“Dead to Sin”
In the last post I said the phrase “dead to sin” has a twofold meaning. The first one was forensic, meaning that which pertains to a court of law. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sins in God’s court and we are no longer held accountable for them. In this [...]
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ROM 6:2 pt.three
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on March 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
ROM 6:2 pt. two
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on February 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Two Meanings
Paul begins in chapter 6 to lay out the steps we must take to proceed onward from our justification to our sanctification. I know of no road to be followed in Christianity that is more hidden from the general eye nor more important to every believer than how we are to carry on in [...]
ROM 6:2 pt.one
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on February 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Free
Notice the prompt, decisive and unhesitating reply Paul gives to the question in verse one. “God forbid.” He had been teaching that justification is free and received by a simple act of faith in all that Jesus Christ has done. Salvation is brought to the sinner by God and offered to him as a [...]
ROM 6:1
Posted in Romans, Sanctification on February 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Introduction
Many Christians regard Romans six, seven and eight as the greatest chapters in the Bible. At the same time, because they are so hard to understand, they are considered to be a great mystery and the “deep things of God.” These three chapters have had a greater number of interpretations applied to [...]
REST pt.one
Posted in God, Sanctification, Trust, faith on November 23, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Introduction
The word rest is used many different ways in the Bible . There is the rest of heaven mentioned in Rev. chapter 14. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth… That they may rest from their labours.” Salvation is spoken of as a rest in Matt. chapter 11, “Come unto me, [...]
LAMPSTAND
Posted in God, Grace, Power, Sanctification, Trust, faith on November 17, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The Vision
God gave the prophet Zechariah a strange vision in chapter four. He sees a lampstand and standing on each side of the lampstand are two large olive trees. There are seven pipes proceeding out from the trees to each of the seven bowls on top of the lampstand. The trees are perpetually [...]
MOSES pt.two
Posted in Sanctification on October 10, 2006 | 6 Comments »
In chapter three of the book of Exodus, Moses is busy keeping a flock of sheep. One day he sees the burning bush on Mt. Horeb. He decides to check it out. When he arrives, the first thing God says to him is, “Draw not near here.” You can’t come too close to God without [...]
MOSES pt.one
Posted in Sanctification on October 8, 2006 | 8 Comments »
Israel has successfully left Egypt. They have passed through the Red Sea and God lead them through the desert. They have been tested by God for three months but have not done to well. Finally they have come to rest at the foot of Mt. Sinai. The people of Israel stay [...]
HOLINESS
Posted in Sanctification on September 29, 2006 | 8 Comments »
God’s special presence
