Salvation

King Saul was humble and filled by the Spirit of God at the beginning of his reign. And the Lord gave him many victories over Israel’s enemies. But slowly the…

The apostle John declared, “This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4). But how can we utilize this faith? John gives us the…

“For not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified” (Romans 2:13). In this verse, Paul is…

The gospels record the incident of the tearing of the temple veil at the death of Jesus on the cross: “And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed…

Presumption is the counterfeit of faith. When Satan challenged Christ to jump down from the top of the Temple, Jesus responded, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the…

The prophet Isaiah declared, “all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags” (ch. 64:6). Man’s best efforts can’t produce righteousness. Only the righteousness that Christ has provided will prepare people to…

The Bible tells us that the Jailer in Philippe addressed the same question to Paul and Silas saying, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). The apostles…

The peace offering was done “to make restitution” with God and man (Ex. 22:5; Ps. 50:14). The Lord called the Israelites to celebrate the fact that they have received peace…

“Justification” is an adjustment of a man’s legal status in the sight of God.  A person is considered saved from all past sins when he asks and accepts God’s forgiveness…

Some sinners think that they cannot come to Christ unless they first repent, and that repentance prepares for the forgiveness of their sins. It is true that repentance does come…