Deity of Christ

Deity of Christ Jesus Christ is God. Period. Full stop. He is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit (John 1:1-14; 14:8,9; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1:1-14; 1 John1:1,2). He is a member of the Trinity (Colossians 2:9). He has always had the same essence as the Father and the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ has always been the…

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion The crucifixion is the most extreme, cruel, and degrading punishment ever conceived from the depths of the sinful depravity of man. Before being impaled, the victim was stripped naked and scourged with a flagellum – this is a whip with splinters of rock and bone chips attached to leather thongs. The whip is then whirled against the flesh of…

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Client Nation

Client Nation There has always been a client nation throughout history, which has had the honor of custodianship of God’s Word and in particular presenting the Gospel to a lost and condemned humanity. Humanity meaning the Adamic race—human race. The United States has been God’s client nation for over two hundred years (but with this sudden, recent turn for the…

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The Church-Age – The Dispensation of Grace (Ephesians 3:1-14)

The Church-Age The church-age began at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-47) and ends with the revelation that the church has been translated (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18), called the Rapture. Immediately after the rapture of believers, the Tribulation (Matthew chapter 24:4-14) will begin and last seven years. The Rapture is distinguished in Scripture from the Second Coming of Christ, which culminates the Tribulation period…

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Christian Activism

Christian Activism Christian activism can involve the political or social arena of reform; snooping into the business of others; invading the privacy of others; self-righteousness and legalism, to name a few. This activism usually involves Christians imposing God on others, or their standards on others. The world is full of bullies who impose or enforce their beliefs on others. Activism…

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Chain-Sinning

Chain-Sinning Similar to chain-smoking, chain-sinning involves addiction to a certain sin(s) or a habitual sin(s). We all have areas of weakness and areas of strength. Our sin-weaknesses vary with each individual. Our problems compound when we continuously give in to sin. Every believer struggles with their sin-weaknesses, so none of us are immune to this. The intake of Bible Doctrine…

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Carnality

Carnality Carnality defines the state of the believer who is in perpetual sin, but has not obeyed God by confession (1 John 1:9) and then leaving that sin or sins behind. The command to confess means to humbly admit or acknowledged disobedience (transgression), and move on from it. Carnality is discussed and defined by the Apostle Paul in Romans 7:14-25….

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Born Again

Born Again In Christianity, being born-again refers to a person who is “twice born.” Born once of human parents and once and for all of the Holy Spirit, called “Spiritual Birth”—the birth apart from death, or the birth that never again dies (Reference John 3:3,5,7), received at the moment of salvation. Reference Dichotomous.

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Book of Life

Book of Life The Book of Life is one thing in time, and something different in eternity. It is a registry that contains the names of every person who has ever lived throughout history. If they were not believers, their name is removed from the Lamb’s Book of Life at physical death. Only believers remain in the Book of Life….

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Body of Christ

Body of Christ The body of Christ consists of all church-age believers in relationship to Christ. The Body of Christ is also called the “church.” The true church is the Body of Christ, which consists of all believers in the church-age, and is also called the Dispensation of Grace (Ephesians 1:1-5), and also called the “Bride of Christ.”

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Blood of Christ

Blood of Christ The Blood of Christ refers to the spiritual death of Christ on the Cross. The blood of Christ encompasses His spiritual death—His sacrifice for sin. Our Lord did not bleed to death, nor did man “kill God.” His shed blood was His “spiritual death-payment.” When the penalty of sin was completely paid, Christ said, “It is finished.”…

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