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Our Hope Is In Eternity
Luke 21:18-19 'But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.'
LUKE 21:15-22
Jesus says the disciples were betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, friends, and some disciples were even put to death. Yet, the amazing statement of Christ is that not a hair of their head will perish. The context of this statement speaks of some of the disciples dying, so this is not a promise that no physical harm will ever come. This could only refer to the resurrection.
The Greek word for 'resurrection' means 'a standing or rising up.' The resurrection is a major theme of New Testament...
Our Nature In Christ
Matthew 24:13 'But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.'
Here, Jesus teaches that the believer must persevere to receive complete salvation. Salvation is a gift that cannot be earned or maintained by our own works. It has to be received by faith. However, there is effort on our part to maintain that faith. This is where holiness comes in.
Holiness will not produce relationship with God, nor will a lack of holiness make God turn away from us. He deals with us according to our faith in Jesus, not our performance. Holiness will keep Satan from stealing our faith, while a lack of holiness is an open invitation for the devil to do...
Now, Or Then?
John 1:16, 'And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.'
Jesus Was God
John 1:1, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.'
God Recognizes Our Sacrifices
Mark 12:41-42 'And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.'
The treasury that is spoken of here is a place located in the Women's Court that was in the temple complex but was not part of the temple itself. Women were not allowed in the temple, so the fact that this widow was casting her offering into the treasury verifies the location of the treasury.
Jesus used this instance to teach His disciples a very important lesson. He did not say these...
DON'T BE DECEIVED
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