Crown Him With Many Crowns A Bible Study by Jack Kelley This verse from the old hymn obviously refers to the Lord in His position as King of Kings. But did you know that you may also receive multiple crowns? There are five types of crowns mentioned in the New Testament that will be given […]
I in Them and You in Me A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Some of the confusion regarding the permanence of our salvation comes from our failure to distinguish between the two facets of our relationship with the Lord: union and fellowship. Basis and Status Union describes the basis of our relationship and is explained […]
OK, I’m Saved. Now What? A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has gone, the new has come! (2 Cor. 5:17). Only let us live up to what we have already attained (Phil 3:16). These two verses summarize everything the New Testament has […]
Security in Christ: Conditional … or not? – Part 4 By Adrian Bateman We are to consider—by faith—what God says is true to, in fact, BE true. Because it is. The word translated “reckon” is λογίζομαι (logizomai) and means to calculate or compute as in adding up a column of numbers. They say that two […]
Security in Christ: Conditional…or not? – Part 3 By Adrian Bateman Can sin cause us to lose our salvation? In Colossians 1:22-23, we read that “… (God will) present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope […]
Security in Christ: Conditional…or not? – Part 2 By Adrian Bateman The plain fact of Scripture is this – practical righteousness, holiness of behavior, is called for in the Bible. Therefore, in no way am I encouraging unholiness of living!!! I would that ALL who name the name of Christ in truth would live holy and pure […]
Security in Christ: Conditional…or not? – Part 1 By Adrian Bateman As a pastor and as a moderator for a major online Christian community known as Rapture Forums for the past decade, I am constantly coming across people who live in utter fear that they have lost their salvation. Something they have done, or something […]
Conditional Security and Rapture By Terry James Truth about what God promises those who are “saved” continues to be mistaught and misunderstood. Nothing is more important to lost humanity than truth regarding the disposition of the soul in relationship to Jesus Christ and to God the Father. Religionists of the world teach a variety of […]
His Mercies Are New Every Morning A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23) There’s always been a pattern in the way God deals with man’s disobedience. This pattern was first […]
The Covenant Relationship A Bible Study by Jack Kelley And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt. (1 Samuel 18:3-4) The making of a […]