Tag: eternal life
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Life, Our Most Treasured Possession
Reflecting on John 1:3-5 John doesn’t claim any certain method. He doesn’t give us a timeline of origins. He simply claims that all things came into being through Him, the Word, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being. Consider, again, the Genesis 1 account. In the beginning God created the heavens and…
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Jesus as Prophet and The Personal Salvation Debate Among Jews in the First Century
In these notes, I first show the point of John 3:1-2 by offering a biblical apologetic for Jesus as having the authority of a prophet to reveal new revelation. Then, I explore the theological environment of First Century Judea in order to provide historical context for Jesus’s conversation with Nicodemus. It is no surprise that…
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Reality of Our Resurrection
Jesus rode into Jerusalem signifying the fulfillment of Zechariah 9, the establishment of the messianic kingdom. He has been teaching and healing in the temple complex. The chief priests and elders have now tried and failed to put Jesus to shame. The disciples of the chief priests and elders and the Herodians similarly failed. Now,…
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Meet Rajib
The Hebrona Rescue Mission in Odisha cares for 40 orphans and is always in need of food, clothing, medicine, education, shelter, and other necessities. Pastor Rajib is focusing his efforts to care for those under his charge, plant churches, and reach Indians with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Rajib works with a network of…
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The Simple Gospel
The Gospel is simple. Nicodemus, a religious man who was intrigued by Jesus’ ministry, visited Jesus in secret and Jesus taught him what salvation was. You can read this story in John 3:1-21. When we read the text for what it is, we notice a few things about salvation. There was a man from the…
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You Are Enough
When I was in seminary pursuing my Master’s degree, I remember signing up for courses one semester and, shortly after signing up for courses, going on staff at a church in the area. At that point I was working full time, third shift at a grocery store, Going to school full-time during the day, and…
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Is There Life After Death?
Is there really life after death? Virtually every worldview insists that there is. Most people, when asked if they believe there is life after death, say, “Yes.” Is there any evidence or is it just something that we want to assume because we have a desire to live forever? First of all, there is no…
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Christ’s Eternal Nature
Darkness and light. We could think about the differences. Darkness obscures while light distinguishes. Darkness hides while light reveals. We relate darkness with cold and light with warmth. In the darkness we can hide our imperfections but we don’t know where we are stepping. It’s impossible to move forward and to grow more mature. In…
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How to begin investing in your eternal life
What will heaven be like? There are several books where people claim to see heaven and where they vividly describe it, but one thing we have to realize is that God actually reveals very little about what eternity will be like for us, but we can notice some things about what life there will be…
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Are You Righteous?
One of the misconceptions of the Christian faith throughout the years has been that it proposes some sort of works-based righteousness. That is the idea that each person must work for a good enough reputation before God before being approved for entrance into some sort of paradise or heaven. The Christian…