Folks will ask many important questions in life, but none is more important than this: What must I do to be saved? It was the question on the hearts of the people in Jerusalem at Pentecost when they realized they had killed the Saviour (Acts 2:37). Saul of Tarsus, stopped on the road to Damascus asked this of the Lord Jesus (Acts 9:6). And the jailer in Philippi asked the same of Paul and Silas, who were prisoners in his jail (Acts 16:30). There is no more important question to ask, and we want to be sure the answer we get is biblical and complete.
Continue reading “The Important Question: What Must I Do To Be Saved?”True Faith: More Than Just Believing in Jesus
Is believing in Jesus enough? Or is there more? Hear the words of Jesus:
…if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did nto come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words has that which judges him – the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. (John 12:47-48)
Continue reading “True Faith: More Than Just Believing in Jesus”Seeking The Lost: The Inherent Value Of Every Soul
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Jesus plainly taught that His purpose on earth was to seek and save the lost. On more than one occasion, He used parables to reveal the importance of the soul, and the restoration of those who have been lost. Matthew records:
Continue reading “Seeking The Lost: The Inherent Value Of Every Soul”Jesus, The Great Physician: Bringing Restoration to the Spiritually Ailing
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The Parables of the Physician
Immediately after Jesus called Levi to follow Him, this new disciple hosted a feast at his home. Matthew 9:10 tells us that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat downn at his table. Even at this early stage in Jesus’ ministry, the Pharisees and scribes were keeping tabs on what Jesus was doing. Mark 2:16 reveals they saw Him eating with this motley crew at Matthew’s house. And so, they asked His disciples why He ate with such people.
Continue reading “Jesus, The Great Physician: Bringing Restoration to the Spiritually Ailing”Salvation By Grace Through Faith in Christ
IS THAT REALLY WHAT IT MEANS?
Every serious Bible student understands that grace and faith are essential components in any discussion about salvation. The Bible is emphatic, using the word grace 128 times in the New Testament and words like faith and believe (from the same Greek word) in excess of 300 times.
Hear what Paul wrote to the Ephesians:
Continue reading “Salvation By Grace Through Faith in Christ”…by grace you have been saved … by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. (Ephesians 2:5, 8-9)
