Sep 25, 2016
God will not force anyone to be saved but continually pleads with people to repent (return to God by asking forgiveness and wanting to change) through nature, conscience, the Bible, and other Christians (Acts 3:19; Rom. 1:18-23; 2:15). Only God can forgive sin against Himself, and once a person repents, their heart...
Sep 18, 2016
Once Jesus died for the sin of all humanity on the cross, those who trusted in him were given a new nature in their old bodies (Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 5:17). This new nature became alive to God and transformed the believer's character to begin making godly choices. All those predestined to respond to God's salvation become a...
Sep 11, 2016
Despite the complexity and enormity of the universe, humans are not just part of the creation, they are His crowning achievement. Humans are the only beings created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26, 27)! Every person is known by God and searched (Heb. khaw-kar ‘to examine thoroughly’) so that nothing is a mystery or...
Sep 4, 2016
Everyone knows love exists, but few no how to define it. The Bible speaks of God as love (Gr. ah ga pay, 'have affection or benevolence for-often sacrificial'; John 3:16). Like energy, love has a source. God has love intrinsically as part of His nature. God doesn't just know about love or feel love, God actually is...