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The Epistle Of Paul To Titus

“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;” | Titus 1: 1

Before we can worship in peace of conscience and liberty of heart, we must know, on the authority of God’s Word and by the power of God’s Spirit, the entire question of sin has been forever settled by the blood of the Divine Sin offering.

All of God’s claims and all our necessities as ruined guilty sinners have been forever answered.

This gives perfect peace; and in the enjoyment of this peace we worship God.

Because we have a perfect sacrifice, we have a perfect conscience.

~ Pastor Maurice Montgomery

Click here to listen to the message “The Epistle Of Paul To Titus” (31:43 minutes)

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Preservation Or Perseverance?

”Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” | 1 Peter 1: 23-25

There has been some discussion among Calvinists whether the letter “P” in the acronym “TULIP” should be “preservation” or “persevering.”

Some say that the word “persevering” leads folks to think that salvation is something that the sinner does. It is!

“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. (Matthew 24: 13)

The only reason a child of God “perseveres” is because God Almighty preserves them. “The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord.” (Psalm 37: 39)

In 1 Peter 1: 5, the apostle speaking of God’s elect wrote, “Who are kept by the power of God.” That’s preservation!

But the next two words of the text read, “through faith.” That is persevering!

God preserves and keeps us by His power, but it is through faith that we persevere unto salvation.

In Jeremiah chapter 32: 40, God says, “And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good…” That is preservation. But the next line says, “But I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.” And that is persevering.

In John chapter 10 the Lord Jesus, our great Shepherd made several statements about preservation and persevering.

He said, “I know my sheep,” That is preservation.

“They follow me,” That is persevering.

Christ said, “I lay down my life for the sheep.” That is preservation.

“A stranger they will not follow.” That is persevering.

Our Lord Jesus said in John chapter 6, verse 37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; (Preservation) and him that cometh to me (Persevering) I will in no wise cast out. (Preservation and persevering)

So, it really doesn’t matter to God’s people whether you use the word “preservation” or “perseverance.”

For unless God preserves us, we will never persevere!

~ Pastor David Eddmenson

Click here to listen to the message “I Did The Sinning God Did The Saving”

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The Just Shall Live By Faith

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” | Genesis 15: 6

While it is true that all for whom Christ died cannot become unsaved, and the Holy Spirit will never leave one who is born of Him; every believer feels the worst thing that could happen to him is to be left to himself.

This is what led David to make this cry, “Cast me not away from Thy presence: and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.” (Psalm 51: 11) David felt as though he deserved to be cast away from God’s presence, but he could not bear the thought. He felt as though he deserved to have the Holy Spirit leave him, but he could not endure the thought of being left alone!

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord because he did not want to be in His presence.

But the believer must have His presence and His Spirit.

There is no life without this. Whether we feel this or do not feel this, we always realize this.

We cannot be left to ourselves!

~ Pastor Todd Nibert

Click here to listen to the message “The Just Shall Live By Faith”

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Come See A Man

“Come See A Man… Is Not This The Christ?” | John 4: 29

The story of the Lord revealing Himself to the woman at the well is every believer’s story. The Lord chose her, must needs go and find her, speak to her, convict and convince her of her sin, reveal Himself to her… save her from her sins. And upon meeting the Lord Jesus Christ, she dropped everything and went home to tell everyone what great things the Lord had done for her. She became a witness of Christ, saying, “Come see a man… Is not this the Christ?”

Before she met Christ she spoke of her religion, the place she attended. Not now. She now speaks of Christ. Before she met Christ she talked to people about her church, her preacher, “Come see our choir, come be a part of our church, come experience the fire.” Not now! She now says, “Come see a man”… “Come see the Christ.” To everyone she meets, she says, “Come hear the gospel of Christ and Him crucified… Come see and behold His glory, as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth!

Before she met Christ she spoke to others mostly about the weather, her husband(s), politics and the things of the world. Not now. She now speaks of Christ. Her conversation is of heavenly things and of her true Husband, Christ! She now knows this man is no mere man; not calling Him ‘Jesus’, but now calling Him THE CHRIST. And so it is with everyone who has truly met and heard from the Lord Jesus Christ.

How can you tell if someone is truly saved; if someone has met the true God, His Christ, and has eternal life? Like this woman, they will speak of Him. They will speak of God’s sovereign electing mercy in choosing them, calling them; of His sovereign grace in saving them. They will speak of how He came to them; how He chose them; how He gave life to them. They will speak of His will in their salvation, not their own sinful will. They will glory in His sovereignty and be ashamed of their sin and ignorance. Their speech will be of God’s sovereign love, mercy and grace in Jesus Christ. Like this woman, they all speak of how He came to them through the gospel, revealing Himself to them (in them) and giving them the gift of salvation (not offering it); giving them His righteousness, shedding His precious blood for the remission of their sins; putting in them the water of life. They will speak of Him. It will be all of Him, for Christ is all in all to all His people.

You see, ‘out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.’ When the Lord has truly revealed Himself in you; if Christ is in you, you will be in love with Christ, eternally grateful to Christ, and like a child speaks of His parent, like a wife speaks of her husband; those who know and love Christ will speak of Christ.

~ Pastor Paul Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “The Lord Preserveth The Simple”

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