the sacrament of baptism is something we can see, what it signifies is that which we cannot see, the grace

into this meeting as Peter speaks to the group: 21  Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” 23  So they nominated two men: Joseph week in which the office of deacon was added to the Church. 3  Brothers and sisters, choose seven men They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon your church, which is called to do the exciting work of the Kingdom of God through sometimes boring means

Summary When we read this passage last year , we noted that there's so much meaning packed into the This means that if you truly do trust Christ as your Savior, you have faith, and therefore can be certain

Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace

Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace

Secondly, the grace that included you in the righteousness of Christ also equips you to live out all

incomprehensible that he arranges and does his work very well and justly even when the devils and wicked men In difficult times, you're going to be inundated with advice from well meaning friends. But if you know your theology - meaning, if you know God the way Job knew God, you'll be able to patiently

Peter wasn't the first to claim that God had made so and so the messiah; lots of men had been making It means that those of us who now know the gospel message are saved in the exact same way the Israelites This also means that our children who are born into this covenant in our day and age have the same assurance

The Hebrew word being translated, shema , means more than just to hear, but to listen and act upon what Of course this doesn't mean He always gives you what you ask for, but again, if you go back and look

So it's important to understand exactly what Jesus means here as He echoes the Old Testament (Psalm 42 Carson summarizes well what it means to hunger and thirst for righteousness , These people hunger and