“Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.” (Psalm 115:3) Free Will vs Free Agency Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom and power to will and to do that which is good and well-pleasing to God; but that state was mutable, or changeable so that he was able to fall from […]
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The foundation of Salvation is Repentance. That is because we have violated the nature of God’s holiness and now in Christ, we have a means of restoration, however, it requires us to acknowledge our sinfulness and turn away from it. Repentance. Without repentance, there is no salvation from the consequences of our sins. Repent… [Mat […]
10 Keys of the Old Testament Creation – Creation, Cain and Abel, Job and the population of the earth up until the post-deluge era after Noah 1 Kin – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel) -12 sons and all their wives and families. (Sarah, Hagar, Rebecca, Rachel) 2 Coat – Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers, […]
Understand the very essence of God’s nature allows us to better understand how He exists and the basis of holiness, which is who He is. God is Spirit. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24) “No man hath seen God at any time; […]
What is meant by Free Will and what is this thing called “Free Agency”? Well, first we need to reveal as I always say, what happened in the Garden? What were the effects of original sin upon the nature of man? So let’s look at a summary of the consequences. Man, in his state of […]
Probably the most plausible defence for Arminianism is found in the universalistic passages in Scripture. Three of the most quoted are: II Peter 3:9, “Not wishing [or, KJV, not willing] that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”; I Tim. 2:4, [God our Saviour] “who would have all men to be saved, […]
The Second Coming of Christ Time of, unknown. Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. […]
These are the ways the various gospels have listed the order of the Apostles. Notice the groupings and the sets of brothers.
Leadership is not an easy thing and many who try to lead fail to adequately lead their people to the right place. I have listed 15 of the most practical lessons I have learned in my years as a spiritual leader often through trails. Wisdom tells us that we can learn from the experience of […]
For God so loved the world, that He gave his only (unique) Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 Can we blindly walk up to anyone on the street and say “God loves you”? What do we do will all these verses? How can a person be […]