There is “One FAITH”. This is continuing the 7 “ones” in Ephesians 4:1-5. This FAITH, this system of doctrine, was “once and for all time delivered to the saints” (believers) in the first century of Christianity (Jude 3). You and I are to believe it, live by it and teach it until the end of
There is “One Lord” (Eph 4:5). This is none other than the “Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 1:24). He is “King of kings and Lord of lords! Peter addressed the multitudes on the Day of Pentecost, telling them: “Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God
There are 5 grim facts we must all face: 1. Life (Rom 14:7). 2. Death (Heb 9:27). 3. Resurrection (Jn 5:28-29). 4. Judgment Day (2 Cor 5:10). 5. Eternity in heaven or hell (Mt 25:46). Death must come to us all, but the when and how are uncertain. Life is brief (Job 14:1-2) and we
“There is one body and one spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God …” (Eph 4:4-6 NIV). Last week, we looked at “one body, the church.” Later, Lord willing, we shall study the other 5 “ones.” Today, “One Spirit.” The Spirit is one
The church is called “the body of Christ” (Eph 1:23). Jesus is “the head of the body, the church” (Col 1:18,24). There are no popes, presidents or archbishops in the one church in the Bible. There is one body and one head of the body, Jesus. There are “many members, BUT ONE BODY” (I Cor
Was the thief saved without being baptized? If so, does it contradict what Jesus said a few days later in His great commission: “He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.” The thief asked to be remembered when Jesus would come into His kingdom. Most disciples, and probably the thief also, thought Jesus would
The most famous verse in the Bible is found in John 3:16. It tells of the unfathomable love of God: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (KJV). Many times God spoke of His grace and love
“Be watchful: Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (I Pet 5:8). He may attack you and: 1. Make you a slave to sin (Jn 8:34; Rom 6:16-17; Col 1:13). If we are not with Christ, we are against Him (Mk 9:40). 2. Separate you from God,
When Paul preached the resurrection from the dead in Athens (Acts 17:32), some sneered in unbelief. Even the apostles were slow to accept the news that Jesus had been raised from the dead (Lk 24:11), but no one could successfully deny that He did arise. The most detailed record of the resurrection is in I
Faith is used in two ways in the Bible. First,it is subjective, something personal within us that we receive by hearing the Word of God (Rom 10:17). It is “being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see;” without it “impossible to please God” (Heb 11:1, 6). Second, it