The expression “in Christ” is at the very heart of Christianity and yet a phenomenal blinding has overcome many teachers of the Bible who give nothing to their students on its great truth. This expression or its equivalent is used no less than 169 times (according to John McKay). Being in Christ is a new
The Patriarchal age (4000 BC to 1400′ BC); is sometimes called the starlight age; the Mosaic age (1400 BC to 33″ AD), the moonlight age; and the Christian age (33 AD till the end, the sunlight age) because each period reveals increased knowledge and revelation about God and His will for mankind. , The, Christian
Salvation is by faith (Jn 3:16 10:43; 16:31), but not by faith only (James 2:24). “The demons believe, and tremble” (Jas 2:19); “Many believed… but did not confess him” (Jn 12:42). Salvation is by repentance (Ac 11:18), but not by this alone: “If you do not believe (in Jesus) you will die in your sins”
In an email a lady inquired about the meaning of “shadow” in the Bible. Col. 2:17 says: “These are a shadow of the things to come; the reality however is found in Christ.” The shadows were the laws of Moses in the old testament that were done away, such as observing the 7th day Sabbath,
Jim, a reader in Keller, sent us this question: “An Inmate on death row accepted Jesus, but his warden won’t allow a water baptism. Is his faith sufficient? He then gets executed for bis crimes.” In 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer, learned the way of salvation while in prison, but was murdered by an
There is much controversy now about the Episcopal Church. If you look in your Bible, it is not there at all because it did not have its beginning until 1531 A.D., 1500 years too late to be Christ’s church. Look at these differences: 1. One bishop rules over several churches in a “Diocesan Episcopacy.” In
Some people do not read their Bible until they have made a tragic failure in their lives. Then, when in desperation they open it to look for help, they do hot know where to look or how to find their answers. 1. The Bible covers 4,000 years of history. The Old Testament starts with creation
Do not wear the name Lutheran, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian, Pentecostal, Gateway, Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon or Presbyterian. Do not worship with bands. Do not pray through Mary. Do not eat eggs in the Lord’s Supper and do not observe it on Saturdays Do not have women pastors and do not sprinkle or pour for baptism. If