Jun 25, 2017
About 1900 BC, Abraham returned from war after rescuing his nephew Lot, with a large amount of gold, silver, and other goods (Gen. 14:14-16). Nearing Salem (possibly ancient Jerusalem), Melchizedek, who was the ruler/priest there, met him with bread and wine-a sign of blessing and fellowship. Though Abraham was the...
Jun 11, 2017
Anchors were common in the Mediterranean and they allowed ships to remain secure while storms blew. The symbol of the anchor was an early Christian symbol of God's unfailing love in Christ through the storms of life (Matt. 7:24, 25). Followers of Jesus have certainty that if they retain a living faith, they can take...
Jun 4, 2017
Five realities: unsaved/know or don't know, unsaved/think they are saved, saved/believing in Jesus-guaranteed, saved/believing in Jesus-guaranteed but in unrepentant sin-loss of rewards (1 Cor. 3:14, 15; 5:5), saved/denied salvation-lost. Warnings of endurance and overcoming are the other side of the election and...