It is through believing on the gospel of Christ (which is the death, burial, and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ alone), that we are saved. In Him alone is there salvation to everyone who believes, the Jew first and also to the Greek. Throughout the book of Acts, we see this principle: "To the Jew first and also to the Greek," being fulfilled in
Paul's ministry. But today, the gospel is to be preached to Jew and Gentile alike, for all have sinned, all fall short of the glory of God, and all need the gospel of Christ: "Which is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ."

Carli • Saved by Grace

Join Lee & Alex live, tomorrow at 7:30pm CST

Redemption Testimonies - From Chasing Fame to Following Christ

https://www.youtube.com/live/dENXNQB4FUw?si=ZfvSUV5ZYbmu9Uuw

Jesus Christ is THE Way. 
Jesus Christ is THE Truth. 
Jesus Christ is THE Life.

Let us ponder this magnificent truth and seek to grasp the enormity of what it means, for the one who is saved by grace through faith in Him. May the truth of this simple yet profound statement permeate to the very core of our being so that our troubled heart will be stilled and our joy will be full, and may we be willing to share the good news that Jesus Christ is the Way and the Truth and the Life, with whomsoever the Lord may place in our path.

Carli • Saved by Grace

3 Jn 1:11, "Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God."

Join us tonight (Mon, Jan 6) on the Christopher M Brock channel for a discussion on why I believe in a pretrib rapture. Program starts at 9 Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Rocky, 6 Pacific. This should be an interesting and illuminating conversation. Chris isn't convinced of the pretrib rapture but is open to the question.

https://www.youtube.com/live/mphBC0BKCHo?si=IcW5d-qYphsoW-n9

Pray for Bubba News (David). He is in the hospital. Don't know any details, but just be praying for him and his family please.

‼️New Blog Post: http://rippster4christ.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-friend-who-turned-his-back-on-god.html?m=1

There is a distinction between the apantesis of the parousia and the parousia itself. For those who engage more with real research and less with soundbites, they soon discover that parousia was a semi-technical term for the arrival of a king, and apantesis was the term used for his subjects going out to meet their king and accompany him in his royal entrance (parousia). The rapture is the apantesis that happens before the parousia, which is the second coming proper. We go up in Rev. 4:1, we are in heaven in Rev. 4-5 before the first seal is opened. We come down again in Rev. 19.

I believe in the prayer of faith. I believe that some have more faith than others. I believe that God still answers prayer and works powerfully on our behalf when we pray with his glory and his work in mind. But I do not believe the "declare blessings" version of faith. This is part of the word of faith movement which misrepresents biblical faith.

Faith isn't something we work up. Faith isn't some intensity of emotion or feeling. Faith isn't showmanship. Faith is rightly applying the word of God to our circumstances in a way that elevates the glory of God and upholds the weakness of man.

This is different for the OT times than for the church age. This is different for the apostolic foundation era of the church than for the church age in general. God had a definite purpose for regular powerful manifestations in the early days of the church, and these manifestations weren't wielded only by the mightiest in faith. These manifestations are largely, not entirely, lacking in the church age now. BUT these powerful signs will return again in wholesale during the tribulation. Men will call for mountains to move into the sea, and they will move into the sea. This won't be because they reached some glorious height of faith and holiness. This will be because they rightly compared the word of God, their dispensation, and their circumstances. They will be men of like passions and problems as us, just like Elijah.

Livestream at 7:30 Central tonight, Fri Jan 10.
https://www.youtube.com/live/EE_gXJZ9ujg?si=4B3EkC38PqI0Ng0G