Jesus and the Plan of Salvation Blog Posts

• What Did Jesus' Death Do For Mankind? Galatians 1:4
  on Oct 13, 2016 in Our Sin Pay for sin What did Jesus Do?
  Everyone agrees that Jesus is important and that his death is important, but not many agree on what his death on the cross did. What does the Bible say?"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our si...
• Does The Bible Explain What Being Born Again Is? 1 Peter 1:3
  on Sep 23, 2016 in 1 Peter
  Jesus taught that we must be born again but what if we need help understanding what that is, does the Bible explain it? The apostle Peter gives some insight."Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us...
• How Many Ways Are There To Go To Heaven?
  on Jun 30, 2016 in Coming to Jesus Eternal life
  People say that there are many ways to get to heaven or that all paths lead to God, but what if there is only one way? What if that way is so different than we thought it should be that we miss it?"Jesus is 'the stone you builders rejected, which has...
• Is Just Believing Enough To Give Us Eternal Life?
  on May 21, 2016 in What does Jesus say about himself?
  Every now and then you hear someone say something like, "Just Believe."  Or "just have faith." Is it possible that believing is all we need to gain heaven? Jesus said something that makes you wonder if it is true."Very truly I tell you, the one...
• What Will Fix The Empty Dryness I Feel Inside?
  on Sep 12, 2015 in What does Jesus say about himself?
  Many of us feel that our lives are messed up, empty, powerless, and dried up inside.  Can we find something that will not only fill us up with meaning and fix our brokenness but also make our lives a benefit to those around us?Jesus was all abou...
• Is Changing My Life Just Some Empty Hope?
  on Aug 17, 2015 in 1 Peter New Life
  Can our hope to get our lives right ever be more than just a hope?Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1 Pete...
• Does Jesus Want To Fill My Life With Boring Rules? Galatians 5:1
  on Aug 12, 2015 in Matthew Pay for sin
  So is Jesus all about following rules and commandments to have a life of guilt and no fun?  But that is not what the Bible says."It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yo...
• Did Jesus Say Who Will Not Go To Heaven?
  on Jun 25, 2015 in Eternal life Luke
  If there is one action that will defiantly keep you out of heaven wouldn't you want to know what it was?  Jesus said that there is one activity that absolutely will keep you out of heaven."Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdo...
• Why Did Jesus Come?
  on Jun 23, 2015 in Matthew why did Jesus come?
  The angels who gave the word to Mary and later Joseph made it clear that Jesus was come for a unique purpose."She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21This is...
• Who Gives Eternal Life To Our Soul?
  on May 16, 2015 in John What does Jesus say about himself?
  Do we earn eternal life or do we receive it? And if we receive it then who could possibly give it to us?We find clues in the dialogue Jesus had with this opponents in John 10."My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; I give them e...
• How Can I have Righteousness Before God? Philippians 3:9
  on May 3, 2015 in Pay for sin Philippians
  We try so hard to have righteousness but we are not confident that when God sees us he will not be satisfied.  Paul the Apostle wrote about this thing."...I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but rubbish, so that I may gain Chri...
• What Does The Bible Mean When It Calls Jesus The Lamb Of God? John 1:29
  on Apr 14, 2015 in John Who is Jesus
  This is a short post looking at what the Bible means when it calls Jesus the Lamb of God.***"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.'" John 1:29A LITTLE BACKGROUND:Lambs wer...
• Am I Too Far From God To Come Back To Him?
  on Jan 28, 2015 in Coming to Jesus Isaiah Promise
  Is anyone too far from God to be able to come to him?  The words of The Almighty Himself answers this question."Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and I know of no other." Isaiah  45:22.TURNWhen we turn w...
• Is Jesus All About The Here After, What About Life Now?
  on Jan 25, 2015 in John New Life What does Jesus say about himself?
  We live in the real world and though we think about what happens to us after we die we have needs for God's help today, and we need new life in us right now.  So does Jesus offer anything for me here and now?JESUS SAID"Whoever believes in me, as...
• Do We Know the Right Way To God In Our Heart?
  on Jan 3, 2015 in Eternal life
  Are we born with some kind of map in our hearts that will lead us to God?  If we follow this inner sense will we find Salvation? The Bible's answer is surprising."There is a way which seems right to a man but in the end it leads to death." Prove...
• Do We Have Some Spiritual Light Within Us Or Do We Need To Do Something To Get The Light
  on Dec 20, 2014 in Finding God John
  Are we brought into this world with an inner light that will guide us to God, or is there something we have to do to get spiritual light?"Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light..." John 12:36.Jesu...
• Do Any Good Deeds Wipe Out Bad Deeds In God's Judgment? Romans 5:8
  on Nov 27, 2014 in Romans What did Jesus Do?
  Where does the Bible teach a good deed wipes out a bad deed?"So then,as through one trespass there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is life giving justification foe everyone. Romans 5:18.A LITTLE BACKGROUNDOne man...
• What Is The Basis Of Salvation According to The Bible?
  on Oct 19, 2014 in 1 Corinthians why did Jesus come?
  Does the Bible have a clear teaching about the way to get to heaven and be saved from our sin and judgment?"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ."    1 Corinthians 3:11.NO ONEYou will not...
• How Can We Earn Heaven? What does the Bible Say?
  on Oct 5, 2014 in 1 Corinthians sin
  Our conscience gives us a sense of right and wrong; and logic says if our right doings outweigh our wrong doings or if we do some incredibly great right deed then we will be assured of going to heaven- but the Bible does not support human efforts to...
• What does God Want Us to Do to be Saved?
  on Sep 15, 2014 in Isaiah
  There are so many different ideas about how to be saved from sin and hell. But what does God say?"Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David." Isaiah 55:3.GIVE...