believe
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Believe in Jesus for the very works’ sake – healing can cause faith, John 14:11
“Believe in me for the very work’s sake”, says Jesus John 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the…
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The holy Spirit is given after faith and repentance – not before
“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Acts…
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He that COMETH to God must BELIEVE that he is – Hebr. 11:16
But without FAITH it is impossible to please him: for he that COMETH to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently…
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“God has dealt to every man a measure of faith” – concerns spiritual gifts – Rom. 12:3
We are created with the ability to seek and find God To start with we know from the Bible that God has created us with the ability to SEEK him…
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Lydia was not chosen to BELIEVE since she was a worshiper already – Acts 16:14
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, WHICH WORSHIPPED GOD, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the…
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Quotes from the old church fathers where they deny original sin / sinful nature
The pre-Nicene church fathers did not believe in the sinful nature It’s not enough to go back to Luther and Calvin to check the views of the early church, but we…
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Demons BELIEVE and tremble – faith without deeds is dead
Faith alone is not enough for salvation When Paul told the Philippian jailor in Acts. 16 that he must BELIEVE to be saved, he didn’t have an empty faith in…
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Are some of us CHOSEN to salvation from the beginning? (2 Thess. 2:13)
2 Thess. 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation THROUGH sanctification…
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James 2 says that we are justified by WORKS and not by faith alone
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only (James 2:24) In order to avoid the implications of what this verse is saying –…
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As many as were ordained to eternal life believed, but they were not FORCED Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed (Acts 13:48) This verse…
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No man can come except the Father draws him, John 6:44?
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me DRAW him: and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:44) If there are…
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Eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear Romans 11:8
According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear (Rom. 11:8) God does not…
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What is The Law of Christ?
Paul said, “Bear one another’s burden, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Gal. 6:2) What is the law of Christ? The law of Christ is the body of commands and teachings…
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Why did Jesus say “I pray not for the world” in John 17:9?
I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine (John 17:9) The above verse is sometimes used as an attempt to prove…
