Tag: salvation
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Something Cannot Create Itself
Something cannot create itself. It needs a creator outside itself. Example: a lamp. A lamp has never spontaneously appeared. At one time it did not exist. Common sense knows it had a creator, and because it didn’t exist prior, it could not create itself. All material things (rocks, stars, trees, water) and all immaterial things… Read more
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God Does Get Us
The He Gets Us commercials are startlingly gritty, taking us to places many professed followers of Christ don’t want to go. They reveal an absence of kindness, compassion, and long suffering in many of us. They may make us uncomfortable for all the right reasons, both spiritually and practically. The Bible instructs Christians that our… Read more
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Our Father (Counting Cost Part 4)
How can you not be overwhelmed by the fact that the same God, the God who created and controls the universe, has chosen to adopt you as His own child? Read more
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Eternal Life (Counting Cost Part 3)
“That will be $79,238. Just sign here please.” Would you sign? The obvious question is “What do I get in return?” The first two posts in the counting cost series looked at what we must be willing to give up, and the cost is staggering. If we are to count the cost, and determine if… Read more
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The Disease (Faith vs Works, Part 2)
I will begin by saying that this analogy is not perfect. It is simply a picture that helped me to understand the proper balance of faith and works within the Christian life. Let me tell you about the disease that I have. Mine is a painful and deadly disease which produces visible and grotesque growths,… Read more
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Saving Faith (Faith vs. Works, Part 1)
A week ago I got a visit from a well-known billionaire. He told me that his team of scientists discovered that, without a doubt, my building was going to collapse at 5:00 this evening. Due to the nature of the fault, there was no possible way to shore up the building or delay its demise… Read more