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“Sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it” (Gen. 4:7, emphasis added). As was pointed out in the previous chapter, our sanctification is a joint effort on the part of God and ourselves. We grow to be progressively more like Jesus as we cooperate with the Father... Read More

Recently released from jail, a young communist disciple wrote to his fianceé, breaking off their engagement: We communists have a high casualty rate. We are the ones who get shot and hung and ridiculed and fired from our jobs and in every other way made as uncomfortable as possible. A certain percen... Read More

"But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." Gal. 6:14 We've heard about the importance of walking in the Spirit, and it is so vital to what God wants to do. In the above scripture we find that the cro... Read More

CHAPTER 4 SALVATION THAT SAVES Strait is the Gate and Difficult is the Way The pathway that we must travel begins with a narrow gate (Christ) and continues as a narrow road that leads to eternal live. In Matthew 7:13, 14 we read… Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way th... Read More

THE NARROW ROAD TO SALVATION (Revisiting the Book of Romans) Part 3 By Robert Wurtz II What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief ... Read More

In this day and age almost everyone claims to be a Christian. I head about a survey in which over 75% of everyone who lived in the United States claimed to be a Christian, Spirit filled or born again. Many people base their belief about being a Christian on church membership, being baptized, agreeme... Read More

The main reason for not entering the promises is the sin of unbelief. It was unbelief that prevented Jesus from doing all that He truly wanted to do. Mat. 13:58 "And Jesus could not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief." I am sure there are many other reasons why we do not receive al... Read More

There are three ways most church going people view salvation. These are: 1. The pardon and forgiveness of sin. 2. Sanctification and holy living. 3. The escape from hell and the glory of heaven. These are all true but salvation itself is the very life and essence of the triune God. This life is not ... Read More

It is impossible to be a true Christian without being born again, which really means to be born from above or fathered from above. John 3:3 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:7 "Marvel not that I sa... Read More

I. Introduction 1. This study is a basic survey of Biblical interpretation and is not intended to be exhaustive. It has been designed for the average or beginning Bible student and, therefore, some matters of a more advanced nature have not been included. 2. As evangelicals, it is not enough to mere... Read More