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The Lost Gospel
Lost for 1,400 years before the Reformation, now it's gone missing again!
Faith + Works?
Does James chapter 2 teach that we are saved by faith plus our good works?
Sealed by the Holy Spirit Forever!
God's guarantee to every believer, without exception!
No More Condemnation
God's love casts out guilt, fear & Condemnation!
Abiding in Christ
How to bear fruit in your life as a believer!
God Meets Our Needs, But...
Why does it seem that we don't have enough?
Christianity's Best Kept Secret
What most people don't know about the Christian faith!
Christianity's Best Kept Secret - Q&A
Reader's questions about "Christianity's Best Kept Secret"
The Bible's Most Important Passage
The Most Important Section in the Entire Bible!
The 10 Commandments
Most people are unaware of the their actual purpose!
How to Detect a False Gospel
Discerning Truth from Error!
Believe or Follow?
Are we saved by faith in Jesus or by following Him?
Lost for 1,400 years before the Reformation, now it's gone missing again!
Faith + Works?
Does James chapter 2 teach that we are saved by faith plus our good works?
Sealed by the Holy Spirit Forever!
God's guarantee to every believer, without exception!
No More Condemnation
God's love casts out guilt, fear & Condemnation!
Abiding in Christ
How to bear fruit in your life as a believer!
God Meets Our Needs, But...
Why does it seem that we don't have enough?
Christianity's Best Kept Secret
What most people don't know about the Christian faith!
Christianity's Best Kept Secret - Q&A
Reader's questions about "Christianity's Best Kept Secret"
The Bible's Most Important Passage
The Most Important Section in the Entire Bible!
The 10 Commandments
Most people are unaware of the their actual purpose!
How to Detect a False Gospel
Discerning Truth from Error!
Believe or Follow?
Are we saved by faith in Jesus or by following Him?
Does God Care?
Does the God of the universe have time for you?
Does the God of the universe have time for you?
Abraham, King David & You!
Did you know that you have something in common with Abraham and King David? "Happy is the man whose sins the Lord will never hold against Him!"
Did you know that you have something in common with Abraham and King David? "Happy is the man whose sins the Lord will never hold against Him!"
Did Jesus Die for the Whole World?
Did Jesus die for the sins of the whole world or just some people? The Bible is clear about the answer.
Did Jesus die for the sins of the whole world or just some people? The Bible is clear about the answer.
"Lordship" Salvation?
Is it possible for an unsaved, powerless, and totally depraved sinner to make Jesus the lord and master of every aspect of their life?
Is it possible for an unsaved, powerless, and totally depraved sinner to make Jesus the lord and master of every aspect of their life?
Why is Lordship Salvation Popular?
A look at some of the reasons this obedience-based (works-based) system is so popular.
A look at some of the reasons this obedience-based (works-based) system is so popular.
7 Keys to Unlock the Bible's Meaning
Practical and commonsense principles that will help you correctly interpret and understand the Bible for yourself
Practical and commonsense principles that will help you correctly interpret and understand the Bible for yourself
What is the True Gospel?
Most Christians have an inadequate and unbiblical understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Note: This is a series of 6 lessons for pastors, evangelists, teachers, Bible study groups, and anyone else who desires a greater understanding of the life-changing good news of the gospel!)
Most Christians have an inadequate and unbiblical understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Note: This is a series of 6 lessons for pastors, evangelists, teachers, Bible study groups, and anyone else who desires a greater understanding of the life-changing good news of the gospel!)
Are You Eternally Secure in Christ?
Would God ever abandon one of His own children for whom Christ died?
Would God ever abandon one of His own children for whom Christ died?
Misleading & Unbiblical
Christian Sayings & Clichés
Some errors are repeated so often, that most people assume they are true!
Christian Sayings & Clichés
Some errors are repeated so often, that most people assume they are true!
No Matter Who You Are?
No matter where you live, no matter what you've done, no matter your religion (or lack thereof), forgiveness and new life is available to you right now!
No matter where you live, no matter what you've done, no matter your religion (or lack thereof), forgiveness and new life is available to you right now!
Are we Saved by Doing Good Things?
Did you know that good works, self-righteousness and religious devotion can actually hinder or prevent a person from getting right with God?
Did you know that good works, self-righteousness and religious devotion can actually hinder or prevent a person from getting right with God?
Christianity's Best Kept Secret
What most people don't know about the Christian faith!
Christianity's Best Kept Secret - Q&A
Reader's questions about "Christianity's Best Kept Secret"
What most people don't know about the Christian faith!
Christianity's Best Kept Secret - Q&A
Reader's questions about "Christianity's Best Kept Secret"
Several hundred years before Jesus was born, the prophets of Israel miraculously foretold His coming with perfect accuracy. There are over 400 prophesies about Jesus in the Bible! Here we will look at just a few of these prophesies. Click on #2 above to continue reading...
500 years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Micah announced the exact place where Jesus would be born, His future rule over the nation of Israel, and the fact that He would be a shepherd to His people. "But you, Bethlehem... though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God..." (Micah 5:2-4). Click on #3 above to continue...
700 years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah announced that He would be born of a virgin. “The Lord Himself will give you a sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God with us.’” (Isaiah 7:14) Click on #4 above...
700 years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah also spoke of His birth, His divine Sonship, His future government, His eternal kingdom (when He will reign as a descendant of King David on David's throne) and His many titles. "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward and forever.” (Isaiah 9:6-7) Click on #5 above...
700 years before Jesus was born, Isaiah also wrote about Christ's suffering and substitutionary punishment for our sins. He also wrote about the fact that He would be pierced for our transgressions and that He would be offered as a sacrifice, bearing our iniquities. “Surely He took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered Him punished by God, stricken by Him, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all... You make His soul an offering for sin. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities... He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53 excerpts) Click #6 above...
The author of the book of Hebrews quotes several prophesies from the Psalms that were written approximately 1,000 years before Christ came to the earth! Here are just a few of many that appear in Hebrews. “[And God said] 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father...I will be His Father, and He will be my Son.' And again, when God brings His Firstborn into the world, He says, 'Let all God’s angels worship Him.' ...About the Son He says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.” (Hebrews 1:5-9) Written by Rob Armstrong
No Need to Fear Death!
For those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ alone, and not their own righteousness or good works, death is like a doorway from earth to heaven. It is a quick exit from a fallen, sinful, and cursed world and an immediate and glorious entrance into a place where there is no sin, suffering, or evil. Click #2 above to continue...
The moment a believer dies, he or she is immediately transported into the presence of our glorious and magnificent Lord and Savior! The very One who “loved us and gave Himself up for us... as an offering and sacrifice to God... and by His blood [He] set us free from our sins” (Ephesians 5:2 & Revelation 1:5). Click #3 above...
“Since the children have flesh and blood, He [Jesus] also shared in their humanity so that by His death He might break the power of Him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death" (Hebrews 2:14-15). Click #4 above...
The Son of God came from heaven, was crucified for our sins, and rose again the third day! He broke the power of the devil and freed those who lived in fear of dying! If you have trusted in Jesus as your Savior, you never have to be afraid of death! He defeated, conquered and overcame death for you! Click #5 above...
God has created us with a strong desire to live, but as believers we also have a growing desire to be in our Savior’s physical presence – "to be absent from the body and present with the Lord... which is far better! In your presence is fullness of joy and at your right hand are pleasures forevermore!” (2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, Psalm 16:11) Written by Rob Armstrong
"Greatest Story Ever Told"
No matter who you are, where you live, or what you've done; no matter your religion; Jesus died for your sins. After His death, they buried Him in a tomb. Even His most loyal followers thought He'd never be heard from again. But 3 days later, history was changed forever. Jesus rose from the dead! No other religious leader has ever come back from the dead. Click #2 above to continue...
After Jesus' rose again, He appeared to 500 eyewitnesses at one time, He spent 40 days teaching others and then He ascended into heaven where He is right now! The Bible tells us the purpose of His death - "God offered Jesus as the sacrifice for our sins. We are made right with God by believing that Jesus shed His blood for us." (Romans 3:22-25a) Click #3 above...
Although we deserve God's judgment, Jesus was punished in our place. He did everything necessary to forgive us and bring us to Himself. He made a way for us to live with Him in heaven forever! Now, He offers us full forgiveness and eternal life as a free gift! "By grace are you saved through faith...It is the gift of God, not by your works." (Ephesians 2:8&9) Click #4 above...
"God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him, will not perish but have everlasting life" (Jn. 3:16). Jesus loved you so much that He left heaven and came to earth to suffer in your place! The only way to enjoy a relationship with God is through Jesus. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." (Acts 16:31) Click #5 above...
"God sent His Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. He who believes in Him is not condemned [and never will be!]. He who does not believe in the Son of God is condemned already, because He has not believed in the name of God's only begotten Son...I tell you the truth, whoever believes has everlasting life." (John 3:17-19, 6:47)
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Often when we experience hardship, betrayal or suffering, we ask, "Why me?" or "How can God allow this to happen to me?" Usually, God doesn’t explain exactly what is going on or why He has allowed hardship to enter our lives. But, He does promise that... [Click on 2 above to continue]
He is “working out all things for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His [eternal] purpose” (Romans 8:28). God does not ask us to figure out the reason for what's going on in our lives, He only asks us to trust Him. By faith, He wants us to feel His loving touch and tender compassion. [Click on 3 above]
Wilson Benton writes, “You are one person living at one place, at one point in time, and even if God chose to reveal His all-inclusive overreaching plan for the universe, you could not possibly understand it. But, you can believe that He knows what He is doing and that He is loving enough, powerful enough, wise enough, gracious enough, and faithful enough to do what He has promised.” [Click on 4 above]
Joseph was beaten and sold as a slave in Egypt. Yet later he told his brothers, "You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good!" (Genesis 50:20). Jesus was brutally treated and nailed to a cross, but later Peter told those responsible, "This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge." (Acts 2:23) [Click on 5 above]
While He was suffering on the cross for us, Jesus "entrusted Himself to the One who could deliver Him from death" (1 Peter 2:23). What Jesus experienced was the cruelest injustice in the history of the universe, yet God was using it to redeem us. When we suffer hardship, He wants us to entrust our situation to Him. He wants us to lean on Him, rely on Him, and depend on His tender mercies and loving care.