Things we need after we get Saved (2 Peter 1:5-10) Lesson #2 : Temperance and Patience In the previous lesson we dealt with the first two things that we are to build upon our salvation. The first thing was Virtue which is moral excellence and knowing right and wrong. To...
We should be lowly. Lowly is having a low esteem of one’s own worth; humble; free from pride. Why you should be lowly: God has respect unto the lowly – Ps 138:6, “though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly.” This respect is a regard for;...
Rule or be ruled. You and I have been commanded to rule certain people and things in our lives. If we don’t rule these people and things, they will rule us. God rules over everything. Ps 103:19, The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth...
As the descendants of Adam, all of us are sinners by nature, and we are all appointed to die [Rom 5:12]. We know good and evil, but we don’t know God. According to 2 Pet 1:1-4, when we are saved, we can obtain divine things through the knowledge of God. ...
The Truth About Rebellion Proverbs 13:13 Proverbs 13:13, speaks of rebellion. Numbers in the Bible have meanings. Thirteen is generally associated with sin and rebellion. The word “rebel” is in thirteen verses in the Bible. Gen. 13:13, speaks of rebellion. Judas Iscariot = 13 letters Mark 3:19 = 13...
Salvation Series : Lesson #3 Spiritual Circumcision (Colossians 2:9-13) In the study we are going to be studying the subject of Spiritual Circumcision. This is one of the most important doctrines of Salvation. It not only shows us eternal security but it explains why we can sin after salvation and...
Prayer is Your Voice of Faith Luke 18:1-8 The Lord tries to encourage us “always to pray, and not to faint”. “Faint” means to decline or fail in strength, lose courage or spirit, to weaken. If I could encourage you to pray more, I know that it would change your...
In the song of Moses, Deut 32:4-5 says, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a...
Unity is the state of being one. God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7]. Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing. Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.” When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will...
Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering. The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary. Therefore, he is our enemy. He opposes God and he...
