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Tag Archives: salvation
Tears
When confronted by things we can’t understand we must do the same. Laments and tears are a means of healing for our wounded hearts. They are also a powerful means of intercession as we look to God to bring beauty from the ashes. Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, encouragement, faith, healing, Hope, Jeremiah, joy, judgement, lament, lamentations, love, obedience, prayer, salvation, Songs of joy will return in time, weeping prophet
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Devoted to Good Works
While good works are never the way to salvation, good works are the natural result of it. In fact, we are saved to do good works. Therefore Paul says, “those who have believed in God” should “be careful to devote themselves to good works.” They should “learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need and not be unfruitful.” Continue reading
It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
Grace not only saves us, it teaches us to say “no” to sin. Each day we are confronted by choices–tempted by sin. Living by grace enables us to say no to sin.It also trains us to do what is right. “Grace teaches us . . . to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age” (12). Continue reading
It is Finished
It is finished! All signs point to death and defeat. Yet, this is all part of God’s plan. Death is being swallowed up in victory. What appeared to be a defeat was in fact a glorious victory. Continue reading
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Tagged deliverance, It is Finished, Jesus death, salvation, the cross, the meaning of the cross, victory
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A Strong Tower
God reveals himself through his names. We sometimes choose names because we like they way they sound. But biblical names are given to say something about the person and their character. Continue reading
Born Again
Life abundant—lived to the full—and everlasting. It results from being born again by the Spirit. Continue reading
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Tagged born again, Christian faith, Jesus Christ, new way of life, salvation, transformation
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Born Again
God loves you and has done everything you need to spend eternity with him through the death of Jesus on the cross. Enter into his life and be born again to a whole new way of life. Open your heart to a relationship with Jesus. Continue reading
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Tagged born again, faith, new life, repentance, salvation
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The Worthy Lamb
In Chapter 5 and 6, the spotlight of heaven is focused squarely on the Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ. The scroll whose seals would bring forth the judgment of God upon the earth needed to be opened. The wrongs must be righted. Justice must be brought for the sin of man. But who is worthy to open the scroll? Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, judgment, salvation, worthy lamb
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Once for All
Jesus came with a better sacrifice: himself. He had lived a perfect, sinless life. He was the perfect Lamb of God who had come to take away the sins of the world. In his one time, once for all act of dying on the cross, Jesus made atonement for all our sins for all time. Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, death on the cross, Jesus, salvation
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Devoted to Good Works
Believers should be “devoted to good works.” Paul makes that point repeatedly in these verses (2:7, 14; 3:1, 8, 14). In particular he points out that they should devote themselves to good works that would help out those in urgent need (3:14). Continue reading
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Tagged fruit of salvation, Good works, obedience, salvation
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