“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). As we hear the Word, we must mix it with faith for it to profit us (Hebrews 4:2) Our journey toward God and salvation really begins when we heart the Word of God and believe it. At this juncture we […]
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The Holy Ghost is the Comforter whom Jesus sends back into the hearts and souls of those who believe in Him. The church of God, which He purchased with His own blood (Acts 20:28), began on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). On that day many received the Holy Ghost evidenced by speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gave them the utterance. This experience is available today and is essential in our lives (Romans 8:9). John the Baptist, speaking of Jesus, said, “He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” (Matthew 3:11). (See Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33.) “For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence” (Acts 1:5). (See John 7:37-39; 14:16-17; 15:26; 16:7-13.) Jesus was teaching about the Holy Ghost in these
From the Bible we learn that it is essential to believe God and His Word, or we will never take a positive step toward being saved. Faith is an absolute prerequisite in coming to God. Yet faith in the sense of mental belief or assent is insufficient to obtain salvation from sin. Let us study the following verses of Scripture that relate to salvation “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). “In whom ye also trusted . . . [and] in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13). “It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe” (1 Corinthians 1:21).
