Perseverance of the Saints, 1 Pet 1:5
Perseverance of the saints is the fifth point in the five points of Calvinism. It has to do with the eternal security of the believer in Christ. That is once a person has been baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit [1 Cor 12:13; Eph 5:30] he is sealed by the Holy […]
Blessings of Obedience, Lk 11:28
Blessings of Obedience An obedient person is a blessed person, Lk 11:28. Jesus said, “Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it”. Jas 1:25 says, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, […]
Our Assurance of Salvation, 1 Jn 5:13
Our assurance of salvation is based upon the Bible; it is not based upon a feeling we have or a doctrine of man. Getting saved is easy. It is simply a matter of believing what Jesus Christ said and believing what he has done for you. When Christ came to the earth, he led a […]
Rahab’s Testimony, Jos 2:1-24
Rahab’s testimony is remarkable, Jos 2:1-24. Notice: Rahab’s Testimony of Faith – Heb 11:31. In Jos 2:9-11 she believed in the Lord. Then in v.12-13 she believed she could be saved and that she needed to be saved. In v.14 she believed the words of the spies. And in v.17-21 she believed that the scarlet thread […]
Spiritual Blessings, Eph 1:1-14
Our lesson today is from Eph 1:1-14. In Eph 1:3, God “hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” These spiritual blessings are: OUR HOLINESS. We will be holy and without blame before him in love – Eph 1:4 – this is the choice that God made before the foundation of […]
Anguish, Anxiety and Assurance, Ps 5:3
Today we’re going to discuss three things that can deeply affect your walk with God: anguish, anxiety and assurance. Two of these negatively affect your relationship to the Lord and one of these positively affects your relationship to Him. Can you tell which ones are which? Of course. Anguish and anxiety will magnify your problems […]
Calling and Election, 2 Pet 1:1-10
In 2 Pet 1:1-10 Peter exhorted us to making your calling and election sure. There are certain important aspects of our calling and election that we will not discuss today. Instead, we will concentrate primarily on the main one, your salvation. When you are saved you can be sure you have eternal life: By the […]
How We Know, 1 Jn 3:11-24
In 1 Jn 3:11-24 John wrote some things to give believers assurance that they are children of God. He explained how we know. From 1 Jn 2:29 through 1 Jn 3:10, John pointed out the distinctions between children of God and children of the devil. Simply put, children of God do righteousness, and children […]
Do You Know If You Have Eternal Life?
DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE? 1 John 5:13 says, “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that YE MAY KNOW that YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” Here are five things […]
Christ Rose From the Dead, 1 Cor 15:3-22
According to 1 Cor 15:3-22, we know that Christ rose from the dead because of the prophecy of scripture [Acts 2:25-32; Ps 16:8-11] and because of the testimony of his eyewitnesses. John even saw him in heaven and recorded what he saw in the Book of Revelation. In spite of all this evidence, there […]