Born of Water and The Spirit“Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven” (John 3:5). “Of water “is not the waters of baptism. Water refers to the water of the Word. We read in Ephesians 5:27of “The washing of water by the Word.” In the new birth the […]
A Pure Faith Todd Nibert When I was on chemo-therapy, I took the liberty to change some medications that I was on without notifying my doctor. The change in medicines had an adverse effect. I was plunged into depression and despair. All I could see was blackness and darkness. Everything seemed hopeless. I was even […]
If my wife asked me if I loved her, and I replied that I did in a sense, it would not be received well. I hear preachers speak of God loving all men in a sense, and sincerely offering mercy and forgiveness to all men – that is quite simply not true! The apostles never […]
If my wife asked me if I loved her, and I replied that I did in a sense, it would not be received well. I hear preachers speak of God loving all men in a sense, and sincerely offering mercy and forgiveness to all men – that is quite simply not true! The apostles never […]
The Gospel is not an offer from God. He does not offer His mercy and grace so that it is up to your acceptance or rejection of what is offered as to whether or not you will have it. He does not offer anyone the forgiveness of sins. He does not offer salvation, and then […]
A Matter Of Revelation Todd Nibert No matter how simply and clearly the gospel of Christ is presented, no matter how intelligent the person is that is listening, the gospel cannot be understood or received apart from a revelation from God Almighty to the sinner’s heart ( Matt. 16:17). This is a humbling truth. No amount […]
Security In Christ Todd Nibert If my security in Christ and my final entrance into glory were dependent in any way on my works, before or after conversion, I would have no security. But, blessed truth, salvation is not in ANY way dependent on my works. Christ is my security and he alone will be […]
The Salvation of God God’s salvation is infinitely immense. Usually when we think of being saved, we think of the punishment we are saved from. And that certainly is a blessing of infinite value. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.” We also think of the state of blamelessness […]
One Of You Shall Betray Me – Master is it I? When the Lord told His disciples, “One of you shall betray me,” they all replied, “Lord, is it I?” We should have such distrust of ourselves that we would have the same reply. But one of His disciples answered differently, “Master (Rabbi) is it […]
If God Is Sovereign – How Are Men Responsible? Todd Nibert God is sovereign. You cannot take that too far or overstate it. Everything that happens, happens according to the sovereign will of God. “He worketh all things after the counsel of His own will” (Eph. 1:11). If God’s will determines everything, how can men […]