The Certainty of His Second Coming Let me begin by highlighting some interesting facts: Christ’s second coming is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments eight times more often than His first coming.Only the doctrine of salvation is mentioned more often than the doctrine of His second coming, making the doctrine of the…
“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where…
Crucified with Christ I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20). Galatians 2:20 provides a succinct statement of the very heart of the Christian’s new condition….
If Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be, if what the Bible says about Him is true, then what we do with Jesus Christ will be the single most important decision we will ever make. Not only will that decision have consequences for our lives here and now, but it will determine where we…
His Personality Without a doubt the Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood member of the Trinity. Often, because of such misunderstandings, false teachings will arise concerning Him. The Bible though, is quite clear in what it teaches concerning the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is neither an “it,” a “thing,” or a mere “influence.” The Bible…
Formation of the Church The word translated church in the New Testament (ekklesia), means a “called out group” or “assembly.” It is most frequently used of those who are believers in Jesus Christ. In this sense, it is used in three ways: (1) Of all who have, do, and will believe in Christ during the…
Origin To say that the Bible is a unique book would not be in any way overstating the facts. There is no other literary work, whether ancient or modern in the world that can be compared to it. The Bible itself makes specific claims concerning its character and uniqueness. There are about thirty eight hundred…
Defining Sin In Scripture we find many words that refer to sin. In the Old Testament there are eight principal words and in the New Testament twelve. These words convey a number of ideas such as missing the mark, disobedience, transgression, lawlessness, rebellion, unrighteousness, etc. In Romans 4:15, Paul teaches that the law was given…
Faith Cairns defines faith “as the work of the Holy Spirit, His gift to God’s elect, enabling them to believe as true whatever God has revealed in His Word and to accept, receive, and rest upon Christ alone for justification, sanctification, and eternal life. It is never alone, being always accompanied by repentance and producing good…
Man’s Origin The facts concerning the origin of man can be known only because God has revealed those facts to us in Scripture. It is through special revelation that we discover something about where we came from. Attempting to answer the question of mans origin apart from Scripture has only served to demonstrate that man…