SIX STEPS TO SALVATION- The Crown of Life

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There was a certain man in the Bible who went to Jesus and asked; 'What must i do to be saved'? People today are still asking the same question. Well, here are six steps to salvation.

ACKNOWLEDGE: Accept you are a sinner and need Jesus to come into your life; 'for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God'- (Romans 3:23)

REPENT: Repentance is a firm resolve; a decision to quit and never return to past or new sins. 'except you repent, you shall all likewise perish' (Luke 13:3). 'Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out' (Acts 3:19)

FORSAKE: A forsaking of sin involves the actual act of leaving that sin or abandoning it; after..

THE SECOND DEATH - The lake of fire

In the beginning, as recorded in the book of Genesis; God told Adam that he may eat the fruit of every tree in the garden of Eden except for the fruit of the tree that was at the center of the garden, warning that the day he eats of the forbidden fruit of that tree; he would surely die. see Gen  (3:2)

Dear friends, God was referring to not only the natural or physical death of man but also the spiritual death or second death which will occur after judgement to those who have not lived rightly or believed in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus spoke several times in scripture using parables in some instances to warn people of the second death. see Mathew (13: 24-30). There are some religious beliefs that teach people that this is not possible; that God is not so wicked as to subject people to an eternal torment in a fire. They argue that hell is non- existent.

Dear Brothers, this kind of teaching is dangerous and clearly contradicts what the..

EASTER- The death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ

I once read a commentary on a christian blog i follow from a muslim woman whom agreed that Jesus Christ was without any sin but could not understand; why God allowed Christ to suffer the way He did and ultimately be put to death? In her opinion; why would a Just God allow an innocent person to suffer that way? Dear Friends, as we celebrate easter this season, it is imperative for us to know and understand the way of the cross, the passion of our Lord and the reason for our celebration.

First of all it is important for us to understand that God is a Spirit and from time immemorial, people always offered sacrifices to God as an act of worship, reverence or in obedience to an instruction from God Himself. see (Gen 4:3-5); (Gen 22:2); (Chron 7:4-5) and (Lev 23:12).

As God led the children of Israel to the promised land, He knew that they would not be able to perfectly keep the law-the ten commandments; so he gave them a set of additional ceremonial laws or ordinances as a

OVERCOMING TEMPTATION - "IT IS WRITTEN"

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There is a constant war that is being fought in our world daily and that is the battle between good and evil. Often times this battle goes on knowingly or unknowingly to the Christian believer. This war most times involves things and weapons we may not see or realize immediately but will have implications that will later manifest in the physical world. That is why the apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians said 'for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places' (Ephesians 6:12) 

Most times, thisspiritual battle between good and evil is fought in the regions of our minds. Before a person commits sin, he or she will first

THE PRODIGAL SON- I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER

                                        ' I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER' - (LUKE 15:18)

The other day, i was watching my daughter as she slept in bed. She looked really tired for she had played so hard all day. As i looked on i felt an overwhelming sense of love for her and i thanked the Lord in my heart for giving her to me and my wife. Now she is just over 2 years and can be very naughty and unruly at times; but that does not in anyway affect the great love i have for her...I then considered our Father in Heaven the Most High God and His relationship with us and i believe its something similar only what i felt is only a fraction of what God feels about all His children for we were all made in His image and likeness. The Bible says in

WORSHIP ZONE

10,000 Reasosns (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redman

Just take a moment with this inspirational song by Matt Redman and Worship God for Who He is.

THE UNPARDONABLE SIN

'Assuredly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men and whatever blasphemies they utter; but he who blasphemes against the HOLY SPIRIT never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation' -( Mark 3:28-29)

The words spoken above are the words of Jesus as recorded in the Bible. Brethren, the very thought that there is actually a sin that is without forgiveness is a very scary one and so; I have often wondered what it means to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit which is the sin Jesus was describing in this part of scripture.

The pharisees envied and disliked Jesus so much that there was a time, as scripture records that they accused Him of