Sin After Salvation, Rom 6:1

In Rom 6:1, Paul wrote, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” In Rom 6:2, he answered, “God forbid”.  John wrote in 1 Jn 2:1 “that ye sin not”. Though we will not be sinless till we are in our glorified bodies, what are to do with sin...

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To the Glory of God, 1 Cor 10:31

To the Glory of God 1 Cor 10:31 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I was listening to the radio on Tuesday and heard Bro. Simmons preaching a message on the glory of God.  That was a very good message.  It struck me that perhaps so little of what we do is done...

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Thou Mayest Be Justified, Is 43:25-26

Thou Mayest Be Justified Is. 43:25-26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Is 43:25-26 we see a very insightful passage dealing with justification.  As we preach this text, keep in mind that there is a vast difference between your true justification before the Lord and your perceived justification before men.  You are...

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Our Old Man is Crucified, Rom 6:5-13

Rom 6:6 says, “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him…”.  One of the best ways to deal with those sins that keep coming up is to remember this.  Our old man is crucified with Jesus.   When you were saved, you became a new creature in Christ,...

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How Christians Fall, 2 Pet 2:18-22

How Do Good Christians Fall 2 Pet 2:18-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO How Christians fall.  How is it that a good Christian can go along, seemingly doing fine, and then one day you find him backslidden and almost unrecoverable for any beneficial fellowship with or work for the Lord?  Well, for...

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Who is on the Lord’s Side, Ex 32:26-28

Who is on the Lord’s Side Ex. 32:26-28 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Moses asked the men of Israel, Who is on the Lord’s side?  And the tribe of Levi came to him.  Then every man put his sword by his side and went in and killed every soul that was involved...

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Why People Hate God, Rom 1:30

Rom 1:30 says that some people are “haters of God.”  Why do they hate God?  They hate God because they love and serve something else.  Matt 6:24 says that no man can serve two masters.  He will hate the one and love the other. That’s how it goes.  So, if...

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The Right View of Wrong Things, Gen 45:1-8

What Joseph’s brothers did to Joseph was wrong, without a doubt.  They envied him and would have killed him if Reuben had not intervened.  As it is he suffered slavery and prison when they in turn faked his death to convince his father that he was dead. Joseph suffered for...

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There Is But A Step, 1 Sam 20:3

In 1 Sam 20:3, David told Jonathan, “there is but a step between me and death”.  Saul was relentless in his attempts to kill David.  And David knew that there was but a step between him and death as long as Saul was determined to kill him. David always had...

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The Destruction of Gog, Ezek 39:1-29

Ezekiel 39 is a prophecy of the overwhelming destruction of Gog and the gathering of Israel into their own land again. A Prophecy Against Gog, Ezek 39:1-7 The Lord said, “I am against thee, O Gog”, v.1.  Remember he is the chief prince, and his characteristics in Ezek 38 indicate...

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