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THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED

I can easily identify with the sentiment that the apostle Paul expresses in the tenth chapter of Romans.  He writes, “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved .  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.  For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God .” (Romans 10:1-3).   As a child, and into my early teens, I was made to attend a church that was void of any spiritual fervor.  The pastor, by his own confession, did not believe in much of the Bible, including the miracles of Jesus and the virgin birth.  The members came to church to show off their new cars and fine clothes, and leave feeling better about themselves because they made the “sacrifice” to come.  Some embraced unbiblical beliefs – such as reincarnation – and yet claimed to be Christians ...
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GOD WILL PROVIDE HIMSELF A LAMB

The Old Testament tells the story of Abraham who was the patriarch of the Jewish nation.   God made a covenant with Abraham telling him that He would multiply his descendants like the stars of heaven and as the sand of the seashore in number.   God said also that his descendants would become a mighty nation and that in him all the nations of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 22:17).     The most profound thing that scripture says about Abraham is that he believed God, and his faith was counted for righteousness (see Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3).  Consider how unique Abraham’s faith was for someone living where and when he did.  In Mesopotamia where he was born and raised, the people were polytheists.  They worshipped a variety of gods and goddesses who were represented by wooden, stone or metal idols.  They assigned power to each god or goddess over certain important aspects of their lives.  One governed fertility, love and beauty.  A...
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POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD

“But as many as received Him [Jesus, the Word] , to them gave He power to become the sons of God , even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12, 13).   To those who receive the Lord Jesus Christ, and believe on the name of the only begotten Son of God, is given the power (authority, right, and privilege) to become sons of God.   Through the new birth, we have been adopted into the family of God, and been promised an eternal inheritance in heaven.   This power does not come by natural birth.   It doesn’t matter what station in life we are born into, how much money our family has, or the strength of our physical stature.   It has nothing to do with our bloodline.   The force of our human will cannot secure this power for us no matter how hard we try.   It is altogether a gift of God’s grace.   Man is powerless to obtain it by any other means t...
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