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How the Protestant Reformation helped pull the rug out from under God’s desire for Christian unity – Audio sermon
The Protestant Reformation did many good things but also brought with it unintended consequences. One of these was the way the reformers from 1517 forward overwhelmingly approached the faith – and the precedents they established set the tone and defined the faith for those that followed to this day. Namely, many a Christian thinker has sought to delve into the spiritual work known as the Holy Bible with an intellect of the “carnal” mind. This carnal mind is the thoughts, biases, feelings and sensibilities of a person of the natural order, and not necessarily enlightened purely by the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:20 says false teachings (heresies) are one of the…
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The full meaning of grace and Christian salvation – audio Bible study
Jesus Christ and His faithful apostles had a number of objectives in His kingdom, and all His people who are to represent Him. This study builds on topics here and here. It continues talking about grace, its full meaning, and examines the character of Christ’s people by the full weight of the New Testament standard. Lord bless you!
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What Jesus Christ wanted to accomplish – audio Bible study
There were many things God wanted to accomplish in Jesus Christ. This touches on a few. At the 1:03 mark we had a couple new visitors come in. Lord bless you.
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What salvation is and is not – audio Bible study
Salvation cost God His Son, and Christ His life. He did it out of love, and in hope of people who would recognize the full weight of this, and respond in kind. His grace is the enablement. Being born again is just the start. May the Lord bless you
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How God rebuked the Christians when the roots of denominationalism began – 1 Corinthians 1 – audio
The call for Christ’s assembly unified under His one Spirit, in the teaching of the apostles, was not considered optional or a suggestion. It was first called for by the Lord (John 17:20-23) and reiterated by the apostles whose goal was to establish a witness and testimony that – if people obeyed – would demonstrate with great effectiveness that God was among them. When the Corinthians began breaking into sub-sects – or factions, or divisions – the root of today’s denominationalism – the apostle Paul was greatly upset and wrote them saying not to do it. Lord bless you.
