Category Archives: Salvation
His Name
Acts 2:21 “But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”
Yesterday, we observed from examining the lives of the characters in our anchor scripture (Mark 5:21- 43), that none of them had a relationship with Jesus but He answered their prayers. The truth is, you do not need to have a Read the rest of this entry
Fully Loaded
1 Peter 1:9-10 “The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you.”
I used to have what I would describe as a carnal love for cars until God sanctified me. My wife, on the other hand, does not admire cars that much. However, Read the rest of this entry
‘Sozo’
Acts 4:12 “There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved” (emphasis added).
One of the keys to Bible study is asking questions about what you encounter in God’s Word. From our scripture reference today, for example, Peter says, Read the rest of this entry
Response-ability
Luke 23:32 “Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. 33 When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.”
The fact that Jesus came, and Jesus associated with the low lives is not an automatic salvation for them. The fact that Jesus has paid the price for us does not make salvation automatic. Read the rest of this entry
Turn To God
Psalm 40:3 “He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.”
A time will come when there is nothing in your bank account that can help you. A time will come when even the number one prophet in the land cannot help you. Read the rest of this entry
This Love
John 20:16 “Mary!” Jesus said. She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher”).
Immediately Mary recognized that the person she was speaking to was Jesus, the one she had been looking for. She must have leaped toward him, with arms stretched out to hug Him tightly as she would normally do. Read the rest of this entry
Awesome Company
Heb.12: 23 “You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.”
Let this consciousness be in you; you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the Living God and to countless thousands of angels. Read the rest of this entry
Saved
2 Cor.5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” [with emphasis].
The truth is that unless you settle it in your heart to deal with the disease and not just the symptoms, you will just keep going around in circles. Yes, God is magnanimous and
New!
2 Cor.5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” [with emphasis].
This is one of my favourite passages of Scripture. In fact, the first book I wrote, New Creation Reality, was based on this passage of Scripture.
Forgiveness vs. Salvation
2 Cor.5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
A lot of people underestimate the power of peer pressure and some use it to their advantage. It would interest you to know that there is peer pressure at every stage of life, not just at the teenage stage.
