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

"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." -Proverbs of Solomon 3:24-26 [KJV]

"The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and My people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" -Jeremiah 5:31 [KJV] We live in a day much like that of the prophet Jeremiah's day - preachers and politicians tell lies, and the leaders in religion join with and assist them in these lies. What is really sad is that the vast majority of people "love to have it so." People complain about lying politicians, but if one comes along and simply speaks the truth, he would not be elected. I know it is not deemed politically correct in our modern society to say this, but truth is truth. For example, consider what is so great about our Gospel, true Christianity, that lifts it far above other religions? IT IS THE REVELATION OF GOD'S GRACE IN THE GLORIOUS PERSON AND FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST. Other religions have one or more "great" prophets who claim to speak for their god(s). True Christianity has Christ Who i...

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, H e was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God." -Mark 16:19 [KJV] The right hand of God means the right hand of power, of dominion, of authority, and of acceptance. When our blessed Lord went back to the courts of bliss, and the gates of heaven lifted up their heads, and the everlasting doors were lifted up, and the King of glory went in, H e sat down at once at the right hand of the Majesty on high. But what did this place of preeminence imply? It certified to principalities and powers, and the whole bright and glorious throng of angelic hosts, that God had accepted H is work and given H im for H is reward that exalted place of power, of honour, and of dignity. For remember this, that our gracious Lord went up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God in H is human nature. He did not go up to heaven as H e came down from heaven only as the Son of God. He went up to heaven as the Son of man as well as ...

Sinners receive salvation from their sins and God’s wrath against them through trusting in Jesus Christ (John 3:14-18, 36).      Nothing more is required.      This truth does not set well with some religious people. They say faith in Christ is not enough for receiving salvation. They say sinners must add some work to their faith in order to be saved, and that they are not saved until they perform it.      One of the first instances of their false teaching occurred in the first-century church of Christ. Certain false teachers went to Antioch and told the Gentile believers there, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1). Their heresy was repudiated.      Within a few hundred years, other false teachers arose saying, “Unless you get baptized , you cannot be saved.”      Since the late-1800s, some false teachers have told us, “U...