The Gospel Of Repentance

To some this may be an illogical question, but for others there may be lingering doubts about what will happen to them when they die. I would like to settle the matter once and for all. So, answering the title question, “can someone still go to hell after Jesus died for their sins?” Absolutely not!! Why? Because that is why the Father sent the Son, to be a propitiation (or satisfaction) for the sins of all who would believe. And what are we to believe? That by confessing Jesus is Lord, and that God raised Him from the dead, we would be saved (Romans 10:9-10). The soul salvation that God grants to the believer is only an eternal salvation. What profit is it for Jesus to die for us to only receive a salvation that is temporal in nature? God would have wasted His time sending the Son to die a despicable, humiliating death, and what good is it for us to receive a redemption that does not only save us in this life, but also in the life to come. The atonement of Christ was

This is a monumental question; one that has to be supported with empirical evidence. Christians do not (or at least should not) question the resurrection of Christ. Why? Our eternal destiny depends upon Him rising from the dead. Otherwise, why in the world should we bother celebrating Easter or attending any worship services on Sunday or any other day? So, if someone were to challenge you and say, “prove Jesus rose from the grave!” What would you tell them? Here are some Biblical proofs you could give them. 1.        The empty tomb – The angel said to the two Mary’s, “Do not be alarmed and frightened, for I know that you were looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here . He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay” (Matthew 28:5-6). 2.        The ardent disbelief of the Apostles and subsequent radical conversion - The disciples’ willingness to boldly preach the gospel would have never occurred if Jesus had not risen from the dead. It would have been

Jesus said in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world give I give to you.” What Jesus gave to His disciples was a forever promise. The word peace in Greek is eirēnē. The Hebrew is salom or shalom. It appears about 429 times in the King James Bible. The word has several meanings: wholeness, completeness, welfare, health, freedom from war, unharmed, prosperity, et al. It’s a wonderful thing that Jesus would leave His peace with us, but what is His peace? Does everyone have this peace? Can anyone obtain it? Peace is such a broad term. God’s peace is varied. Ultimate or Godly peace would have to be connected to salvation. No one can have true peace unless their soul is saved. The peace the world gives is temporal, a mirage. It will ultimately fail. The peace that God gives is an everlasting peace. His peace gives us assurance in this life and the next. I want to explore some wonderful features of God’s peace. In Ephe

The answer to this question is yes and no. When God created Adam and Eve He created them with a free will, to choose between good and evil. Before the fall, man’s will was absolutely free from sin – it was perfect. However, since man has peccability (i.e. the ability to sin), his will is always challengeable – particularly to sin which Adam and Eve committed plunging the entire the human race into sin and death. Here is the status of our will/and or choices now; we are still free to choose, but due to our sin nature, we will not always choose what is right. Sadly, our choices are bound because of our sin so in essence our choices are not always free to choose what is ultimately right and good. Our will is conflicted because of internal evil.  Listen to the Apostle Paul’s words: “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law that is good. So now it is no longer I who

The third book of Moses is called Leviticus. It means, “matters of the Levites” The title and meaning come from the Latin Vulgate version of the Greek OT (LXX or Septuagint which means seventy). The Levites were the priestly tribe of the twelve tribes (or sons) of Israel. The Levites are the descendants of their ancestor Levi who was the third son born to Jacob with his wife Leah (Genesis 29:34b). Moses and his brother Aaron the High Priest were from the tribe of Levi or the Levites. Now, what was the purpose of the OT offerings? What did they signify? The short answer is the OT offerings were a foreshadowing that prefigured the once and for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ dying on  Calvary’s cross for mankind’s sins. The sacrifice was accompanied with great ceremony and had to be executed the right way for God to accept it. Let us take a look at a couple. The Burnt Offering Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting saying, “Spe

There are many, thousands even that believe Catholics and Protestants (or Evangelicals) believe the same thing. Nothing could be further from the truth. This article will not be a history regarding the relationship between Roman Catholics and Protestants, but it will deal with the very important matter of how one is justified in the eyes of God. This is a matter one MUST get right! Your eternal destiny depends upon your understanding of this vital matter. Unfortunately, there are two views regarding how one is justified. I say unfortunately on purpose because one view is right, and the other is wrong. What I will attempt to do in this article is explain the clear distinctions between the two ideas. For Catholics they teach that one is saved or justified by grace plus works. What are the works? The sacraments of course. And what are the sacraments? They are: 1.        Baptism – Catholic Church teaches that Baptism removes original sin and infuses one with grace making them r

In the Book of Revelation the Apostle John writes to seven churches is Asia Minor (Modern day Turkey). The seventh church is in the city of Laodicea. The city of Laodicea gets its name from the Seleucid King Antiochus II (261-246 B.C.). It was located in the Lycus Valley in Phrygia. [1] He named the city after his sister and wife Laodice. The city was 90 miles east of Ephesus which was on the coast in that area – Laodicea was an inland city. Laodicea was a famous commercial and wealthy center due to its production and selling of their world famous black wool.  The city was so rich that when it was destroyed by an earthquake in 60 A.D., it refused government aid. The citizens rebuilt the city with their own resources. [2] Laodicea was also well known for its banking industry and medical skills especially for a Phrygian powder – a medicine for the eyes; an eye salve. [3] The city water supply came from an underground aqueduct miles away. The water flowed through pipes made