Eleven years ago we had a seminar for spiritual growth led by Randy Bell. We are posting it for any who want to take their obedience very seriously.
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The Narrow Way Part 1: How Grace Brings People Into The Kingdom Of God
Jack was doing his morning jumping jacks and remembered he needed to go to the store. So he jumped into his car and headed to town. Jack only traveled a short distance and felt a thumping noise and pulled over to find he had a flat tire. Irritated, Jack opened the trunk and pulled out the jack and jacked up his car and replaced the flat. Just as he was finishing, a car pulled over behind Jack and two men got out. Jack thought, “these are nice guys stopping to…
Read MoreAre You Born Again? Evidence #7 Do You Believe in Jesus The Messiah?
Now let’s look at the last proof John gives for salvation in his letter we call 1 John. Evidence #7 asks the question, “Do You Believe in Jesus the Messiah?” Here is our final proof. Faith in the Jesus that the Bible describes as Jesus the Messiah, is non-optional, because the Biblical Jesus is the only savior of the world. “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ [promised messiah of O.T.] is born of God” [1 John 5:1, 10-12] “He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I…
Read MoreAre You Born Again? Evidence #6 Do You Believe the Bible Is The Truth?
John provides seven clear cut evidences of salvation, and today we look at what is truth according to Evidence #6. Don’t skip the others, read through these proofs in his letter we call 1 John. The apostle proves that life changing evidences of salvation will remove doubts and fears about your relationship with God. And in Evidence #6 we see John pressing forward by demanding that it is a non-optional fact that only true believers accept the Bible to be God’s revelation and absolute truth. He continues his onslaught with…
Read MoreAre You Born Again? Evidence #5 Are You Indwelt With God’s Spirit?
Paul warned the Christians at Corinth to examine themselves to make sure they were really in the faith so they would not find out they were deceived and lost at Judgment Day. [2 Corinthians 13:5-9] So how do we do examine ourselves? The apostle John wrote the letter, we call 1 John and tells us how and why. He says, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, …” [1 John 5:13]…
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