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The faith of those who believe in Christ

Jesus has the authority to heal and forgive sin Their faith 1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; yourContinue reading “The faith of those who believe in Christ”

Jesus the compassionate and powerful Savior

Jesus has the power to forgive sins, therefore follow Him Matthew 9:1-13 ESV 1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart,Continue reading “Jesus the compassionate and powerful Savior”

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, life and truth: Salvation: What are we saved for?

What are We Saved for? Displaying God’s Worth To be saved means you belong to Jesus Christ and that your sins are forgiven. But it also means much more than that. It means that you have been justified and reconciled to God (Romans 5:1, 10-11). In simple terms; that means God looks at you throughContinue reading “Light, life and truth: Salvation: What are we saved for?”

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”

Life, light and truth: Salvation: Saved by grace

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 “Life, light and truth: Salvation: Saved by grace”