Now we come to the “Doctrine of Baptisms”. In the last 2 messages I explained the necessity of repentance of sins and turning from dead works and the necessity of faith that Jesus will save his people FROM their sins as He promised. At this point many people will be […]
In the last part I talked about the fear of God and repentance. “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, … -Hebrews 6:1 We are now turning from the unfruitful/dead works and […]
In Acts 13:26 the Apostle Paul says, “… whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.” And in Proverbs 1:7 Solomon tells us that “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge …” Therefore, before the Gospel is of value to someone […]
We often hear the message that “The Truth Is Out There” & “The Truth Will Set You Free”. People want to know what the truth is and they do not want to be slaves so they are ripe to be deceived by all kinds of false “truths”. Have they not […]
The Human Condition Calvinism: Total Depravity Arminianism: Deprivation Answer: When Adam chose of his own Free Will to eat of the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil He forever affected his seed (Humanity) to a state of being Flesh driven rather than Spirit driven. When a member of […]
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” -James 1:8 I have been studying the difference between the Greek philosophers and/or Gnostics view of the contrast between the physical and spiritual realms as opposed to what the Jews believed. The Greek philosophers and/or Gnostics believed that a man’s spirit was […]
First we must define a “believer” in Jesus. It most often means one who believes that Jesus is who the Bible says that He is. Next we have to define what it means to be “born again”. Jesus defined being “born again” as being “born of water and the Holy […]
THE PROBLEM OF SIN In the original creation Adam and the angels were direct creations of God and were thus known as “sons of God”. Adam originally bore the image and nature of God, but when he disobeyed the will of God his Father and obeyed the will of the […]
I love the way that the series The Chosen depicts John 3 Lets look at 8:31-36 for a moment “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth […]
Note at this point that these are not things that Gnostics will teach you, rather they are things that they do. Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 7:15-20.“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their […]
