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Free From Sin
And why are we so free from sin? Paul says in Romans Chapter 6 verse 7 it is because dead people can’t sin. And since we have fully identified with Christ in His death, then of course we identify with Him in His resurrection and His new life. Yet while Christ’s death and resurrection is…
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Dying and being buried with Christ
After we have been “righteoused” by God for our trust in the faith of Jesus Christ our Lord, there needs to be a change in our lives. Baptism is so important that the Apostle Paul likens our baptism immersion to being put to death with Christ on the cross and being buried with him in…
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Abraham our father
How can this be since we Gentiles are not biologically connected to Abraham? In the book of Romans, Paul makes it clear that anyone who trusts in God is of the seed of Abraham. Now, God told Abraham that he would be the father of many nations with too many people to count such as…
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The Covenant of Redemption
This is part one of a seven-part series on the covenants of God. I realize the entire Bible is His covenant with humanity, but I am going to focus on these seven. God’s Eternal Blueprint for Salvation “Before the cosmos was summoned into being, the Triune God wove a tapestry of redemption, not as a…
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Trust and Works
Our salvation only comes by trusting in the perfect faith Jesus Christ had in his Father and by obeying his Father’s will He died for our sins, was buried and rose again on the third day. If we believe and have trust in this, we will be saved. But what about works? Jesus was and…
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Don’t worship yourself
You see, all humans are all born with an innate desire to worship something and we see throughout God’s Word, people who worship the sun, moon, stars, animals and other creatures as God or attach the processes of the natural world to a god who controls them such as the seasons or wind, rain and…
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Why Love Is the Greatest of These
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) As Christians, we’re supposed to live with faith, hold onto hope, and show love. But Paul, who wrote part of the Bible, says love is the best of all. Why is that? Let’s dive into why…
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Righteousness by the belief in the faith of Jesus Christ
What is so important about Romans chapters 2 and 3 that warrants this writing? Only that the key tenet of Christian doctrine is explained to us! Here we will learn how Faith, Trust, Faithfulness, Righteous, Righteousness, God’s Grace, Jesus, The Law of Moses and works are all related and necessary for our salvation and how…
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You are in-fact saved by Works!
Are We Saved by Works? Let’s Talk About It “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) I bet that title grabbed your attention! I’m planning a whole…
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I became a Perushim
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.” (Matthew 23:27-28) The story of the Perushim, or Pharisees, is one that’s stuck with me—a warning about what…
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Are you asking the right question?
A Call to Serve God’s Way “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” (Joshua 5:15) The story of Joshua meeting the Commander of the Lord’s Army in Joshua 5:13-15 has always hits me squarely. It’s not just a Bible story—it’s a gut-check about what it means to follow God…
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The Gift of the Spirit
In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 24, Jesus had just been resurrected from the dead with a glorified spiritual body. That act was called the firstfruits of the resurrection and He had been seen by Mary Magdalene near the tomb and then Mary the Mother of James, Salome, and Joanna as they went to tell…