OUTLINE: Retirement From Work – What Does the Bible Say?Blog – 5/6/22 Jas 1:27Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.Jn 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. […]
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OUTLINE: Retirement From Work – What Does the Bible Say?Blog – 5/6/22 Jn 1:12-13But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of
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OUTLINE:Recent NCC Blogs –Love Being Yourself – 4/29/22 –Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend – 4/22/22The ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before they die, though, guaranteed). Placing Your Hope
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OUTLINE:Recent NCC Blogs – Love Being Yourself – 4/29/22 – Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend – 4/22/22The ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before they die, though, guaranteed). HopeWhen you place
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OUTLINE: What Are the Purpose and Results of Salvation? – Godward: God is glorified – Manward: man is justified, sanctified, and glorifiedThe ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before
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OUTLINE: What Are the Purpose and Results of Salvation? – Godward: God is glorified – Manward: man is justified, sanctified, and glorifiedThe ElectBelievers and God’s elect are indeed one and the same group from God’s perspective. However, from man’s perspective, there may be an elected person that isn’t yet a believer (they will believe before
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OUTLINE: Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Ordo Salutis (Latin)“The order of salvation” Biblical Terminology –
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OUTLINE: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J. I. PackerFor the truth is that you cannot make sense of the historic figure of Jesus till you know about the incarnation—that this Jesus was in fact God the Son, made man to save sinners according to his Father’s eternal purpose.Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
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OUTLINE: Ordo Salutis (Latin)“The order of salvation” Biblical Terminology – Contradiction: inherently unintelligible, a falsehood, a lie. – Paradox: an apparent contradiction that under closer scrutiny yields resolution. – Mystery: something unknown to us now, but which may be resolved.An Example of a ParadoxGod’s elective decree and man’s ability to make choices, particularly about salvation are
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OUTLINE: Ordo Salutis (Latin)“The order of salvation” God’s Sovereignty & Man’s WillThe following are equally true Biblical doctrines: – God sovereignly elects some sinners for salvation while passing over others, – Man is held responsible for his belief or unbelief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.Be On Guard for Satan’s LiesGood stewardship of God’s Word
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