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Category Archives: Plan of salvation
Holy Spirit: In Conversion (Part 1)
Much of Christendom are Calvinistic in doctrine. They hold to the following five points, known as the T.U.L.I.P.: (1) Total Depravity. Man is born in sin. He is incapable of doing good. He is even incapable of understanding God’s will … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Plan of salvation, Textual study
Tagged Acts 16, alan adam's mouse trap illustration, calvinism, direct opperation of the holy spirit on heart, does God give faith directly?, drawn by God, fishing for unknown causes, Holy Spirit, holy spirit convicts world of judgement, holy spirit convicts world of righteousness, holy spirit convicts world of sin, illumination, irresistable grace, is faith the gift of God? Ephesians 2, John 16, John 6, limited atonement, medium of word, opening lydia's heart, perserverane of the saints, t.u.l.i.p., taught by God, the comforter, the helper, the holy spirit in conversion, total depravity, unconditional election
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The Golden Text
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son” … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, God, Love, Plan of salvation, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged bios v. zoe, bronze serpent, eternal life is the drink, faith, faith is the pitcher and dipper, for God so loved the world, frank cox, God's love is the spring, He gave His only begotten son, His son is the stream, John 3:16, kosmos, love, love in action, nicodemus, Numbers 21, plan of salvation, robert taylor jr., should not or shall not perish, the golden text, the stream of divine love, whoever believes in Him
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Christ: Our City of Refuge
The cities of refuge are mentioned several times in the Bible (Exodus 21:12-13; Numbers 35:9-34; Deuteronomy 4:41-43; 19:1-13; and Joshua 20:1-9). Out of the forty-eight cities given to the Levites, six were designated cities of refuge, and they were: on the … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Plan of salvation, Type/Antitype
Tagged accessable to all, bezar, Christ our refuge, cities of refuge, Deuteronomy 19, Deuteronomy 4, Exodus 21, golan, Hebrews 6, hebron, human activity required, Jesus our high priest, Jesus our refuge, Joshua 20, kedesh, kirjath arba, levitical cities, must remain in the cities as long as high priest lives, no bribing way out, no proxy running, peace found within gates of cities, ramoth, salvation in no other cities, shechem, type/antitype
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Calling On The Name
“And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved” (Joel 2:32 cf. Acts 2:21; 22:16; Romans 10:13). What does it mean to call on the name of the LORD? This is … Continue reading
The Tabernacle, Temple, and Church
There are several points of comparison to be made between the tabernacle and temple of old and the church. Let’s notice… The Expense The expense that went into constructing the tabernacle and temple of old was very great. The lampstand … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Example, Lord's Supper, Plan of salvation, Prayer, Soul Winning, Type/Antitype, worship
Tagged atonement, blueprint, bread of presence, built according to a pattern, christians are priests, church is tabernacle/temple, cost of church, cost of tabernacle' temple, expense of tabernacle'temple, furniture of tabernacle/temple, gold, light in world, mercy seat, moses, prayer, priestly garments, purification of priest, remain holy, sabbath, service, serving God, Solomon, tabernacle/temple and church, the altar of incense, the golden lampstand, the Lord's Supper, the table of showbread, type/antitype, washing of priests
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Household Baptism
Many, in an effort to justify their doctrinal practice of infant baptism, have run to passages which mention entire households being baptized (Acts 10; Acts 16; 1 Corinthians 1) and have inferred from these passages that infant baptism is indeed … Continue reading
Are You A Convert?
Most would probably agree that one must be converted before he can be saved. However, Let us consider – when is it that one actually converted or turned to Christ? One is not converted at the point of belief, or at the point of … Continue reading
Baptism and 1 Corinthians 1:17
1 Corinthians 1:17 is a key passage that some have used to deny the necessity of baptism in connection with salvation. It is claimed that if such was essential for salvation, then this passage would say that Christ sent Paul to baptize. … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Plan of salvation, Preachers, Preaching, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Peter 3:3-4, baptism, baptize into the name of, crispus, ed wharton, ellipses, figure of speech, gaius, Genesis 45:8, into the name v. in the name, John 6:27, Mark 9:37, Matthew 6:19-20, preach, relative negation
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