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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:30 — 6.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSSThis week, I wanted to take a brief look at Romans 4:4 and discuss the implications of believing in a works based belief system. Rom 4:4 […]
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 One of the critical marks that distinguishes true Christianity from “Christianity in name only” is the lifelong struggle of believers against sin. As J.C. Ryle has said, “True Christianity is a fight.” The disciple who “abides in My […]
Breaking the Law “The bearer of this card is an immediate family member of a police officer. Please extend all courtesies.” I was pulled over once by a police officer. I saw him turn around and follow me. He hadn’t turned his lights on yet, but I started to get nervous. I am […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:04 — 18.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSBack from a brief hiatus, host James Watkins and special guest Daryl Updike launch the 5 Solas series for the month of October! Join James and Daryl as they discuss […]
Sanctification “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For what the Law could not do, [weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His […]
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 Christians are unified with Christ. We are in Christ, and He is in us. The union with Christ is the very heart of the gospel. We have no hope of salvation […]
True versus False Repentance What is repentance? Is it required for salvation? How do we know when someone has truly repented? Repentance is not just a resolution to do better. Many people make New Year’s resolutions only to have them go by the wayside before the end of January. Repentance is not feeling badly […]
Understanding Faith Faith is synonymous with belief or trust. It also implies loyalty to a person or a thing. Having faith in something is to have complete reliance on that something. You have faith in the bridge to hold you up as you cross over it – you are relying on, trusting, believing and being […]
“Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein He pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.” Westminster Confession of Faith. Standing Before God the Just Judge “For all have sinned and fall short […]
Salvation occurs when we repent of our sins and place our trust in Christ. But what does this mean? How can you be sure that you are trusting Jesus? What does that look like? John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but […]