Salvation is a free Gift.

There is nothing we can do to earn our salvation, God offers it freely to all men and all women freely for all time. The nature of this gift never changes, we either accept it or reject it. Salvation is based not on what we do, but on what Jesus has already done for us alone by dying on the cross over 2000 years ago. Our part is to simply believe this message. We accept this gift by repentance and faith, and the moment we trust Jesus Christ for salvation all our sins are forgiven. There is nothing we can do to deserve it, it is God’s unmerited favour or grace that saves us.

Our names are written down in the Lambs Book of Life the moment we accept Jesus as personal Lord and Saviour and we are on our way to Heaven. We cannot loose our salvation, and our sins are taken care of by the blood of the Lamb. No one will have anything to boast about in Heaven because Jesus paid the full price for our sins, and we didn’t contribute anything to it.

Yes but you will say “I believed, doesn’t that mean anything?” Yes, but if it wasn’t for God’s Spirit you couldn’t believe, that’s what regeneration is. The Holy Spirit enabled you to hear the gospel and to respond with saving faith. The moment that you trusted Christ alone for Salvation you were sealed with the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption, Ephesians 1:12-14 “12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.…”

True salvation is a gift from God, not of works or of righteousness (Titus 3:5 ) He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, this is the new birth. It is not by any outwards means, we are born again through the word of God “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.” 1 Peter 1:23 NIV. This is Mike.

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On Christian Marriage. (Short)

On Christian Marriage. (Short) The modern co-habitation crisis has produced a lot of single moms and dads, and has fractured "family units" allowing other family members and relatives to take a bigger role in these "Separated families." There isn't a "one cause" why families have separated or divorced, it is a complicated issue, sometimes resulting in very hard emotions for Society to process. Things like the "millennial sexual revolution" have contributed to the widespread "non-committal" attitude, which in turn has given the traditional marriage the "black eye" it currently has and has turned many Christian men away from seeking a life partner. The more society devalues "traditional marriage" the more co-habitation you will see in all the other generations as well as the Millennials. This is Mike.

Why Christians must show Mutual Concern for One another.

Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. Psalm 142:4. Christians in the church should have mutual concern for one another, this is what it means to be part of the body of Christ, 1 Corinthians 12:25. It’s takes good pastoral leadership to foster this sense of concern, and where it is missing, individuals who are suffering in the church are overlooked and not supported. Every believer needs support and encouragement, but when this is missing, the church divides and loses it power and testimony. Christians live like the world, and become vulnerable to Satan’s attacks when nobody is supporting them outside the church. I used to belong to an evangelical church which had great leadership, and something called small groups. This church felt like a family and I had people who shared my Christian walk with me when I was not in the church building. I have been attending a different denomination that doesn’t hav...

The Biblical Meaning of “Life in the Spirit.”

“Life in the Spirit” is an example that the Apostle Paul gives in the book of Romans starting in chapter 5 and going through to chapter 8. He begins by telling us we are justified by faith (5:1), and have gained access by faith into the grace of God (5:2). We have been delivered from God’s wrath (5:9) and we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son (5:10). He goes on to explain that through Adam all die (5:12), and that the free Gift of God brings justification and righteousness to the believing sinner (5:15-17). Through our conversion we are baptized into Christ and into his death, which frees us from the law and makes us dead to sin (6:2-4). He explains that just as Christ was raised from the dead, we are given new life in Christ (6:4). Our old unregenerate self was crucified with Christ so that our body of sin might be done away with (6:5-6). Because we have died to sin, we now submit ourselves to God being that we are now under grace, not the law (6:8-1...

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