"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way ." -JOHN 14:6 [KJV] How is Jesus the way? In everything that He is to God's people He is the way. His blood is the way to heaven; "for the whole path," as Hart speaks, "is lined with blood." By His precious blood shed upon Calvary's tree He has put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, and opened a way of access to God. His righteousness, also, is part of the way; for only so far as we stand clothed in His glorious righteousness have we any access unto, any acceptance with God the Father. And His love is the way; for if we walk in love, we walk in Him, for He is love. Every part of the way was devised and is executed by the love of His tender heart. But the way, also, is the way of tribulation. Was not Jesus Himself the great Sufferer? And if He be the way, the only way, I must be conformed to His likeness in suffering. Not to know afflictions and tribulations, is not to know Christ. He was...

Paul and Barnabas were gospel men. They preached "the Word" (Acts 13: 5-7; 25, 46, 49: 14: 3). "They preached the gospel" (Acts 14: 7, 21). The apostle Peter makes it clear that the preaching of the gospel and the preaching of the Word of God are interchangeable terms. He says, "The Word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the Word which by the gospel is preached unto you" (1 Peter 1:25). What the gospel is may be gathered from, among other places, two chapters (Acts 13 and 14) which record the apostles' first missionary journey. In their sermon in Acts 13, they describe Jesus as a Saviour. " Of this man's seed hath God according to His promise raised unto Israel a Saviour Jesus" (Acts 13:23). They tell of His salvation. "To you is the word of this salvation sent" (Acts 13:26). They preached about the cross (Acts 13:29). They preached about the resurrection (Acts 13:30; 33ff). They tell of forgiven...

The vital thing to understand about the blood of Christ is this: IT IS ENOUGH! Nothing else is needed to accomplish the salvation of all for whom His blood was shed. Not His blood plus my works; not His blood plus my “decision,” not His blood plus the ordinances; not His blood plus church membership; not even His blood plus my faith; His blood purchased my faith. HIS BLOOD ALONE paid the price required by His justice; and His blood alone can make a sinner clean. “... but by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, HAVING OBTAINED (not made ‘possible’) ETERNAL REDEMPTION FOR US ” [HEBREWS 9:12 ] . -Gospel report by preacher Donnie Bell