Having an ongoing relationship with God as believers who are still afflicted by our sinfulness takes more than talking about it. It requires walking responsively to God’s light, letting it guide our decisions. It also requires us to say the same thing about our sin that God does. Finally, we have to see sin as […]
One of the most overused verses in the Bible by Christians is 1 John 1:9. The problem is not that it is used often, but it is used outside of the context of 1 John 1. Confessing sins (1 John 1:9) is not done alone, but it is done in conjunction with walking in the […]
David Chambers continues our series on Reviewing and Refreshing Our Doctrinal Statement. In this lesson, we look at core teachings regarding the Satan and Sin.
John makes a very short but clear statement about God: “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” In this study, we seek to understand two ways God is light and what the Bible means when it says “in Him is no darkness at all.” Who and what God is brings expectations […]
Is it enough just to “believe” to be saved? Or is it enough just to “believe in God?” Well, the Bible makes it clear that we must believe certain truths about Jesus to be saved. Salvation is simple and uncomplicated, but the truths of salvation (the gospel) must be believed in order for a person […]
How does the Bible assess the “pride movement”? In our current culture, we literally have an entire month to celebrate and promote this broad viewpoint. It is essential and sobering to understand what the issues are, and what God has revealed in His Word regarding these issues. We will look at three key biblical red […]
We continue this series by looking at the second truth of salvation – the penalty for our sin – death. We look at the biblical idea of death (separation), and trace death on mankind as it entered through Adam. Finally, we explain four forms of death as found in the Bible (mortality, physical death, spiritual […]
In this study series, we begin a clear, easy to remember plan of salvation both to assist believers in understanding their own salvation, but also to be able to easily share the good news with others. We first look at our problem (SIN), and 3 reasons why each person is a sinner.
The Bible describes our salvation in 3 tenses: I have been saved (justification); I am being saved (sanctification); and I will be saved (glorification). In this first study, we look at the first tense – the past tense. We discuss our problem (sin), God’s solution (Jesus as our sin-payer), our decision (reject or believe), and […]
We continue this series by looking at the second truth of salvation – the penalty for our sin – death. We look at the biblical idea of death (separation), and trace death on mankind as it entered through Adam. Finally, we explain four forms of death as found in the Bible (mortality, physical death, spiritual […]