Perhaps when you heard the sermon title, “What Does it Mean to be Saved?” you thought, “Oh no, this is going to be like taking a college graduate back to kindergarten! Why do you need to talk about something as basic as salvation?” There are several reasons that I want to focus...
There is a huge principle in Scripture that is throughout Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 1&2 Corinthians…it’s all over the place.Here it is: God does not demand perfection in you. God is not expecting you to measure up. God never thought that you could live the Christian life, nor ...
Ephesians 1:13 says, And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who ...
Other Translations of Ephesians 4:9 King James Version (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? English Standard Version ( In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, ...
(Ephesians 1:13) The sealing work of the Holy Spirit is the basis for our eternal security during the Church Age. Among the spiritual benefits of being sealed by the Holy Spirit are: 1) Men receive courage to rebuke sin: Matt. 3:8 2) Men are enabled to speak with confidence: Acts ...
I doubt any of us have. I know I haven’t. So does that mean that I have never shared the gospel? Well, in one sense, yes. If part of the gospel is the announced birth of John the Baptist as the forerunner for the Messiah, then if we haven’t shared that in our gospel present...
7.Romans 5:1– “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 8.Psalm 34:14– “Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” 9.Ephesians 2:14– “For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and...
” So doesEphesians 1:3-7: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love, he ...
Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 4Should we avoid using offensive language?Is cussing a sin for Christians?What does "guff" mean?What does "Jesus Juke" mean? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) Let no corrupt communication . . .--The word rendered "corrupt," is a strong word, ...
(Ephesians 1:13) The sealing work of the Holy Spirit is the basis for our eternal security during the Church Age. Among the spiritual benefits of being sealed by the Holy Spirit are: 1) Men receive courage to rebuke sin: Matt. 3:8 2) Men are enabled to speak with confidence: Acts ...