What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48?

What Does Ordained Mean in Acts 13:48 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Acts 13:48, Luke writes, “… and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”  Some interpret ordained here to mean predestined.  However, by studying the context and the use of the word ordained in other passages, we’ll...

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Jesus Is God, Jn 1:1, 14

Jesus is God Jesus is God manifest in the flesh.  When the angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph he said “thou shalt call his name Jesus”, Matt 1:21.  The prophecy he fulfilled at his birth said “they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us”,...

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A Certain Ruler, Lk 18:18-30

A Certain Ruler In Lk 18:18-30, Jesus had a conversation with a certain ruler about eternal life.  The ruler asked Jesus, “Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life”? Jesus answered him with a question.  “Why callest thou me good?  None is good, save one, that is God”....

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My Fruit is Better than Gold, Prov 8:19

My Fruit is Better than Gold Prov. 8:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom in Prov 8 is personified.  In Prov 8:19, she says, My fruit is better than gold.  The inference is that you are better off seeking wisdom than you are seeking gold because the fruit of wisdom is better...

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Eternal Security, 1 Jn 5:11-13

Eternal Security 1 Jn 5:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This study is for the benefit of those who are saved and believe in eternal security but don’t know well enough from the Bible why they believe it or how to teach someone else why they should believe it.  This study...

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Live Your Eternal Life, Rom 6

Live Your Eternal Life Jn 3:16 shows us that we are the current possessors of everlasting life when we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.  You don’t have to wait to die before you can start enjoying many of the blessings of eternal life.  You have them right now and...

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Things That Are Eternal

Things That Are Eternal 2 Corinthians 4:18 In this sermon we are going to look at some things that the Bible says are eternal. This is word that we truly do not understand or is at the least hard for us to comprehend. Below we will define the word using...

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Christ in You, Col 1:27

When you get saved, Christ is is you.  His presence in your life changes things completely.  You are literally a new creature in Christ [2 Cor 3:17].  Christ in you: Results in your death – Rom 8:9-11 – specifically Rom 8:10.  When you get saved, everything about you should die....

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Breath and Spirit, Job 34:14-15

Breath and Spirit Job 34: 14-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are two things given to us by God, without which we would not be alive.  They are our breath and our spirit [Is 42:5].  Job 34:14-15 shows us that without spirit and breath we perish.  Ps 104:29 says, “thou takest...

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The Devil’s Lies, Jn 8:44

The Devil’s Lies Jn 8: 44 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of The Devil’s Lies According to Jn 8:44, the devil is a liar and the father of all lies.  He took over the human race in the garden of Eden.  He did it by lying.  The devil has three advantages.  One, he...

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