Inspiration—Backsliding Another term for backsliding is APOSTASY—the deliberate turning away from God’s truth and embracing a lie, or a false doctrine. Satan tries to tempt us, as he did Eve, to doubt God’s Word, or to believe that it really doesn’t mean what it says it does. Read the passages below and see if you…….Read More
Inspiration—Backsliding The Bible describes backsliding as “turning away from God to other (false) gods!” the passages of scripture below give us some reasons why we are tempted to turn away from God. Read the passage and see if you can discover the reason given. Proverbs 16:18—“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a…….Read More
Inspiration—Backsliding Backsliding is “falling away” from a total trust in God’s Word as the final authority in all matters of faith and life. Individuals, families, churches, communities—even nations can backslide from their original commitment to the Word of God as their source of truth. Now that you have relived that “first love” experience and you…….Read More
So far we have looked at your “first love for God” in relation to your salvation experience, and what was required for you to be born again. We have also seen the “how” and the “why” of your salvation—God called you to Himself for His glory! As you review each day’s study, full in the…….Read More
Inspiration—Endurance Scripture Reading—Hebrews 12:1-13 Before you start today, be sure you have a pen and paper close by so you can write down and think about your answers as you read and reflect. In reading today’s scriptures, what is meant by a “great cloud of witnesses”? Read the list of names in Hebrews 11, which…….Read More
Inspiration—Blessings Scripture Reading—2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 There are five phrases in verse 13 that describe the blessing of being saved: Chosen from the beginning—(see Ephesians 1:4) To salvation—(see 1 Thessalonians 5:9) Through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth (see 1 Peter 1:2) To…….Read More
Inspiration—Deliverance Scripture Reading—Hebrews 2:1-18 In Hebrews 2:3 Paul uses the word “escape”. Reread this verse and think of what it means. Think of it this way, Jesus was God’s final Word to man, because He is the full and final revelation of God to man. …….Read More
Inspiration—The Holy Scriptures Scripture Reading—2 Timothy 3:13-17 Paul contrast “evil” men and “godly” men: “imposters will grow worse and worse” “You, however, must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.” Read 2 Timothy 3:15 where Paul says…….Read More
Inspiration—Regeneration Scripture Reading—John 3:1-8 Nicodemus said that Jesus had come as a great teacher. Nicodemus knew Jesus had come from God because he saw His signs and said no man could do such miracles unless God was with him. Jesus told Nicodemus that…….Read More
Inspiration—Faith Scripture Reading—Romans 10:1-10 There are two things that Paul said that we must do to be saved. (Verse 9) Confess with our mouth, Jesus is Lord Believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead. In…….Read More