Where did the Bible come from?

Part 3 Special Revelation the Bible • Where did the Bible come from? God, in His power and wisdom, inspired people throughout the history of the world to write down what He has said to them and what He has done (2 Peter 1:20, 21; 2 Timothy 3:16). These records are very important to usContinue reading “Where did the Bible come from?”

Light, light and truth: Salvation: Evidence for saving faith

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 “Light, light and truth: Salvation: Evidence for saving faith”

Life, light and truth: Salvation: How are we saved?

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). Failure to doContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Salvation: How are we saved?”

Life, light and truth: Salvation: Repentance

What is Sin and Biblical repentance? In Lesson 13 we said that a person is saved by repenting of their sin and having faith in Jesus Christ. But what does repentance entail? What is sin? The Bible says that sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4). In other words, breaking any ofContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Salvation: Repentance”

Follow Jesus

Follow Me Matthew 9:9,10 9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.”10 And he rose and followed him. ❖ Matthew, the called In this verse we see something striking – Jesus was calling a man, Matthew. In theContinue reading “Follow Jesus”

Life, light and truth, Part 1, no 12. God’s eternal kingdom

12 • God’s Eternal Kingdom We as people live in ‘time’ (God’s created time and space), and most things—whether a job, a meal, marriage, or even life itself— have a beginning and an end. The stunning fact is that God doesn’t have a beginning or an end. From everlasting to everlasting, He is God—He isContinue reading “Life, light and truth, Part 1, no 12. God’s eternal kingdom”

Life, light and truth, No. 11, The family of God

11 • God’s Family Before the disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem about 2000 years ago, the Holy Spirit didn’t live inside all God’s people on a powerful and permanent basis. Throughout the history of the world, the Holy Spirit came upon people many times, inspiring them to write the words ofContinue reading “Life, light and truth, No. 11, The family of God”

Light, Life and truth: Part 1, no. 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 “Light, Life and truth: Part 1, no. 7 The perfect life and death of Christ”