My aunt would have a basket of fruit on her dining room table for decoration. It looked very real, but you would break your teeth if you tried to eat it. It was man made. It looked like the genuine thing, but it was fake. If I were to be honest, I spent a lotContinue reading “Are You Being Fruitful?”
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Excerpt 5 – from Chapter 4, Three Tenses of Salvation; Assurance of Heaven Book
I was a Christian for twenty years before I began to realize the Bible taught not only that a believer has been saved but is also being saved and one day will be saved. This spiritual truth surfaced after I began to read and study the Bible. Salvation is not only a past event; itContinue reading “Excerpt 5 – from Chapter 4, Three Tenses of Salvation; Assurance of Heaven Book”
Redeem the Time
As I walked at a nearby park, I remembered a similar day several years ago walking with a friend. It was a day, if I recall correctly, in the spring. A man on a motorcycle rode passed us on the entrance road and promptly made a U-turn exiting the park. He was clearly on aContinue reading “Redeem the Time”
Assurance of Heaven Book Excerpt 4 – The Gospel – What is it?
Most of us are taught from the time we are a toddler, if you are good, you will be praised. If you do well in school, you may be rewarded with a scholarship. If you work hard in your career, you will get a raise and may be promoted. Everything we know is based uponContinue reading “Assurance of Heaven Book Excerpt 4 – The Gospel – What is it?”
Does God Grade on a Curve?
Are you a good person? You’re probably better than me. The problem with thinking this way is you don’t get into the kingdom of heaven by being better than me. You have to be as good as God. But many people think God grades on a curve. They are trusting in their good acts toContinue reading “Does God Grade on a Curve?”
Assurance of Heaven Book Excerpt 3 – Chapter 2, Spiritual Warfare
“I am always amazed when I read the results of a survey of Christians and the percentage who do not believe in a literal Devil. The Bible is clear that he is real and “walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (I Pet. 5:8). The whole world lies under his influenceContinue reading “Assurance of Heaven Book Excerpt 3 – Chapter 2, Spiritual Warfare”
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