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I am currently teaching a Bible study through the book of Hebrews at Bethel Grace Baptist Church called, Persevering in the Faith. If you are interested, all of the lessons can be streamed, or the mp3’s downloaded, at the link below. Hebrews: Persevering in the Faith God Bless, Doug
Read More Bible Study: The Book of Hebrews (mp3)Let us draw near with a true heart – Hebrews 10:22 What does it mean to draw near to God with a true heart? After spending a couple of chapters explaining how the old covenant was unable to actually take away sin, and how Christ has offered Himself as the one true sacrifice for sin, the […]
Read More Worship and a Troubled ConscienceMay my prayer be set before you like incense. – Psalm 141:2 All throughout the Old Testament we see incense playing an important role in the way God prescribed that the people should worship Him. In fact, even in the Holy place there was an altar of incence. Now the ceremonies of the old covenant […]
Read More Four Ways Incense Typifies PrayerThe former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he [Jesus] holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. – Hebrews 7:23-24 There is a depth to these verses that is often missed. The basic truth is clear, in the Old Testament, though there was only […]
Read More Death and the High PriestHere is an MP3 download of two sermons I preached recently on the topic of eternal security and perseverance of the saints. Kept by the Power of God Part 1 makes a case from Scripture for the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. Part 2 looks at arguments and scriptures used to argue that […]
Read More Can You Lose Your Salvation? – mp3 download *Updated 6/29/08Hebrews 10:26-27 says, “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries(KJV).” This verse has caused many people undue anxiety. J. Vernon McGee says, that this […]
Read More Willful Sin and The Certain Fearful Looking for of Judgment22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” 24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This […]
Read More On Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and the Proclamation of ChristThe covenant of redemption is the theological term for the agreement that was made between the God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in how they were going to redeem for themselves the elect. This covenant is not mentioned by name in scripture but it is clearly implied that an agreement […]
Read More The Covenant of Redemption13These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. Heb 11:13-14 During the Great awakening, one description given […]
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