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Category Archives: eternal life
the presence and the future
Revelation 21. The most beautiful thing about the believer’s future revealed in this chapter is not the golden streets, or jeweled walls, or pearly gates. The radiance of the city comes from the manifest presence of God himself. He will … Continue reading
judgment and the future
Revelation 20. Christians differ on how they interpret the binding of Satan. I cannot bring myself to believe that Satan is bound in any way now, so that makes me a premillenialist. At the end of this chapter is the … Continue reading
authenticity: things we just know
1 John 5. John concludes this letter with a list of things that authentic believers know. There is no doubt about it: We love each other (2). We have eternal life in Christ (13). God hears our prayers (14-15). We … Continue reading
Posted in church, confidence, discernment, eternal life, relationship with God, truth
Tagged 1 John 5
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Jesus is alive!
John 20. Jesus was raised from the dead and lives today. The Scripture predicted it, but even those who experienced his resurrection did not understand it (9). We cannot see him today, because he has gone back to his Father … Continue reading
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Tagged John 20
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Jesus: the Bread of Life
John 6:22-71. Even non-believers in this generation do not seem to have any problem with Jesus calling himself the bread of life. It was not so in first century Galilee. The Jews were insulted that a mere man would dare … Continue reading
the source of heaven’s king
Matthew 21:28-22:14. Jesus had been confronted by the chief priests and elders at Jerusalem. While he was teaching in the temple courts they demanded that he reveal the source of his ministry. He would not tell them outright, but he … Continue reading
Posted in angels, destruction in hell, eternal life, forgiveness, future, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, repentance, worship
Tagged Matthew 21, Matthew 22
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grace, equality, and heaven’s king
Matthew 19:1-20:16. In each of the stories Matthew records here, there is someone who considers himself better than someone else. The lesson is about God’s grace – how it levels the playing field and makes us all equal. The Pharisees … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, equality, eternal life, grace, judgment, second coming
Tagged Matthew 19, Matthew 20
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mission: insist on good works
Titus 3:1-8a. Paul is the champion of salvation by grace, apart from works. He teaches that in this text when he says that God “saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own … Continue reading
mission: preach the faith
Titus 1:1-4. Paul had placed Titus in Crete for the reason that Timothy had been stationed in Ephesus. Titus was a missionary, tasked with the establishment of the newly planted churches. Titus was a disciple of Paul – or, as … Continue reading
Posted in church, destruction in hell, eternal life, faith, gospel, resurrection, witness
Tagged Titus 1
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benefits of adoption
Galatians 4:1-7. Being adopted into the family of God takes away your burdens, and substitutes benefits. The first benefit is redemption. Paul says “you are no longer a slave (7).” Gentiles are redeemed by the same blood of Christ that … Continue reading
Posted in conditional immortality, deliverance, eternal life, relationship with God
Tagged Galatians 4
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