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"First, the originating cause of salvation is the eternal purpose of God, or in other words, the predestinating grace of the Father.
Second, the meritorious cause of salvation is the mediation of Christ, this having particular respect to the legal side of things, or, in other words, His...
YouTube - Come To Jesus - Chris Rice (Lyrics)‎
This song brings me to tears because it reminds me that I'm not alone. That I'm loved, no matter what.
It also reminds me that God is there, always. When I'm sad, He is there to listen and comfort me. When I'm happy, He is there to share...
Only God's plan for salvation will work.
You may not realize that the ego has set up a plan for salvation in opposition to God's. It is this plan in which you believe. Since it is the opposite of God's, you also believe that to accept God's plan in place of the ego's is to be damned. This...
My salvation comes from me.
All temptation is nothing more than some form of the basic temptation not to believe the idea for today. Salvation seems to come from anywhere except from you. So, too, does the source of guilt. You see neither guilt nor salvation as in your own mind and nowhere...
My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
No one can look upon what your grievances conceal. Because your grievances are hiding the light of the world in you, everyone stands in darkness, and you beside him. But as the veil of your grievances is lifted, you are released with him. Share...
Love holds no grievances.
You who were created by love like itself can hold no grievances and know your Self. To hold a grievance is to forget who you are. To hold a grievance is to see yourself as a body. To hold a grievance is to let the ego rule your mind and to condemn the body to death...
Love created me like itself.
Today's idea is a complete and accurate statement of what you are. This is why you are the light of the world. This is why God appointed you as the world's savior. This is why the Son of God looks to you for his salvation. He is saved by what you are. We will make...
No Neutral Ground Between the Believer and the Non-Believer
Van Til eschewed any apologetic that would end up proving a god exists, for this would be denying the Scriptures and their teachings that the unbeliever can even be met on a common ground, for the unbeliever is wholly at enmity with...
My happiness and my function are one.
You have surely noticed an emphasis throughout our recent lessons on the connection between fulfilling your function and achieving happiness. This is because you do not really see the connection. Yet there is more than just a connection between them; they...
THE WORD OF GOD
From Timeless Grace Gems
James Smith, New Park Street Church, London, 1849
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2...
My only function is the one God gave me.
The idea for today reaffirms your commitment to salvation. It also reminds you that you have no function other than that. Both these thoughts are obviously necessary for a total commitment. Salvation cannot be the only purpose you hold while you still...
Let me not forget my function.
Today's idea is merely another way of saying "Let me not wander into temptation." The purpose of the world you see is to obscure your function of forgiveness, and provide you with a justification for forgetting it. It is the temptation to abandon God and His Son...
The light of the world brings peace to every mind
through my forgiveness.
How holy are you who have the power to bring peace to every mind! How blessed are you who can learn to recognize the means for letting this be done through you! What purpose could you have that would bring you greater...
The Apostle Paul says that all men have knowledge of God. So if a person has propositional knowledge at a point in time, then that person has knowledge of God. But either not all men have knowledge of God because some people believe that they do not have knowledge of God due to a defeater, which...
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled By Jesus Christ - Part 4 of 4
* Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built...
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled By Jesus Christ - Part 3 of 4
* Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
** Matthew 3:16-17 And Jesus, when he...
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled By Jesus Christ - Part 2 of 4
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* Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will...
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled By Jesus Christ - Part 1 of 4
Messianic = Pertaining to the Messiah - The Saviour - Jesus Christ - God The Son.
Prophecy = Details and events foretold before they happen, specifically in God's Word - the Holy Bible.
The below is impossible without the...
Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world.
It is your forgiveness that will bring the world of darkness to the light. It is your forgiveness that lets you recognize the light in which you see. Forgiveness is the demonstration that you are the light of the world. Through your...
I am the light of the world.
Who is the light of the world except God's Son? This, then, is merely a statement of the truth about yourself. It is the opposite of a statement of pride, of arrogance, or of self-deception. It does not describe the self-concept you have made. It does not refer to...