Mankind is Without Excuse (Part 1)
The Word of God declares that righteousness or justification comes to a person as a gift of God’s grace, and
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Disobedience to Christ
MARK 1:42-45 On an earlier occasion, we considered a leper’s faith in Christ, and saw that the Lord Jesus had
Whom Men Reject, Christ Receives
In the passage that follows from Mark’s Gospel, we see an example of God’s grace and power reaching out in
God Chooses the ‘Foolish’
Writing to the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul asks these believers to consider their own backgrounds. In verse 26,
A Woman Accused of Adultery
John 8:1-11 John 8:1 …but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. As he did so often, the Lord Jesus
Sovereignty, Sin and Suffering
People often say, that—since God is sovereign over all events—then he could prevent all the sin, misery, and suffering in
From Death to Life
In the Gospel of John, chapter 5, verse 24, the Lord Jesus declares: John 5:24 (24a) “Truly, truly, I say
False Teachers Accursed by God
Writing to the church at Galatia, the apostle Paul declares most solemnly: But even if we or an angel from
“Such Were Some of You”
‘Such Were Some of You’ After listing the kind of people who will not inherit God’s kingdom, the apostle Paul
God Forgives the Most Unrighteous
All Alike Stand Condemned The Bible says: (9) …Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the
Predestined as God’s Children
He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will… (Eph. 1:5 ESV)
Regeneration or The New Birth
Jesus answered him [i.e., Nicodemus], “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the
The Cross Shows God’s Power and Wisdom
The apostle Paul declares in 1 Corinthians verses 18 and 19: (18) For the word of the cross is folly
Predestination of the Elect
Predestination of the elect (otherwise known as election) is the unalterable purpose of God—decreed from before the creation of the
God is Not Willing that Any Should Perish
The Scripture says: 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient
God Saves All Who Come
God’s Spirit Enables Us to Believe …Not of merit; not of works; not of any good in us, but by
Saved unto Holiness of Life
Granted Faith to Believe By the sovereign grace of God, we have received the gift of faith. By that same
Christ Died for the Ungodly
Completely Unable to Please God (continuation of ‘Saved by God’s Grace’) Prior to our calling and regeneration by the effectual
Saved by the Grace of God
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is
Belief Requires Obedience
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the
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