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When I became a Christian, I knew nothing about the Bible. All that I knew is that I was a sinner that needed a savior. My wife and I joined a Baptist Church that had a Pentecostal choir director. I became friends with the choir director because he seemed to have some answers on how to live...

Not only did Jesus die for us, but he also lived for us. It was his life that was lived for our justification, "To declare, I say, at this time HIS righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him that believes in Jesus" Romans 3:26. Jesus justifies us by doing for us that which...

Paul wrote to the Galatians, I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another Gospel, which is not another; but there be some that trouble, you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other...

Jesus was not only God with us, Jesus was also God for us. I sincerely believe that all that Jesus was, and all that Jesus did was for our justification and our salvation. Jesus was our substitute and our representative. In our name and on our behalf, he offered to God the Father a life of...

The law is spiritual, Romans 7:14. It searches the desires and the intent of the heart, Hebrews 4:12. Jesus spiritualized the law when he said, "But I say unto you, that whosoever that looks at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart" Matthew 5:28. This...

All religions are based upon the Mosiac law that Jesus taught. This is very unfortunate because the law has been abolished, Jesus nailed it to his cross. "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his...

What did Paul mean when he said, "The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation"? Romans 1:16. While Jesus was dying on the cross a lot of things were happening. One of the greatest things that was happening is that Jesus was defeating sin, death and the devil and was reconciling us and the...

"There remains therefore a rest for the people of God" Hebrews 4:9. After wandering in the desert for 40 years God told the Israelites that they should enter into the promised land. This was the land that God had promised to Moses for the nation of Israel. Some of the Israelites were afraid to...

Religion is anti-Gospel and anti-Christ. The word "Law" and the word "Religion" mean the same thing. When one is doing the law, they are doing their religion. When one is doing their religion, they are doing the law. Paul said, "Therefore by the deeds of the law (what we do) no flesh will be...

Jesus said, "I say therefore unto you (The Pharisees) that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins" John 8:24. Jesus was trying to convince the Pharisees that he was God, they didn't believe that he was. They said, "Is this not this the...

Before we were born Jesus had ALREADY reconciled us and the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19. Everyone is ALREADY born saved. Jesus in our name and on our behalf has ALREADY fulfilled every jot and tittle of the law. "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one...

Few there be that find what? Few there be that find the way to salvation. In the early church Christianity was called "The Way". There is really only one way to believe and have faith. The Holy Spirit is in the world calling all to come to Christ. Some hear the call and come to Christ, calling...

Everyone that was saved in the New Testament was saved by faith in Christ and his Gospel. Not by baptism, not by repenting, not by anything that we do other than faith in Christ and his Gospel. On the day of Pentecost 8,000 Jews heard Peter's Gospel, believed, and were saved, Acts 2:41 also...

What is sin? Sin is the transgression of God's law, 1 John 3:4. What is the law? The law is the nature and the Character of God. Jesus is the epitome of God's law. "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets" Romans 3:21. If...

Just because someone goes to church and carries a Bible with them does not mean that they are Christians. A counterfeit looks like the real thing, but it is not. How can we tell the counterfeits from the real Christians? This is not an easy task. I have known church members for years...

We cannot reconcile ourselves to God by works, laws or religion. The Catholic church cannot reconcile anyone to God. If you believe that it can, you have been deceived. Many believe that they can reconcile themselves to God by keeping the commandments. Others believe that they can reconcile...

"But I certify you brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by revelation of Jesus Christ" Galatians 1:11-12. Many professing Christians believe that Paul was a fraud. They believe this because Paul...

The religious Pharisees could not believe that Jesus was the Lord. In spite of all of the miracles that Jesus did they still could not be believe that Jesus was the Lord God. They said, "Is not this Jospeh's son?" Luke 4:22. There are multitudes of professing Christians that do not believe that...

Both Arabs and Jews claim to be the sons and descendants of Abraham. Both Arabs and Jews claim that all of the promises that God made to Abraham are theirs also. This is part of what the conflict is about. The Arabs and the Jews are physical brothers fighting with each other. The Bible is a...

"Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1. We have peace with God because this is God's way of justification. The Catholic church teaches that it is faith plus works and not by faith alone. They don't say what or how much work it...