:I’ve been considering the concept of “being led by the spirit.” I’ve noticed that some people have a mistaken understanding of what that means in the context of Christianity. They think that being led by the spirit means performing grandiose works and receiving specific directions from the spirit. But in reality, being led by the […]
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Don’t be confused or unsure about your salvation any longer! The Bible teaches that salvation is a free gift from God – all you have to do is believe in Jesus Christ. 1 John 5:13 says you can be 100% sure that you have eternal life if you trust in Him. Accept the gospel and receive salvation through faith – it’s a free gift from God!
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We receive grace as believers to know the Lord and inherit this wonderful destiny with Him. That is all by grace. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” Eph 2:8 What is the gift of God? Actually, the faith itself is
He is seated on the throne and all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him. By that authority, He gives grace. That’s why Paul says “by whom we have received grace and apostleship.” “By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for
Rewards in grace are connected to the generosity of Jesus Christ. The owner connected the wage not to their effort – but to His generosity. The rewards system in the Kingdom of Grace differs from the rewards system of Law. Regarding righteousness, the Law says, “if you keep the law, you can have eternal life.”
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Cain hated Abel because Abel’s deeds were righteous. How did he know that Abel’s offering was accepted? Fire would have come down on the altar and consumed Abel’s gifts, the firstling of the flock with the blood and the fat portion, “And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of
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Romans 1-8 shows us the function of the law, which was to bring us to agreement with God’s judgment on the fallenness of man, which was exhibited in the cross of Christ. We agree that we were not only forgiven but we were righteously judged and “put away” (crucified) with Christ, the Last Adam. Now
The blood of Jesus sanctified the altar. He is the real offering, and He is the real altar. He sanctified us with His blood and presented us to God in Himself. In Christ, we are on the real altar. We are those who are presenting ourselves (in Him) as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable (which is our reasonable service of worship) (Rom 12:1-4). We are holy because of our union with Christ and our contact with the altar.
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Pastors are getting angry because such a small percentage of their congregation “serves” (works to keep the system running). This partly is because the system they operate limits the function of members by design.. But more importantly, it’s because they only have the threats of punishment and promises of reward as an incentive to “Serve.”
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Rom 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. We have been discussing our freedom from
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