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Matt 28: 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. The Great Commission...

Passover/Pesach begins before sundown on Wed Apr 1, 2026 & ends after nightfall on Apr 9, 2026 Passover week: Christ triumphal occurs on Nisan 10 (the day the Passover lamb is chosen, see Lev 23:3 below), Christ is killed on Nisan 14 (see Lev 23:6 below). 3 day's later He's resurrected. Lev...

Christ's resurrection is God the Father's PAID IN FULL receipt for the sin‑redemption transaction Jesus accomplished at Calvary. Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Redeem, Redemption [ A-1,Verb,G1805, exagorazo ] “to purchase out of the marketplace” Used in Rev 5:9; 14:3–4 (AV...

Often I encounter the claim that Christ saves by faith, but then the believer must perform, maintain & preserve what God has already declared finished. Scripture presents Christ, not the believer, as the One who ""saves to the uttermost"" (Heb 7:25). When we shift the weight of salvation back...

Justification is God's once‑for‑all verdict grounded in Savior' sin atoning sacrifice & resurrection, received by faith apart from works. Sanctification is the Holy Spirit's ongoing work within us (Eph 2:10). Paul makes this distinction explicit: To the one who does not work but believes, his...

Justification is God's once‑for‑all verdict grounded in Savior' sin atoning sacrifice & resurrection, received by faith apart from works. Sanctification is the Holy Spirit's ongoing work within us (Eph 2:10). Paul makes this distinction explicit: To the one who does not work but believes, his...

The NT repeatedly affirms that the believer's holiness is a completed, past tense reality the moment they trust Christ. This is not progressive, not earned, not maintained by performance. It is the direct result of union with Christ' Holy Spirit baptism/sealing & imputed righteousness of God...

John's Baptism - Administrator: John - Element: water - Purpose: repentance for Israel Only (Jn 1:31) - Temporary, preparatory. Ended: Functionally at Pentecost (Acts 2) & formally discontinued in Acts 19 Jesus Performs Two Baptisms (1) Holy Spirit baptism - Administrator: Jesus - Element...

Saved by Faith Alone, Rewarded by Faithful Obedience 1st, Salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. Jesus won the war through His obedient (Rom 5:19) faithfulness unto death, even the death of the cross. (Phil 2:8). His sin‑atoning death & resurrection are the Fathers public receipt that...

Jesus, the Baptist & the 12 preached the Gospel of the Kingdom. The kingdom offer required NATIONAL repentance (Matt 3:2 & 4:17), receiving the King (J 1:11) & faith in His identity (Jn 8:24). The kingdom could not be established without the NATION receiving the King, because the Davidic...

Jesus ministered to Israel under Law. The Church's doctrine begins with the risen Christs revelation to Paul. Mixing them is the root of modern doctrinal chaos. Jesus' earthly ministry was not New Covenant Christianity content, it was the final Old Covenant ministry to Israel. He was ""born...

The moment Cornelius believed Christ's sin‑atoning death & resurrection gospel message, God sealed him with the Holy Spirit, showing that salvation now comes through faith alone. Repentance rituals & water baptism belonged to Israel's kingdom offer, not the Body of Christ. And because the...

John called Israel to return from covenant unfaithfulness & the gospel calls unbelievers to turn from one sin > UNBELIEF. Acts 20:21 says, repentance TOWARD God & faith TOWARD our Lord Jesus Christ. Everything in the verse turns on that small word TOWARD. Repentance is not a catalog of personal...

Pentecost Acts 2:38 formula: repent & be baptized isn't a universal formula. If a salvation pattern is truly universal, it must work for all people, in all places, under all conditions. Acts 2 does not! Acts 10:45 proves NO gentiles are saved among the 3,000 souls. Every saved person at...

Gentile Status Before Acts 10 Gentiles were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers from the covenants, having no hope & living without God in the world (Eph 2:11–12). The Temple's middle wall of partition barred Gentiles from Israel's sacred courts, with DEATH WARNINGS for any...

The AMP translators tells you exactly what ""completed"" means > ""reaching its maturity"" (2:22), not becoming saving faith & when James says ""not by faith alone,"" the AMP translators explain that this means ITS THRU ACTS OF OBEDIENCE AN ALREADY BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER REVEALS THEIR FAITH (2:24)...

Eternal life isn't earned or achieved; it's received through the One who gives it. Grace = God's unmerited/unearned/undeserved favor Jn 3:16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (NOTE: Believers in...

Eternal life isn't earned or achieved; it's received through the One who gives it. Grace = God's unmerited/unearned/undeserved favor Jn 3:16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (NOTE: Believers...

If you're a Christian & you fear you've committed the unforgivable sin, you haven't & you CAN'T! The unpardonable sin is not what most people think. All Humanity: Guilty of Sin, Offered a Gift Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (NOTE: Scripture declares all to...

Scripture define its own categories. Once the Jewish purification framework is laid out, the New Covenant shift from water washing to Spirit purification becomes impossible to miss Mosaic Law required numerous ceremonial water purification rituals (ablutions): washing hands, feet, bodies...