Is it possible to truly love a God you cannot see if you struggle to love the people right in front of you? What does it actually look like to live out a faith that is not burdensome? Join us as we explore 1 John to see how genuine faith manifests in our daily actions and relationships.
Tag: Belief
Delve into the complex relationship between God’s predestination and human free will. Understand how God’s eternal plan involves our choice to believe the gospel and accept the gift of adoption through Jesus Christ.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Rom. 10:10)
Many people resorted to Jesus near the shore of Galilee. He fed them with five loaves and two fish; an amazing miracle! The multitude wanted to make Him a king. No wonder, He possessed power to address all manner of human need. But the crowd didn’t reckon the deeper need of the spirit. Jesus rejected their effort and departed from that place.
Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? (Acts 19:2).
Paul encountered in Ephesus a group of disciples who believed in Jesus, but they had not received the Holy Spirit. Today’s conventional teaching on the reception of the Holy Spirit and salvation in Jesus’s name rests on the assumption that both are bestowed when one believes in Jesus.