The forth scriptural truth, which exposes the deception of once saved forever saved is the issue of unforgiveness. Jesus made this solemn statement in Mathew 6:14-15, “if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. This […]
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Thirdly, a fundamental truth we need to know about being born again is the truth that our minds do not get born again when we believe in Jesus. Neither does the mind instantaneously take on a new nature when our spirits are born again. So we are told in Romans 12:2 “And do not be
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We read concerning God’s word that “The entirety of Your word is truth…”(Psalm 119:160). When we neglect this profound truth and rather go for a couple of verses that seem to support what we want to believe and build a doctrine out of them, while neglecting the entirety of what the Scriptures say on the
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Habakuk 2:3 says “For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay. By this Scripture, we are taught a valuable lesson about God’s character. Indeed His promises are true (2
In this manner pray… For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen (Matthew 6:9-13). Psalm 29:2 teaches us the following “Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness”. As we declare “for Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory
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In this manner pray… deliver us from evil…(Matthew 6:9-13). 1 John 5:19 says “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness”. The Greek word translated wickedness, i.e. “poneros”, also refers to evil. As the systems of the world continue under the sway of evil and wickedness, and we
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In this manner pray… “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil…(Matthew 6:9-13). In James 1:13, the Bible says “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. Also in Matthew 4:1,
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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12). Here, Jesus teaches us to pray to God for forgiveness and adds an important lesson: we are forgiven by God when we forgive others. Jesus stressed all this important lesson when He said “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you,
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In this manner, therefore, pray: …Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:9-11) Here in the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to ask God for our daily bread (Matthew 6:11). Jesus again emphasized this truth when He said “Ask, and it shall be given you” (Matthew 7:7). Later on, James in His epistle noted that the
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In this manner, therefore, pray: …Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9-10) In 1 Timothy 2:4, we learn that it is God’s will that everyone be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. However, we read from the Scriptures that there will be those who will refuse
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