The Righteousness of Faith Hears Christ’s Word because 1) Self Righteousness does not Submit to God, 2) Faith Comes from Hearing the Word of Christ, and 3) Those Who Do Not Hear are Disobedient. Each person will understand that God’s righteousness may only be found through hearing/obeying Christ’s word. Each person should come to understand that hearing Christ’s word means obeying it.
In the previous article, we concluded that the Christian may so sin as to fall from grace, but many Christians struggle with sin and want to be assured of their salvation. They wonder whether a person is constantly falling out of and getting back into God’s grace. They want to know whether committing a sin will instantly cause them to lose salvation, or does God’s grace apply in such cases?
The basic gist of what is happening is that a man suspects his wife of cheating on him. He takes her to the priest. She offers a sacrifice of barley meal. The priest takes some holy water and mixes it with dust from the floor of the tabernacle. This is a harmless concoction that does nothing to human physiology. The mixing of the dust with the holy water represents impurity. It was not some kind of “morning after pill.”
There is, however, a second way in which God may justly put man's sin upon an innocent victim. This is when God Himself bears the punishment for man's sin. Everyone recognizes the principle that it would be just for the one sentencing punishment to bear the penalty for that punishment in place of the one who ought to be punished.
The Bride is blessed with her Lord, Jesus Christ because… 1) Christ is the Head of the Church, 2) The Church is the Body of Christ, 3) The Church is the Fullness of Christ. Each person will understand that the blessing of Christ is only for the church. I want each person to think more about who Jesus Christ is in relationship to the church.
Another false doctrine about grace that is widely believed today is that one cannot fall from it. This is also known as the “once saved, always saved” doctrine. Does the Bible teach that one cannot fall from grace? In the book of Galatians, Paul wrote to Christians who were being led astray by the false doctrine that gentiles were required to keep the Law of Moses. This doctrine came from Pharisees who had become Christians (Acts 15:5). Paul wrote a letter to the churches of Galatia and told them not to believe this. He said regarding those who did, “You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace” (Galatians 5:4).
The Fight for Life is a transcript of a sermon preached by Kevin Cauley to the New Boston Church of Christ on June 26th, 2022 the Sunday after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reverse Roe vs. Wade. Minor corrections have been made to clarify and improve grammar.
When a person obeys the gospel and is baptized, he demonstrates faith in Christ’s commands. It is at that point that God saves Him based upon the merit of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross wherein He has all authority (Matthew 28:18). To do anything less is not to fully obey Jesus’ commands proving a lack of faith in Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16;16, John 3:5). Upon baptism, he becomes a child of God, and as a child, God favors Him with the benefits of being part of Jesus’ family.
Who dwells with God in His holy place? 1) He Who Walks Uprightly, 2) He Who Controls His Tongue, 3) He Who Does Not Take Advantage of Others. Each person will understand that to dwell with God, he must practice these things. The Christian’s walk with God must be rooted in holiness or he isn’t walking with God.
The below outline contains some lessons from James chapter 1. During the sermon, I relate these lessons to the rest of the book of James by chapter and verse. I hope you enjoy listening to this study.
No discussion of grace can exclude Ephesians 2:8-10, which says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
In order to live close to God we must 1) Fight the Good Fight of the Faith, 2) Do the Lord’s Work in Humility, 3) Love God and Love your Neighbor. Each person should understand the lyrics of this song and how it applies to living the Christian life.
Many object to a conception of grace that includes conditional obedience. They say, “That’s not grace because something is being done to earn it.” Is that really what is happening? This objection fails to grasp the point that grace may be given subsequent to and as a result of obedience to commanded action. The assumption in this objection is that all actions done in response to God’s grace entail merit, but that assumption is not true.
The bride is blessed with God’s revelation that enlightens her regarding 1) Jesus Christ, 2) the hope of His calling, 3) the inheritance of the saints, and 4) the greatness of His power. Each person will understand that God wants us to be educated about Jesus Christ and His doctrine.
Grace is unmerited favor. The word favor means to do something for someone out of goodwill. Unmerited means that the favor was not earned. God has done something out of goodwill for the entire world, and the world certainly did not earn it much less deserve it. What did God do? He gave His Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16).
If we can memorialize a service members death for his comrades and nation once a year, then how much more appropriate is it to memorialize Jesus’ death once a week. He died not just for one country, but for all. He died, not just for His friends, but for His enemies. It is from Jesus that we learn to value such sacrifices.
Jesus gives us three ways to fight worrying: 1) Understand Our Value, 2) Have Greater Faith, 3) Set the Right Priorities. Each person will learn three techniques to fighting worry. This lesson will help each person reduce and eliminate stress in their lives resulting from worry.
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To deny self means to trust God to provide for our needs (Philippians 4:19). It does not mean: 1) to live in denial of truth, 2) to neglect myself through asceticism (Colossians 2:20-23), 3) to regard myself with hatred and cripple myself psychologically, 4) to wait on others to the neglect of my dependents (1 Timothy 5:8). It means being a living sacrifice by trusting in God to guide my life no matter what comes my way. It means taking the gospel to others even though many will refuse it. It means loving God and loving my neighbor as myself.
Jesus’ suffered in the garden of Gethsemane due to 1) Loneliness, 2) Temptation, and 3) The Sin of Others. Each person should understand how Jesus suffered on our behalf. Each person should learn how to be more like Christ who bore the sins of others.