary Evangelical gospel goes something like this: Because of sin, God sent His Son […]
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We Become What Jesus Was to Become What He Is
Jesus Christ, the Firstborn among many children of God (Romans 8:29), came to show us The Way (John 14:6, John 15:20, Hebrews 12:2-3). Jesus Christ was begotten twice — once through man (Luke 2:7) and once through God (Psalm 2:7, Hebrews 1:5). So must we be (John 3:3-6, 1 Corinthians 15:53, 1 Peter 1:23). Jesus […]
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The Sevenfold Ministry of the Holy Spirit
The sevenfold ministry of the Spirit of God (Isaiah 11:1-3): wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, godliness and the fear of God. To obtain and retain the blessings of the Holy Spirit, we must approach God as a child (Matthew 18:3). If we think He is impressed by our accomplishments or the ideas & values we’ve […]
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A Gospel Compendium
Matthew 5: 44 “…I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil […]
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the LORD” (John 1:23)