To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9

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Grace in Action

Again and again throughout Paul’s epistles, he uses strong action words to get his point across. He corrects those that have removed themselves from the gospel or may move away from it. He tells us to stand, to withstand, to fight. We are to walk and not bite and devour. He uses many colorful and illustrious words to describe his message to…

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The ark of the covenant was central to the religious life in Israel until the time they were carried away into Babylon. At that time it disappeared, never to be seen again. Some claim that Jeremiah hid it so that it wouldn’t be carried away with the other temple treasures. Others claim that it somehow made its’ way to a church in…

Abraham’s Blessings

Spiritual Children of Abraham do not received the physical blessings of the nation Israel. Israel will indeed eventually inherit those blessing when the new covenant is put in place at the return of Christ. They will received these blessings because they were promised to them, not because of anything our country or any other country does for them. God will perform this…

Justified

Many Pastors will tell you that being justified means it’s just like you never sinned. This isn’t really true. If it were just as if you’d never sinned, you would still be of Adam. Being justified is being given the righteousness of Christ in the eyes of God. It is being imputed to you something that doesn’t belong to you – the…

Sola Fide – Are You Really Sure?

Many Christians will tell you that they believe that personal eternal salvation is obtained by faith alone, but then they will subtly add something. They will tell you to repent of your sins (by which they mean turn from your sins). They will say that if your life is not transformed outwardly, then you probably aren’t saved. Repentance means to change your…

Fides et Cetera

Fides: Faith, trust, loyalty, or confidence. Et cetera (etc.): “And the rest,” “and so on,” or “and other things of the same kind”. The Reformers that were teaching the tenets of the Reformation were teaching ‘sola fides’ – faith alone. Today that teaching has devolved into Fides et Cetera – faith and some other stuff. But the reformers had it correct, and…