29/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Aspects of Salvation, p.2 Give a simple definition of justification God declaring a sinner to be just as if he had never sinned. What is regeneration? It is a new birth produced by the Holy Spirit in one who trusts Christ. What is reconciliation? The restoration of friendship and […]
22/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Aspects of Salvation, p.1 Define Propitiation to pacify, to appease, to satisfy God’s anger toward sin When were the sins of O.T. believers propitiated? They were covered by sacrifices but propitiated by Christ years later. What two primary meanings are behind the words “for us”? “instead of” and “in […]
15/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Election What does it mean that God is sovereign? He answers to no one. He is over all. Describe human responsibility God created man to make responsible choices. What is an Arminian? Opposite Calvinism, can lose salvation. List the points of Calvinism: TULIP Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, […]
One of the most difficult and divisive topics in the Bible is the topic of election. I do not claim to understand it fully. Some Bible verses sound like God elected or chose certain people to be saved and left the others to go to hell. At the same time, the Bible clearly says, (John […]
1/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Sin Why is God the only being qualified to be the standard of right? He alone is eternal, perfect, unchanging, all-knowing and all-wise. What is sin? Sin is anything contrary to God’s truth. What are some things that describe the nature of sin? Missing the mark, violation, fault, unjust, […]
Illustrate the difference between enough and overflowing by using a cup and a jug of water. In our text this morning, God assures us that His grace is not just enough to help a sinner a little; it abounds and overflows to cleanse a sinner completely and give him eternal life. When we speak of […]
Joseph of Nazareth was a carpenter, the son of a carpenter. Nazareth was a small hillside village in northern Israel, west of the Sea of Galilee. Though he was poor, the carpenter Joseph probably crafted doors, windows, cabinets, furniture and gates for homesteads and yokes for the farm animals. God chose a special young woman […]
Perhaps you have received a gift in which was another gift, in which was yet another gift. With opening each gift, the excitement grew. There was more to come. Transition When a sinner who trusts Christ to save his soul, he receives the gift of God’s salvation instantly. However, God’s gift of salvation is many […]
We all like to know the benefits of supplements, benefits of insurance policies, benefits of certain diets and benefits of electing a candidate. As Paul begins Romans 5, he builds on the word justified. The word, therefore (Ro 5:1), points us back to Romans 4:25. We wonder, what are the benefits of being justified? Transition […]
How many of you are old enough to have used a manual typewriter to type a letter or document? __ For you youngsters who have never had to do that, the rest of us can assure you that it was a complicated project. Every key had to be pressed with firmness to leave a clear […]