The Evidence of Saving Faith—Fruit; Treasuring Christ It is a sad fact that many people who claim to belong to God, who claim to be followers of and believers in Jesus Christ, will not reach heaven and do not have everlasting life (Matthew 7:21-23). Jesus said: “Not everyone who says to Me ‘Lord, Lord’ willContinue reading “18. The evidences of saving faith”
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17. Chosen by God
Election The decisive reason why any person is saved from their sins and born of the Holy Spirit, is not because of the works they do, or because of any quality that may be in them, or any apparently noble disposition, but because of the election of God. Salvation is by the grace of GodContinue reading “17. Chosen by God”
16.Have you received Christ?
Have You Received Jesus as Your Saviour and King? The Bible states in John 1:12 that “as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in Him Name”. We must receive Jesus Christ in our lives. It is like any big gift a personContinue reading “16.Have you received Christ?”
15. Saved by grace alone
• Not by Works—It is a Gift from God What separates Christianity from all the other religions of the world is this: the belief that it is by the sovereign grace of God that we are saved and united to God (Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:4-7)! All the other religions of the world believe thatContinue reading “15. Saved by grace alone”
13. How are people saved?
13 • How People are Saved From their Sins Every human who has ever lived, except Jesus, has disobeyed God’s laws (the Ten Commandments) and the Greatest Commandment: ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind and your neighbour as yourself’ (Matthew 22:37-39). FailureContinue reading “13. How are people saved?”
9. The work of Christ in heaven
9 • Jesus Christ’s Ascension and Work in Heaven After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples, gave them instructions and spoke about the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:1-5). Later, He was taken up into heaven on a cloud (Acts 1:9)! The disciples literally saw Jesus going into heaven. God’s Book foretold (prophesied about) thisContinue reading “9. The work of Christ in heaven”
8. The demolition of sin, Satan and Death
8 • Demolishing the Power of Sin, Satan and Death In Lesson 2 we said that the reason for death, sin, suffering and sickness in the world is because of the sin of Adam and Eve. The Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death and teaches that death reigned through Adam. InContinue reading “8. The demolition of sin, Satan and Death”
7. The perfect life and death of Christ
7 • The Perfect Life and Perfect Death of Jesus Christ Jesus came to this earth with a divine mission: to live a perfect, sinless life and fulfil all righteousness (Matthew 3:15). Because Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit it was possible for Him never to sin. He was no ordinary man! The HolyContinue reading “7. The perfect life and death of Christ”
6. The Incarnation of God
6 • The Incarnation of God—God Becoming Man There are many stories in the history of the world of people who have claimed to be God or who have been believed to be God. Some world leaders have even believed themselves to be gods, like the Roman Emperors 2000 years ago (e.g. Emperor Nero andContinue reading “6. The Incarnation of God”
5. Prophecies and Promises about the Messiah
5 • The Promises and Prophesies about the Messiah God chose the people of Israel to be His special people for a very specific reason, i.e. the Messiah would come out of that nation (Daniel 9:25, 26). Messiah means ‘anointed one’ or ‘Saviour’. We can learn much from the nation of Israel: how God wantedContinue reading “5. Prophecies and Promises about the Messiah”
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