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Tag Archives: Love
Faith or Regeneration – Which Comes First?
The ordo salutis refers to the order of salvation. Some believe regeneration precedes faith in Christ, and others that faith in Christ precedes regeneration. This article seeks to present a fair presentation of the subject. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Theology, Hot Topics, Salvation
Tagged does faith precede regeneration?, Does regeneration precede faith?, faith precedes regeneration, John 3:3-8, Love, ordo salutis, regeneration precedes faith, spirituality, the meaning of regeneration, the order of salvation, the ordo salutis, to be born again, what does it mean to be born again?, what must I do to be saved
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God Loves Israel
God loves Israel, declaring, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness” (Jer. 31:3). God is eternal, and His love is eternal. To possess the love of God is to love … Continue reading
Posted in Dispensationalism, Hot Topics, Israel
Tagged anti-Semitism, antisemitism, church, eternal love, Gentiles, God loves Israel, Israel, Israel and the church, Israel's Messiah, Israel's promised Messiah, Jesus the Christ, Jew, Jews, Jews and Gentiles, Love, Love for Israel, Love for Jews, Messiah, no hatred of Israel, no hatred of the Jews, Romans 11:1-2, Romans 11:27, Romans 9:1-5, the church, the church and Israel
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Mature Christian Love
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does … Continue reading
Posted in Love
Tagged agape love, biblical love, Christian love, emotional love, forgiving love, God's love, Gracious love, how to love your enemies, J. I. Packer, Love, Loving as Christ loved, Loving your enemies, mature love, unconditional love, what does it mean to love your enemies, what is love
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The Filling of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit fills us to accomplish His will (Eph. 5:18). The filling of the Holy Spirit simply means He controls, influences or directs us as we yield to Him and are willing to accomplish His will according to … Continue reading
All is Vanity…Except for God’s Blessings
“Vanity of vanities…All is vanity” declares the wise Solomon, as he writes of the emptiness of life (Eccl. 1:2, NASB). When selecting a word to describe the vanity he saw in life, Solomon chose the Hebrew noun hebel which … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational Writings
Tagged Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 1:2; The Blessings of this Life, faith alone, Hebel, Life's simple blessings, Love, loving others, natural blessings, saved by grace through faith, simple blessings, Steven R. Cook, the futility of life, Vanity, vanity of vanities
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Satan’s World System
Do not love the world [Grk. kosmos] nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and … Continue reading
Glory and Love Within the Trinity
It is important to understand the relationship that existed between the members of the Trinity before anything was created. The apostle Peter tells us that Jesus Christ “was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in … Continue reading
