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The Assurance of Eternal Life
Our faith, and the building up thereof, is what constitutes our trust that God will deliver us from this world into eternal life. We do not have any store receipts telling us that we have eternal life. The assurance we have comes from our faith. That is why Jude (brother of the apostle James) said,…
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The Start of Eternal Life
Eternal life actually starts when a person humbly asks Jesus Christ for forgiveness of their sins and chooses to follow Jesus Christ and His Word. For many who are living their physical lives right now, eternal life has already started. When Jesus prayed in the company of His disciples, He made this statement: “Now this…
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Eternal Life Has Already Started
Before we came to Christ and His Word, our souls were “asleep” in our bodies. We were awake, even for many years, but we did not have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Then one day, we heard about Christ’s sacrifice for our sins. We confessed our sins and asked Him for forgiveness and endeavored to…
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Evidence of Faith
The Council of Nicea was organized in 325 A.D. by the Roman Emperor Constantine, who was a Christian. The Council was arguably the best collection of ministers in the known world (Europe, Asia, and Africa) at that time. The comprehensive list of ministers included Christian ministers from these groups of people: Syrians, Cilicians, Phoenicians, Arabians,…
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Spreading the Message
The apostle Paul appeared much later than the original disciples. Paul and his co-workers were involved with spreading the gospel message throughout Asia Minor. Paul spoke at the synagogue at Pisidian Antioch, encouraging the Jews there about Jesus Christ. At one point he said, “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus…