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Please join us each Sunday
at 9:30 am in Modular-J, Room 105 for Biblical study of the whole
council of God.
Please
join us as we fellowship together via our current study: When
God Intervenes – an in-depth study of the Prophetic Word! This
is a life changing series that will help you
“seek those things which are above.” Col.
3:1
Welcome to the
Word of Truth web site!
We
hope you will enjoy the material (both audio and written) and benefit from
its content. It is my
aspiration to faithfully proclaim the whole counsel of God. The
thrust of this site is to encourage the study of God’s Word in
depth!
It
is my desire to know God, and I
encourage you to know God! By the phrase know
God, I mean to have first received the gift of God which is given by grace alone and received by faith alone.
The gift of God is everlasting life!
Jesus
promised everlasting life to everyone who would believe Him for it when he
said, “For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John
3:16). “Verily, verily, I
say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life”.
(John
6:47) Jesus
described those who have received the gift of God as being “born
again”.
(John
3:3)
Once
one is
“born
again”
they
have a relationship with God
which lasts forever! Those
who are “born
again”
are children of God, and they can never loose that relationship
status with God as one of His children!
Those who are God’s children are called Christians.
After one is
“born again,”
it is imperative they begin to
grow in the faith and thus, mature as a Christian.
To
know God as a Christian means to develop deeper fellowship
with the Lord. It is
important that a distinction be made between relationship
and fellowship. John expressed the concept of fellowship stating,
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also
may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father,
and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be
full”. (1 John 1:3-4)
God
desires deep intimate fellowship with every Christian!
It should be every Christian’s desire to have this same type of fellowship
with God!
Paul
described his desire for fellowship with God by saying, “That
I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of
his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death”.
(Phil.
3:10)
Thus,
my desire for you is the same as the Apostles of our Lord Jesus: that
you might have a close walk with God and your life will be one of joy and
praise to God!
Our
approach to Bible study and interpretation is simple.
We follow the common sense approach of normal literal
interpretation. If the plain
sense makes common sense, seek no other sense!
This
method of literal interpretation is applied to all
the content of the Bible. I
acknowledge the fact that numerous portions of scripture are written with figurative language. The
use of figurative language is a
colorful way of presenting the literal truth.
Figurative
is not antithetical or opposite to literal;
it is part of it. Figurative
depends on ordinary-literal
language in order for it to be understood.
The
focus of this site is upon the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is the coming King, and His coming kingdom is paramount among
all subjects of prophetic scripture.
The
first coming of The Lord Jesus Christ (as the suffering Savior) dealt
with the problem of sin. The
second coming of The Lord Jesus Christ (as King of Kings and Lord of
Lords) will restore what Adam and Eve lost.
When
the Lord Jesus Christ returns, He will be the ruler of this earth and will
be exalted over all mankind. With
reference to His coming kingdom, Jesus told us to “seek
ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you”. (Matt.
6:33)
Knowing
that God is a “rewarder
of them that diligently seek Him”.
(Heb.
12:6b), I
encourage you to focus your life and attention upon the risen victorious
Savior, the soon coming King, the Lord Jesus Christ!
The Gift of God
is:
EVERLASTING LIFE!!!
No greater subject can be addressed by sinful men and women than
salvation from everlasting death in the Lake of Fire!
The Bible addresses this topic with clarity and precision.
After almost committing suicide, the Philippian jailer (a Gentile)
inquired about salvation from two Jewish prisoners, the Apostle Paul and
his fellow evangelist, Silas. The
answer was cogent and simple, “Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved”. (Acts
16:31a)
The simplicity of the answer and plan of salvation is profound!
Paul and Silas revealed to this man that nothing could be done to
earn salvation; he must believe
or rely upon the Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life.
Nothing else was prescribed for his everlasting rescue!
Salvation is a work of God, by God, for God, to God.
It is not man’s work for God; it is God’s work for man.
Nothing man can do in mind, attitude, or action can add anything to
God’s provision of salvation.
Genesis chapter 3 reveals the fall of Adam and Eve.
Adam sinned by disobeying God’s command to not eat from the
forbidden tree. Adam’s
transgression negatively affected the entire human race and caused a sin
problem separating man from God indefinitely (cf. Rom 5:12).
God
is loving,
but He is equally holy and cannot tolerate sin.
God’s holiness demanded restitution or payment for sin.
Because of Adam’s sin and his inability to make adequate
restitution to God, he and the entire human race were condemned to
everlasting death in the Lake of Fire.
However, God in mercy already had a plan to redeem the human race by
means of the substitutionary death of Himself in the Person of the second
member of the Godhead, the Lord Jesus Christ.
According to the Bible, Jesus (The Son of God) died on the cross,
was buried, and rose again three days later. (cf. 1 Cor. 15:3-4)
He took our place and paid the sin debt so you and I would not
perish forever in the Lake of Fire.
Jesus’ death and shed blood on the cross satisfied the holiness of
God with regard to sin. His resurrection from the dead proves we can live forever.
Truly, “Salvation
is of the Lord,”
as (Jonah 2:9) explains. Paul
teaches this truth by saying, “For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God: Not of works,
lest any man should boast” (Eph.
2:8-9)
Mankind’s salvation from everlasting death in the Lake of Fire is
a result of the grace of God. The
medium through which God extends His grace is faith.
Faith is belief or reliant trust in someone or something.
In the Biblical sense, faith is being persuaded
or having the inward conviction
that what God says in the Bible is true.
The core of Christianity is the teaching of salvation by grace
through faith, plus nothing, minus nothing!
Jesus said, “For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
(John 3:16).
This is good news!
Without the gift of God (everlasting life) humanity is doomed to
everlasting death in the Lake of Fire.
To receive everlasting life, man must simply believe the promise of
Jesus, “Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life” (John
6:47)
Do you believe Jesus has the power to grant you everlasting life?
Do you trust Him with your everlasting destiny?
He invites you to believe His promise to give you the gift of God
– everlasting life!
If
you have believed Jesus’ promise for everlasting life,
on the authority of His Word, you possess everlasting life!!!
Please email me at
teacher@wordoftruthclass.org
and let me know you have received this gift or if you have further
questions.
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