Enemy of the Cross
Have you heard a sermon based on the Bible quote “many live as enemies of the cross of Christ”? What comes immediately to your mind as you contemplate its meaning? I’m almost certain most Christians got it wrong.
works
An archive of posts tagged works.
Kẻ Thù Nghịch Thập Tự Giá
Các bạn đã có từng bao giờ được nghe một bài giảng dựa trên đoạn Kinh thánh viết “Lắm người có cách ăn ở như là kẻ thù nghịch thập tự giá của Đấng Christ”? Điều gì được gợi nên ngay trong trí bạn khi suy nghĩ về ý nghĩa của nó? Tôi chắc rằng phần lớn các tín hữu hiểu sai đoạn Kinh thánh này.
Be Ye Perfect
In Luke 14 Jesus stated that a tower builder, or a king heading toward a battle, must calculate their chance for success. Yet few who embark on the journey to God's kingdom ever pay heed to Jesus' demand for perfection as a prerequisite.
The Narrow Path - Con Đường Hẹp
Is the path narrow because of the difficulty or sacrifice it asks of its followers? Or it is only so because of the very narrowness of its definition? (Phải chăng đường hẹp vì những khó khăn và hy sinh mà người theo phải chịu? Hoặc chỉ là hẹp về định nghĩa của nó?)
Putting Off Of The Body Of The Flesh
“In him you also were circumcised - not, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshly body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ. Having been buried with him in baptism, you also have been raised with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead (Colossians 2:11-12—NET).”
Entering God’s Rest
Before Jesus took his last breath on the cross, he said: “It's finished.” So just as God rested after he completed the work of creation, Jesus rested after he completed the work of saving man. It is his will that we enter this rest, yet so many Christians do not experience it, their walk with God is still weighed down with burdens as they try to achieve what only Jesus could achieve for them, and he had already done so.
When The Son Sets You Free
Matthew 5:48 says this about God: 'Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.' Therefore, if Christ hasn't already made you perfect, when will you be? One more revival meeting? One more communion? One more Bible verse to memorize? One more soul to win for Christ? No, if you aren't already perfectly acceptable to God, you will never be.
Out Of One Danger, Into Another
Are we ever more in danger of teaching an error, than when we are combatting one? For when a teacher has the 'antinomians' in his sights, I find he often becomes a proponent of increased endeavour, talking of the 'necessities' required in a 'holy' life, instead of rather the holy inevitabilities to be expected in the regenerate.
The Lord’s Supper
The Lord's Supper and the Christian Communion. Understanding it from the Passover context.
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
This article will show that traditional interpretation of this parable is far from what Jesus had in mind. The oil in the virgins' lamps has nothing to do with sins or works.
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
This article will show that traditional interpretation of this parable is far from what Jesus had in mind. The oil in the virgins' lamps has nothing to do with sins or works.
The Will of God
The question most often asked by Christians is: What is the will of God for my life? Many books have been written with the express purpose of showing readers how to get an answer to this question.
Obedience
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
The Narrow Path
Most Christians interprete the narrow path spoken by Jesus to be the path which requires self sacrifices, the renouncing of personal possessions or pleasure, as opposed to the wide path which suggests a life of ease and worldly pursuit. No, it does not mean that at all.
Justification by Faith, or Faith + Works?
Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works? Do we contribute our works along with our faith for salvation?
The Law of Christ
Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ Galatians 6:2