Jesus is the source of our faith because Jesus is the son of God. Jesus gives us living water by which we can be saved through grace. That grace and mercy are given to us by God. Faith is from God (Ephesians 2:8). God gave His one and only Son to atone for our sins. Wh...
purpose. Therefore, God's people are sometimes said to be sanctified because they are set apart for God's special purposes in the world: “Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy; for I am the LORD your God. Keep my statutes, and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you” (...
Then there are those who believe that repentance and faith are not the same thing, but that a person must repent of their sins before they can believe in Jesus. When sharing the Gospel, they often tell people to repentandbelieve. Often they say something like, “Turn from your sins and ...
The Bible says that we are appointed for the defense of the gospel. It is our job, when called upon, to defend God and Jesus on the basics of our salvation. Here are two verses specifically telling us this: “… knowing that I am appointed for thedefense of the gospel.”(Philippians ...
Many are teaching "BELIEVE AND YOU ARE SAVED", as if we had only to accept the fact that Jesus was the Son of God and died for our sins, in order to be "saved" forever. Because of this terrible deception, the definition of the word "believe" has become so important that no man ...
Browse: 7 deadly sins listed? Abraham's first born son by Hagar the Egyptian was Ishmael. It's in the Bible, the Torah, Genesis 16:15, RSV. “And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar ...
But some have argued that obeying the 10 Commandments is not required of Christians if they are not listed in the New Testament. Actually, the Old and New Testaments make up a unified whole, and God’s spiritual law and His thinking do not change (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). Still, ...
Are YouSureThere’s a Satan? Yes, Virginia, thereisa Satan. And there’s a Purgatory too. The Jewish Bible says so, the Talmud says so, and even our Prayers mention them. Torah: The Blueprint of Creation What the Torah means to us and the world. Why study Torah? How to combat the...
and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.” His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. ...
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6:19) ...