Symbolic Objects in Revelation As we go further in our study of the symbolism of Revelation let’s keep in mind that the writer wrote his message primarily for the encouragement and edification of the Christians of his own time. We … Read More
Understanding Revelation (Lesson 1) When I was a young boy growing up I used to send my friends letters in code. We dreamed up elaborate encryptions for disguising our messages back and forth so that nobody but us could understand … Read More
Acceptable Faith The Bible defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Simply stated this means that faith is the foundation of our hope and a conviction in our hearts of … Read More
In Ephesians 2:8-9, Paul wrote, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God”. God’s grace is indeed a wonderful thing without which none would have any hope. But we need to understand that saved by grace through faith does not mean we have no role to fulfill in our salvation. Read More
The Bible teaches that we are saved by God’s grace through faith in Ephesians 2 and that we cannot save ourselves on the merits of anything we do. But this does not mean our faith is to be a passive mental assent in the reality of Jesus Christ and what He accomplished for man through His sacrifice. Read More